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 […]
How it All Turned Out
The following topics were posted by me over the last few months and this week I’m going to update each one to let you know how it all turned out, as if anyone really cares. But I have to come up with an article once a week and submit it to LiP HQ, so bear […]
Measure Twice, Cut Once
While living for the past 22 years here in the Philippines on a fixed income I’ve learned to keep a separate discretionary fund to cover purchases beyond the normal monthly nut. Our monthly expenditures are water and electric the Cell Phone and internet plans with Globe and food. Plus gas for the car and occasionally […]
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, […]
A Moral Dilemma
I owned a couple of Nightclubs in Puerto Rico; I made my living plying drinks to tourists and locals alike. This was how I paid my employees and my business expenses. Would it have been right if my bartenders sold rum from their own bottle and cut me out of the equation? I think you […]