A week or two ago, I wrote a column of miscellaneous items, one of which was about a visit from my niece, Sweet, and her fiancee, Heart. They were to be married soon, and I was one of their Primary Sponsors (Ninong). This past weekend was the wedding, and Feyma and I, along with all […]
In the Philippines, Not Of the Philippines
I received a very good comment a day ot two ago which made several good points and I didn’t feel a direct answer in the comments block was adequate to explain myself fully. So I’ll break my “once a week, Monday morning” posting schedule and cover the subject here in a ‘Bonus Post’. Here’s the […]
Finally a new podcast! Guest, John Grant
Yes, I know, it’s been some time since I have put up a new Podcast! But, today I have a new one to share with you, and my guest today is John Grant. John is a columnist here on the LiP Web Magazine, and I kind of played a little trick on him to get […]
The Money Tree
Last week, Feyma wrote an interesting article about family demands for money and such. Feyma and I got married nearly 18 years ago now, and in that time, I have seen so many examples of Filipino families thinking that the money supply was endless now that their daughter had married a foreigner, or now that […]
Domestic Travel in the Philippines
Domestic travel to different parts of the Philippines can be quite an adventure. Whether you will be flying, taking a boat, or riding on a tricycle or a “skylab” – you can bet it won’t be quite the same as what you are accustomed to! What’s a skylab, by the way? Well, it’s a motorcycle […]
Middle Class in the Philippines
For today’s Podcast, Dave Starr and I will be talking about a variety of financial subjects related to living in the Philippines. Basically, we start off the conversation about the Middle Class in the Philippines and how we have seen it grow over the last 20 years or so, and believe me, it is growing! […]