Back when we lived in the States, often times Feyma and I would go grocery shopping together. I have, pretty much ever since we have been married, been self employed and worked from our house, so my schedule is flexible. With having a very flexible work schedule, we just enjoyed doing the shopping together. Naturally, […]
Forty Four and Declining
When I moved to the Philippines in 2000, it felt like a party. Have you ever heard the song…. Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon…. That’s how it was to be living in the Philippines. I am talking about the US Dollar. The value of the dollar was constantly moving up. It was […]
$$$ Check-Up Time
Well, dear readers, it’s that time of year, again. Time for a little health check-up of your finances, year-to-date income, and – gulp – your estimated income taxes for 2010. Readers who’ve kept up with my articles know that I’m a CPA and I love my work. Helping others do “battle against the beast” is […]
Getting real about jobs in the Philippines
One of the most frequent e-mails I get from people is one that asks me how they can get a job in the Philippines. People want to move here, but they don’t have any money, and they write to me and ask me how hard it would be to find a job here in the […]
Dear Feyma “Please advise”
I got an email from a lady who lives in the foreign land and has a friend with a problem. I’ve heard of these problems many times. Just lately I talked to a friend with just had similar situation. It’s really hard to tell the people what to do though. I don’t really care how […]
Nosedive
It’s a nosedive. Freefall. Hard times ahead, perhaps. I’m talking about the US Dollar exchange rate for Philippine Pesos. I predicted in my predictions for 2010 that the US Dollar was going to experience some tough times in terms of exchange rate, and so far, I’m afraid that my prediction is proving to be correct. […]