Moving is not inexpensive, even if you are just moving to the other side of town! Imagine moving half way around the world! Certainly you have to spend a serious amount of money to make such a move. Especially if you decide to bring along your belongings, or a significant portion of your stuff, moving […]
Open Mic Friday – How much is that?
When it comes to people wanting to live in the Philippines, for the majority it seems to come down to prices. Yes, most things are quite inexpensive here. Some things are more expensive here, as I have pointed out on some posts in the past. But, I still get a lot of e-mails saying things […]
Not everything is cheap in the Philippines
One thing that we all get caught up in if we are thinking of moving to the Philippines is that everything is cheap! Well, it is not always true. Two categories of items come to mind when I think of things that are expensive here. First, any kind of foreign goods. If you like imported […]
U.S. Dollar continues to slide
Over the past two years, the value of the dollar has really taken a dive here in the Philippines, and also around the world. It is something I have written about in the past, but I feel it’s time to re-visit the subject. Two years ago, a single US Dollar would purchase a little more […]
Expat Entrepreneur in Action
Yesterday, I posted about an article from the Startup Journal about how a growing trend is people moving to different countries, and starting up businesses that will earn them a living, and earn them the ability to stay in the country of their choice. I hear every day through e-mail from people who want to […]
Being an ex-pat entrepreneur – it works for me!
Welcome to readers from Pinoycentric who featured this story on their blog! I hope you find my blog interesting and entertaining! I recently found an interesting article in the Startup Journal, which is The Wall Street Journal’s Center for Entrepreneurs. They have an interesting website, and one particular article caught my eye. The article is […]