One thing that I get a lot of questions about is the cost of employing different types of workers in the Philippines. Well, any time that you talk about labor, salaries and such, there is always a range of costs involved. Not everybody pays the same wage for the same job. I live in Davao, […]
On demand hot water
Anybody who has visited the Philippines probably knows about “on demand” hot water, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it much. In these days when people are trying to conserve energy, and a lot of people are going “green” it would seem to me that “on demand” hot water makes sense in many ways. I […]
Now that I have found a maid, how do I keep her?
Ok, on Friday I posted my thoughts about how to find a maid. I said in that article that while it was hard to find a good maid, it was even harder to keep her. I really believe that this is true. Now, Julius did post a comment there saying that he is paying his […]
Getting off to a great Saturday
It’s rare for me to make a Saturday post on this blog! I normally try to post new articles on Mondays through Fridays, then take the weekend off to spend more time with my family. But, I wanted to make a short post today about an experience I had this morning, and to spread a […]
Finding a good maid
Regular LiP Blog participant, Pete e-mailed me this morning and asked me if I could write a little about how to find a good maid. Well, I am happy to oblige, Pete. I am not sure how much I can write about this, but I’ll do my best. You see, finding a good maid is […]
Don’t get scammed
I received an e-mail yesterday from a reader of this blog. I am not going to identify him, because what he wrote me about is something that I believe could cause him some danger if his name was published with the information that I will be posting here. You see, this fellow and his wife […]