I am back again today with another Expat Answer Man Podcast. Today it is episode EAM0007. For today’s Podcast, Tim called in to ask some questions about the financial side of moving abroad. How do you get your Social Security, and just in general how do you get money overseas from your US funds? Tim […]
Money in the Philippines
A while back, I knew a fellow who had just moved to the Philippines. Everything went very well for him regarding his move, but he had a few little funny incidents about adjusting to life here. I think that is true for all of us who move here. We have to sort of “learn the […]
You Cannot Get Blood From a Stone
You cannot get blood from a stone. Ever heard that expression? If you’re not familiar with it, it is defined as: Prov. You cannot get help from an uncharitable person or money from someone who has none. A lot of people think it comes from the Bible, but it does not. But it’s very true […]
Elder care in the Philippines
Specially since I am well into my “Golden Years” (I’ll be 69 in September of this year, Good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise), many people ask me about growing old and the provisions for elder care here in the Philippines. Some of their questions seem to be general concerns about my plans, and […]
Financial Considerations EAM
Well, I am back again with my Podcast called “The Expat Answer Man“. To listen to the Podcast, just click on the play button of the audio player that you will see just above this article. Today is the very second episode of this podcast, but I hope to include it here on LiP once per week […]
Be Careful, You Might Get Scammed in the Philippines
You Might Get Scammed in the Philippines? Boy oh boy I bet you’ve heard that one before, eh? Of course you might get scammed in Kansas City or Colorado Springs just as easily, but a huge fear of most foreigners, especially Americans, coming to the Philippines, is that some “fast-taking”, “fast buck” charlatan is going […]