There are many ways of getting money from your home country to the Philippines, and over these many years I’ve tried them all. Before electronics we sailors used to send money to the Philippines from the ship with a shipmate who had been paid off and was on his way home using a system referred […]
The Fiesta
Please join Mr. Peabody, Sherman and me for another ride in the “Way-Back Machine. Puerto Rico in the 1980’s, they estimated has a Town Festival somewhere out on the Island almost every day of the year. Some are bigger, and some are just better, but no matter, because a good time is to be had […]
How Did Bob Martin Know?
We all read Bob’s article about the good deal he got on the used washing machine. I even commented on it along with many others. But who knew that Mr. Martin processed psychic abilities? Four days, yes count them, four days after that story Mayang came to me with that look, you know the one, […]
Money Matters
A pretty popular topic on this site concerns getting access to your money. At least it is a very commonly asked question that I receive by e-mail. People want to know how to access their money from overseas. Some people have savings in a bank account, in some kind of investment account, or some other […]
Dear Feyma “Can I get a loan in the Philippines?”
I always get emails inquiring about getting a loan for financing here in the Philippines. Here’s one of the emails I got. I want to buy a house that we really want and can afford the down payment. The monthly payment if there’s a financing we can afford it right now but not the downpayment if […]
Be Careful Be Very, Very Careful
Last Monday LBC Bank failed, and billions of Pesos in depositor’s money is gone forever. Although the the Bank Regulators discovered something wrong with LBC Bank’s operations a year ago and gave it time to correct the situation; it still failed. The depositors found out Monday morning when the LBC bank didn’t open. The personal […]