It was a sad week this past week for many people. A comedian and acting genius left us. Yes, Robin Williams checked out and moved on. Williams’ death was an apparent suicide, he had suffered from depression over the years, in addition to substance abuse problems. Apparently, Williams hung himself earlier this week. It left […]
Financial Considerations on retirement – EAM0007
I am back again today with another Expat Answer Man Podcast. Today it is episode EAM0007. For today’s Podcast, Tim called in to ask some questions about the financial side of moving abroad. How do you get your Social Security, and just in general how do you get money overseas from your US funds? Tim […]
Why you should not move to the Philippines
There is a fellow named Travis Kraft who has a very active YouTube Channel, mostly based on videos about the Philippines. I enjoy many of Travis’ videos and he has a video about just about any subject that you might think of involving the Philippines. Lots of interesting stuff. Recently, I saw a video that […]
Money in the Philippines
A while back, I knew a fellow who had just moved to the Philippines. Everything went very well for him regarding his move, but he had a few little funny incidents about adjusting to life here. I think that is true for all of us who move here. We have to sort of “learn the […]
What’s for lunch?
A friend of mine recently stopped by at the house. Michael is from Israel, but lives in Davao City now. Michael has been a LiP reader for a number of years, and we originally met 2 or 3 years ago when he visited Davao City. When Michael was at the house, we both got a […]
Tell me about the Education System in the Philippines. EAM
Hey, EAM0009? That’s the Expat Answer Man podcast, episode 9. What happened to Episode 7 and Episode 8? If you missed those, they are available to members on the Expat Island Website! EAM0007 is here, and EAM0008 is here. If you enjoy the Podcast, or if you think that there is need for improvement, could you […]