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Financial Considerations on retirement – EAM0007
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 […]
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 […]
Philippines Senior Discount — Fact or Fallacy?
I first published a similar article to this one on my own PhilFAQS site back in2010, at the time the present administration took office. The revised rules for use of the Senior Citizen Card were one of the earliest pieces of legislation enacted by President Aquino. The abuse and misuse of the Senior Citizen program […]
Is The Philippines a Good Choice for US Military Retirees?
My articles here are not going to all be about US military or federal (civil service) retirees, but Bob and I agreed at the outset that I should focus strongly on that area. There are lots of articles on many different sites written about “How to Retire” in the Philippines, but very few are written […]
Dear Feyma: “I want to retire there in the RP”
I will share with you an email from somebody who is wanting to retire here but because of the bad economy all over the world she has to put the thinking of retirement on hold and try to work harder and longer. I’m pretty sure a lot of our readers can relate to this. “Dear […]