FirstBank issues MC and Visa cards. You might also be able to sign up for whatever card you want (not the one that just ditched you) using a stat...

This is still happening. My card got hit yesterday for the first time; in the previous week I had used it only at Starfish and St John Market. The fra...

What EE said. I'll miss your voice. Safe journey.

Since you mentioned you only found it on STX, St John does have an active UU community -

Although there are plenty of places to teach yoga in the islands, it's not an easy way to make money. If this is something you are passionate about a...

Many people here have untreated mental health issues, so if yours lapses, you'll fit right in! Wish I was kidding.

I think 99% up-time is more accurate for USVI, but the 1% down-time does make it feel like it's worse sometimes. When I say 90% reliable at best,...

Backups for everything. Backup power source, backup location for when your backup power source fails, and three sources of Internet (main provider, c...

Even if a STJ apartment is cheaper, you'll have to add a minimum of $16/day to that for your transportation costs -- $12 R/T on the ferry, $2 each way...

Lacoste.com offers free shipping here. Not someplace I would have thought; they had a beach towel I liked so I investigated. Summer sale is on now, ...

Yep, USPS, priority or parcel post depending on your budget. Pack everything up tight with lots of heavy-duty tape. Towels and clothing make great p...

My repeated experience has been that references don't mean a lot around here, unless they're from someone on island. Money talks instead. If you've g...

The reason for wanting to buy instead of just renting every year is that money could be going towards my own property. The goal is to retire full tim...

Reacting to this "Biggest surprise thread" -- is drunk driving a problem? Yes, very much so. (Of course, ask a heavy drinker that question a...

Biggest surprise thread: What I miss most of stateside conveniences: affordable farm-fresh produce, and fast free WiFi available practically every...

Don't know if they will right now, but I had a thick quilted mattress topper shipped here from Wal-Mart. JC Penney also ships bedding here. Don't kn...

In that case you can subscribe to a "proxy service" like www.unblock-us.com and Netflix will think you are on US mainland. ... which will also sl...

The answer is, "It depends." It depends on your ISP (whose availability depends on where you rent your apartment). It depends on the Internet traffi...

Closed toed shoes for men. Open-toed shoes for women seem to be fine, from my observations when I served last fall. Short sleeves are fine. A c...

What do you consider "reasonably priced"? You might see if Ronnie has a room open at the Crystal Palace that would work for you:

I don't see 6pm.com on this list yet. They used to not ship here at all a few years back, and now they have FREE shipping here! I just placed an ord...

If you are planning on transporting three animals in the airplane cabin with you, you'll need three people to travel -- it's one pet per ticketed pass...

Give natives of territories a vote and then you can call us "American." And access to health insurance that all other Americans are now mandate...

If you want to drive around in a golf cart, look into living on Water Island! 😀 It wouldn't be very safe to get around by golf cart on STJ publi...