Do you remember that song; “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”? My old beer buddy next door was Boyet and his wife Anna, who both lived off the largest of his Uncle Roberto a 35 year resident of San Diego California and the owner of the land. Boyet was a pleasant man, who didn’t want […]
What should I bring with me? EAM
It’s another episode of the Expat Answer Man Podcast today! I am happy to see you back here again, and I hope you enjoy the episode. Today is episode 8 of the Podcast, so we are really getting into the swing of things now, and I hope you have been enjoying the show and finding […]
A simple and important reminder!
I am writing here just a bit of a reminder to the anyone (foreigners or Filipinos that live abroad for a long time) that wanted to retire here in the Philippines. When we moved back here Bob and I had already been coming here many times for a visit. Bob’s been to some 5 star hotels and […]
We’re Splitting
In 1999 when we moved into the house upon the mountain we did have electricity, but no land line for telephones, no city water and no cable TV. So answers were needed. Cell phones were one solution, sinking a 300 foot well solved the water problem. And the TV was an antenna on a 40 […]
Robin Williams and his Philippine Connection
It was a sad week this past week for many people. A comedian and acting genius left us. Yes, Robin Williams checked out and moved on. Williams’ death was an apparent suicide, he had suffered from depression over the years, in addition to substance abuse problems. Apparently, Williams hung himself earlier this week. It left […]
Financial Considerations on retirement – EAM0007
I am back again today with another Expat Answer Man Podcast. Today it is episode EAM0007. For today’s Podcast, Tim called in to ask some questions about the financial side of moving abroad. How do you get your Social Security, and just in general how do you get money overseas from your US funds? Tim […]