It bears repeating for new arrivals -- be very cautious if you are renting something sight-unseen. If you can get a month-to-month lease, do it. The...

I read an article in Cosmopolitan by Noelle Hancock about how she left her job in New York and moved to St. John, and that seems exactly what I need.....

I moved to St John in your circumstances seven years ago. There isn't a coffee-shop culture in the islands as there is stateside; we have bars instea...

jandb15, I would call back and double-check. Maybe you have a different plan than most, or maybe they have recently changed their rules. I know many ...

When people say "roaming", we're talking about charges of at least $1/minute, $2.50 per text message, and a dollar or two per MB of data. Many un...

Try the cell phone bill trick I mentioned in STXBob's thread. It could be done with a credit card statement as well. Works great for those of us with...

The other complicating factor is our youngest son who starts high school this Fall would seem to fit best at the Gifft Hill School, but that is on, ye...

Hmmm... well, it depends a little on what type of business you're talking about, but in general I echo others' comments that owning a biz on one islan...

Yes, it is oversaturated. There are many, many experienced licensed captains here already. That said, people come and go around here in the boating in...

My current gig pays near 6 figures so working for $10hr with no little possible growth room might be something I really need to take into consideratio...

FDR, Ben and I were planning to relax our first night and stay in a temporary $37-47 a night place. The next day we were going to go on an apartment s...

We have found that checking the usvi classifieds is really helpful. We check them about once a week to see how often new things pop up and how fast th...

Good morning Alliekelly, St John rents are all over the map, because what you get for your money is not at all standard here. That said, the typi...

Regardless of which provider you choose, I recommend having a backup source always available, and access to a third backup in case the other two aren'...

With the amount of outages we experience, it probably saves some equipment from surges. Amen. All it takes is ONE fried expensive appliance to pa...

I did for a few years when I first moved here, back in 2008, and it wasn't a problem. Worked for an international firm of several hundred people base...

Afriend, great response. Very well said.

Free WIFI is very common here now. Not the case on STJ. It's one of the things that often baffles our visitors.

Here's a thread along similar lines:

Kids don't complain when you feed them junk food, either. But most would eventually develop health problems if that was all they ate. And so it is wit...

Good day Veronice, You say your budget is $2K per month - is that income you have outside of any part-time work, or what you hope to spend each m...

Private moorings for long-term use are available only in non-NPS waters around St John, mostly in Cruz Bay, Coral Bay, Great Cruz Bay, and Chocolate H...

Taste of the Wild is available at many pet food stores and vets, as well as online. It's super-expensive but an excellent food. The difference between...

Unless your company is paying for your move, I recommend putting your things in storage stateside and renting (not buying) a completely furnished plac...

Everyone's advice is sound. Keep in mind that many landlords will require a payment of two to three times your first month's rent for you to move in -...