Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have literally met thousands of expats. Some have become friends, others I have only met once or twice. There is one thing, though, that impacts nearly every single expat that I know or have met. That thing is financial. Nearly every expat that I have run […]
It’s time to get out
The day after tomorrow is July 4th. Independence Day in the USA. It is with no pleasure that I write this article, but maybe it is time for Independence FROM the USA. I try to be a well reasoned guy. I try not to be reactionary. Sometimes, though, things that we all say might come […]
Do you want to learn about culture? EAM
I recently published a book on the Amazon Kindle called Expat Answerman: Understanding Philippine Culture. A fellow named Jeff purchased the book, and enjoyed it, but found that he had a cultural question that was not covered in the book, so he contacted me and asked! I decided to make a podcast out out of […]
Quick Cash
Most readers of this site know that I make a living nearly entirely online. Be it from building websites, income that my websites earn or whatever, really, just about everything that I earn is earned through the Internet. Because of that, one of my major ways of getting that money is through Paypal. I have […]
Expat Interview: Bill Asberry
Bill Asberry is an American who is preparing to move to the Philippines real soon now. I have come to know Bill over the past 5 months or so and have enjoyed interacting with him and building a friendship. I asked Bill if he would agree to be my first Video Interview here on Expat […]
Are these clothes appropriate? EAM
The Philippines is, in my view, a generally safe country. There can be arguments about that, some people feel it is quite dangerous. I am not in that camp, though. I will say, there are some isolated parts of the Philippines, though, where westerners would not be as safe and precautions should be taken. Recently, […]