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 […]
Exchange rate update
It has been over three months since I’ve written about the exchange rates between the Dollar and the Peso, and there have been significant movements since that article. Because of this, it’s time that we take another look at the topic, I think. In these days of financial crisis, it can be hard to figure […]
Being an ex-pat gets a little harder
Over the past 1 year or slightly longer, the US Dollar has been falling like a rock! It seems that whatever the bad news for the Philippine economy, the Peso still gains strength against the Dollar. Keep in mind, if you are an American and you get your money from some US source, this means […]