On Monday, Paul Thompson wrote about a refund (or shall we say dividend) that he gets every Christmas from his Electric Co-op. When I read Paul’s story, I decided that I just had to write about my Christmas Refund experience this year. Over the past 3 or 4 months, I have been wanting a nicer […]
Tax Talk – Expat Style
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been inundated with questions regarding the U.S. income tax. I’ve been fortunate enough to pick up a couple of new clients along the way (that’s always a good thing!) but find that the questions have a much broader scope and application. The questions have sprung from discussions with other […]
Dear Feyma: “Homesickness or just user”
I had an email from somebody and wanting some advice. I will not reveal who the person is. I know they read this site and get lots of info here. Here’s the email: “My son married a young lady from your country just two weeks after her arrival. I realize she hasn’t been in the […]
Money on my mind
There are many ways of getting money from your home country to the Philippines, and over these many years I’ve tried them all. Before electronics we sailors used to send money to the Philippines from the ship with a shipmate who had been paid off and was on his way home using a system referred […]
A surprise phone call from a friend!
While I was eating my lunch the other day, I got a phone call on my cellphone. I noticed that its the Davao local number so I thought it was like a doctor or the Globe company for our DSL (our land line is Globe too). But thinking its Sunday so no establishments would be […]
It’s coming! I can’t wait!
Over most of the years that I’ve lived in Davao City, SkyCable, the local Cable TV company has offered Cable Internet service. Problem is, their service area has always been very limited. For many years, only one or two relatively small neighborhoods had access to Cable Internet. I have always wanted the service, but never […]