I think a number one take away thought for this post about living in the Philippines today is, things change in 10 or 20 or 30 years … and it may pay to keep up with them.
Years ago in my government job a lot of fuss was always made about people who [...]
If you are expecting an answer to the question posed in the title, you may be slightly disappointed. I know quite a bit about living here in the Philippines, but as far as being a currency guru … not likley to ever happen.
But even though I am no expert and am not currently a currency [...]
One of the reasons many people are quick to consider coming to live in the Philippines is language. Unlike many countries, English is an official language of the Philippines. (The other, just so you know is not Tagalog, as many think, but Filipino (often spelled Pilipino), which has a lot in [...]
Not often that I write about blogging here in PhilFAQS … which is all about the world of Traveling to the Philippines, Touring the Philippines and Living In The Philippines. But occasionally one of my blogging acquaintances will write something that is so appropriate I just have to pass it on. My friend Yaro Starak [...]
It’s not every day that I discover two new blogs about my favorite subject, living in the Philippines but this is one of those days.
A fellow named Mike just gave what we call a “ping back” in the blogging world to PhilFAQS from his own blog,
Hi Mike,
thanks for linking to my PhilFAQS [...]
The shortest and most accurate answer to this question is yes.
Now, of course, that begs a couple other questions. Do you want to disappear in the Philippines? Some people are hesitant even to visit the Philippines because they are afraid they’ll disappear without a trace. This is pretty rare indeed for a [...]
Since I moved to the Philippines 8 months or so ago, my ‘real income” had taken a huge hit … as much as 15% … in the wrong direction, of course. People in Canada, in the UK and every other country I can think of … who earn any significant percentage of their money in [...]
A few of you may know of my friend Aviatrix, a professional pilot from Canada whom I enjoy reading about. But most of you won’t know her and even fewer would be interested in her blog because (sadly) Americans have been trained to think of those who earn their living in the [...]
One of the things people always ask me about Living in the Philippines is how much computers cost here, and should they ship their computer(s) from home or by new after the move to the Philippines.
The answer isn’t always cut and dried. Mostly, it depends on ho wold your exisiting equipment is, how much it [...]
Yesterday I published one of my regular Question and answers columns regarding a number of issues about getting money to the Philippines, managing your money while you live in the Philippines as well as getting your bills paid in the Philippines.
I left out a short section I should have included regarding money [...]
Thanks to several readers who just sent in questions on thus subject, I’ll try to lump a few of the common interest items together here, please feel free to ask more about anything I fail to cover adequately. I really get a charge out of the help I am getting from everyone [...]
One of the things you learn right away if you are going to live in the Philippines is that ForEx (Foreign Exchange trading) is no longer something you read about in the papers or hear about people taking university classes in. It becomes part and parcel of your everyday life.
Don’t worry, though, the majority of [...]
One of the “big things” that many prospective Philippine expats continually complain about regarding living in the Philippines are the property laws. In brief, a foreigner can not own land here … period. (actually there are a couple ways foreigners can take title to land but they involve special investment plans [...]
I just got up from my after-lunch nap. Seems as if I am short of sleep, I’m a little cranky and out of sorts. Could be I have caught a cold bug or something like that, but one reason I am tired has to be that today I went out and paid [...]
As per request (and I do thank those of you who are sending in questions, about Traveling to, Moving to or Living in the Philippines, please keep it up) here is this weeks contribution, geared to several requests I have had for my take on the issue of:
I Want To Move, But [...]
