How to get your hands on your money is always a topic that draws a lot of discussion on this site and other Philippine related websites. If you are keeping your bank in the USA, or whatever your country of origin is (something that I recommend as a good idea), then you need to figure […]
Banking question
Yesterday in my e-mail, I got a question from a regular LiP reader. His question was on the topic of banking. I won’t share his name, but that is not important anyway. Let’s look at his question and my answer to him, as that may be beneficial for other readers as well. Bob, hoping you […]
Philippine financial matters
Over the weekend, I read an interesting article from Dave Starr on his site entitled “Philippine Family Matters.” I was so happy that I decided to take the time to read the article because of several reasons. Firstly, it drove home something that I have written about myself a number of times. Secondly, it made […]
Recession-proof?
For at least a year now, most, perhaps nearly all of the world has been mired in a deep recession. People in most parts of the world are really suffering. Jobs are being lost and new jobs are scarce. People in many parts of the world, especially in the USA are losing their houses to […]
Let’s talk!
I’ve gotten a lot of response to my articles over the past couple of weeks, related to my recent visit to Cebu City. The response has been both through comments on the site, and also e-mails sent to me privately from people who have read the articles. It seems that these type of articles have […]
Paying the bills…
You know, when you live in the Philippines, almost every experience in life is different from what you are used to. Even a very simple activity is not like you did it “back home.” Paying the bills is something that nobody enjoys doing, right? At least I know that I don’t. In every place that […]