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Philippine Christmas is Nearly Here — Don’t Get Caught Short

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to all my readers.  This post is just a short note to remind everyone that the Christmas Season here in the Philippines is a “big deal”  A very big deal.
I’m writing this on the 7th of December.  The holidays will be here in a rush … like that Jeepney [...]

Is There A Philippine Euro in the Future?

Asian leaders ponder common currency
By South East Asia correspondent Karen Percy
 
As leaders got together in Thailand to discuss regional issues, the idea of combining the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and APEC was again talked about.
The idea is to bring more countries together to cooperate on issues of regional security and trade, but it [...]

Investing In the Philippines — RTB’s

I’ve written more than once in this journal about some strangely structured and ill-advised investment schemes (scams?) in the Philippines.  Sadly some of them were even heavily touted by fellow expats, and I’ve lost friends over the issue as well.
One huge scheme, the Legacy Group Rural Bank fiasco is still playing out in many levels [...]

Philippine Questions — Thursday, 7 May 2009

Time to revisit another old favorite subject here at PhilFAQS, where we answer your questions about living in the Philippines.  This has certainly been covered before, but people search for the subject continuously and I am here to try to give them what they need.

Writing yourself a check and other Philippine Money and Philippine Banking [...]

Philippine Questions and Answers — 9 Apr 2009

A little Easter gift.  But what is underneath the pretty wrapping?  We’ve talked here before about the recent Rural Bank Time deposit scams that forced the closure of 12 banks over the Christmas holidays, end of 2008.  Sadly a number of foreigners were involved in peddling these ‘too good to be true’ products, and many [...]

Philippine Currency Trading

They say a picture is worth 10,000 words’
I’m no expert, but looking at what the major US stock indexes have done this year and what the gain I could have made on trading Philippine pesos would hav ebeen gives me some thoughts.
I’m looking into a no-risk way to capitalize on this trend. I’m not [...]

More Philippine Money Answers

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 [...]

Questions, Questions, Questions 6

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 [...]

ForEx Is Not Just A Trader’s Game

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 [...]

When You Need Money Just Write Yourself A Check

Just looked at the clock and calendar and realized I have been sitting here blogging and neglected a trip to the bank … I have to go and fit that in pretty soon, I guess right after lunch before I take my usual siesta.
Many people have talked to me before and I have written a [...]