Recently I wrote and article here entitled Retire Young in the Philippines — But What About My Children . The thrust of the article was to explore the ideas and possibilities that are somewhat unique to military retirees, especially the idea that it’s not only possible to move to the Philippines at younger age, but […]
My three hour tour…
Now, when you first hear what this post is all about today, you may get a little giggle. For you non-Americans who are reading this, you may not know what this is about, I am not sure. I hope you’ll bear with me. I was born in 1962. For some readers that makes me a […]
Close to Family?
…Or Far, Far Away? Here’s a recent comment regarding the claim I made a post or two back that living close to your wife’s family in the Philippines could be either a blessing or a curse (or, both, actually). I haven’t retired to the Philippines yet, but plan to. One question which was raised by […]
Retire Young in the Philippines — But What About My Children
Just recently I have been writing some articles aimed at US military retirees, pointing out the fact that unlike the USA environment, where a military retirement is actually just a license to get another job, a military family can actually retire (as in not have a job) and live in the Philippines. But What About […]
The shoe is on the other foot
I’ll tell you one of the biggest problems we have in the Philippines, and it’s a problem that I don’t recall ever being specifically addressed here on LiP or on other Philippine related websites either. Shoes. Feet. Big feet. Small shoes. If the shoe fits, wear it! If the shoe doesn’t fit… well, there may […]
Is The Philippines a Good Choice for US Military Retirees?
My articles here are not going to all be about US military or federal (civil service) retirees, but Bob and I agreed at the outset that I should focus strongly on that area. There are lots of articles on many different sites written about “How to Retire” in the Philippines, but very few are written […]