Here’s a resume/CV I wouldn’t mind having myself: Professor Daniel M. Kammen, University of California – Berkeley Daniel M. Kammen is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of […]
I almost fell for it
You know, there is a saying… if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Well, I almost lost out by falling for something that just sounded way better than it should. Have you heard about the Legacy Group, or investing in various Rural Banks in the Philippines? The rates that they paid […]
Financial Considerations
Yesterday, Rusty wrote an article about sending money to the Philippines by a number of different methods. He pretty much covered all of the money remittance services, so I won’t be going into that. However, a number of questions have already come up in the comments section of Rusty’s article that I want to address […]
We’ve been here before
It’s a great feeling isn’t it? P50 for every dollar! Imagine, just a year ago, the dollar was only worth 40 Pesos, and now we have made a huge jump back to P50. We are not all the way back to where we were a couple of years ago, but it seems to be headed […]
Financial Flip-Flop
Financially, the last couple of years of living in the Philippines has been a very interesting time. As an American, I primarily follow the exchange between the Dollar and the Peso. However, my expat friends from many other countries have gone on a roller coaster ride over the past two years or so. Over the […]
A new way to stay!
I hear from a lot of people looking for a way to stay in the Philippines as basically a permanent resident. If you are married to a Philippine Citizen, or a former Citizen, it’s very easy to get a Resident Visa (13 series visa). If you are not married, it is very hard to get […]