For people who are planning to move to the Philippines, there are always plenty of topics that they want or need to be educated about. Things that they just need to know in order to be able to make the move. Probably the primary, most important topic in this real is about money! There are […]
Cost Comparison
Some people come to the Philippines because everything is cheap. EVERYTHING is cheap. Is it really? Actually, not everything is cheap in the Philippines. Truth is, you might come here and find out that a lot of the things you love are very, I mean VERY expensive. Truth is, some things are very cheap in […]
Being Broke in an Expat Destination
I am an optimist by nature. I tend to look at the good side, or the positive side of life. Even if I know that I am in a bad situation, I try to find the positive part of it if at all possible. I have had one time during my expat life in the […]
Where is the land of opportunity?
More than a month ago, my son, Aaron, wrote an article on this site which caused me to feel uneasy. I never said anything on the site about it because he is entitled to his own opinions, and I did not wish to interfere with that. I did talk to him about it, though, just […]
Money Exchange Tips – EAM
Recently, I got a voicemail through SpeakPipe (if you have a question for me look for the orange button down near the bottom of this post and you can also leave a question for me through SpeakPipe) from Mr. Jay Stainback. Who is Jay Stainback? Well, Jay is Mr. Peanut Butter in the Philippines! Seriously, […]
The Price Of Everything But The Value Of Nothing
This article is kind of a follow-on to the piece I wrote recently here called Decide by Facts which was mainly suggesting near-heresy in some people’s minds, simply by pointing out the the popular Philippine Permanent Visa 13 series, for the family of Philippine/former Philippine citizens, was NOT the ONLY answer for living full-time in […]