Living in the Philippines is not something that the majority of people even consider. Heck, to be honest, a lot of people don’t even know where the Philippines is, unless they have some connection to the country (a friend from there, a wife, served here in the military, or something like that). I know that […]
New Banking Information
Feyma and I make heavy use of the ATM network here in the Philippines. With my various online businesses, mostly I get payments from credit card purchases on my site, and from Advertisers who buy ads on my various sites. Almost exclusively, these payments get paid into my bank account in the United States. Because […]
I just figured out something about the Philippines
You know, no matter how long you live somewhere, you can learn something new about the place at any time if you just keep your eyes and ears open. Something like this happened to me the other day. It’s something that I had observed for several years, but the light bulb never flipped on, and […]
What is the state of the Philippine economy?
During the last few years, much has been said about how the Philippine Economy is ready for a boom. There is evidence to point toward that boom too. Look at the Peso, as we close in on the end of 2007 the Peso is standing at just barely more than 40 Pesos to the U.S. […]
Saving money on your budget
We have been living in the Philippines for almost 8 years already. Time flies! I believe that the longer you live here, the cheaper you can do so. When you first move here, you tend to buy more imported items, which are very costly. But, let’s face it, when you go in the grocery store […]
Getting expensive!
As I watch the value of the dollar sliding down against any currency I thought that the prices of the goods here would be lower a bit. I was wrong, as I go to the grocery store and shop for our groceries I find it that the prices of all the products are even getting […]