Hi and Welcome!!

>> "We're both in our 60's..." I'm in my 60s as well but not not sure what that means. LOL

On a more serious note and to answer your questions.

1) Housekeeper: we pay ours $3K per day. A day can be 4 - 8 hours depending on what she needs to do. We buy all the supplies. She comes once a week. 2 bedroom 2 bath home. We haven't asked her to do laundry but she does change the linens.

2) Groundskeeper: This will vary on job size, frequency and whether it is included in your rent or HOA. Most likley you can get it done for $2K - $3K

3) Food is not an issue! For the freshest and best value fruits & vegetables go to the open-air market off Barnett Street. Progressive, MegaMart, Shoppers Fair & HiLo all good supermarkets. Chicken, pork, seafood/fish are plentiful and readily available. Beef is available and decent price but it's NOT USDA Prime! I've had some ribeye that I grilled on the bbq and they were decent, but not great. I tend to bypass beef most of the time except for ground beef. I did buy a couple T-Bone steaks (local western beef grain fed) the other day, $1522 / kg which works out to US$5.35 per pound.

On average we spend about $12K a week on food/grocery for the 2 of us. That generally includes a couple bottles of wine... which there is NO 2 Buck Chuck here. Every couple weeks another $3K - $5K at the market for fruits & vegetables.

In my opinion; the chicken, pork, fish and produce are better tasting and better for you than what you'l l get in the states unless you grow/raise it yourself or buy pure organic.

(Note: The dollar amounts I posted may be confusing to you. Easiest way to convert is to take 80% of the Jamaican dollar. J$1K (1000) is US$8 - J$12K = US$96 )

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