Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About How To Travel, Retire, Work or Start a Business and Live in the Philippines
A lot of people thinking about moving to the Philippines, actually moving to the Philippines, or those already living here have money on the mind. How much do I need, Will I have enough How can I make some more And so forth. Nothing wrong with that in my book. Someday there may be a world without money,but likely not in my lifetime. Money makes the world go ‘round. It’s also the only way I have found, so far, to make my waistline round. The “Old Gray … [Read more...]
Help For Philippine Wannabes and a Rant: Here's a pretty typical sort of comment I get on a frequent basis. The gentleman asks some good questions and I am going to answer them in some detail, bit I would like to address the last part of his comment first ... especially for those who may be new here: I quote: ... If you can provide some information we will be grateful; it may also help others. ... I find this request perhaps a little frustrating. I have been writing, … [Read more...]
How often I have noticed, especially in th past few years of economic crisis and government and media sensationalized fear, uncertainty and doubt, that it is out youngest people .. US, Philippine or where ever who have the oldest most conservative , fuddy-duddy outlooks on life. Don’t take a chance, don’t listen when opportunity knocks, just listen to Donovan and the Gold Watch Blues … it’s sad and disturbing to me. When You Are Young Is The Time To Take a Chance! When you are … [Read more...]
Yesterday I talked about the ten US states that are the worst to reside in, financially, for retirement purposes. Today, as promised, I’m going to tell you about the ten best states for your pocket book in retirement, and as a special bonus, a really smart “Number One” state … you’ve heard about it, but you probably never knew the ins and outs of it … Alaska and how they treat retirees. As with yesterday, I’m indebted to … [Read more...]
Yep, here we go again. It’s tax season, so something else we need to talk about is your US state of residence, in or out of the Philippines. This article is written mainly for my readers who are already retired, or expect to be retired someday. Hmm, that would be pretty much all of you, yes? Question One … Are You a Resident? In most cases an American citizen, inside or outside the USA is considered a resident of one or more of the 50 US states. In some cases people are … [Read more...]
Just recently I have been sort of good-naturedly chastising folks about worrying too much about taxes, and then here I am, writing an article about taxes? What a hypocrite, eh? Well, perhaps in some ways I am, but this is a bit more along the lines of my semi-sacrilegious view that can cause many to sit up and take notice, when I say that taxes are not a very big part of my life here in the Philippines … and as a matter of fact, I’m kind of looking forward to the least of my income … [Read more...]
Let me start this article by throwing out a vote of thanks to all those who helped me out by filling out the comprehensive PhilFAQS survey I was promoting recently. You have been a great help to me, and the survey is still open, there’s a link to it in the side bar. One of the things that really caught my attention was the age range of my valued visitors here. I thought most folks here were “matured” gentlemen, like myself. Turns out that is why surveying your readers is very … [Read more...]
I now what you are thinking … come on, admit it … Dave made a common error in the headline … got confused between “Insure” and “Assure” there, didn’t he? Well, I can “Assure” you I didn’t … misusing “Insure” in that way is what we used to call in the old technical training business and “An Attention Step” … part of every good lesson plan. The reason I chose this topic and headline is that I’ve been getting tons of queries and information from folks about … [Read more...]
Philippine Retirement Living and putting your "Retired Brains" to work. This article was published a few months back and has been corrected, updated and added back into the article mix to help out those who want to know about earning a living in,the Philippines, doing business in the Philippines and earning money online in retirement. I also publishing a lot on this subject on my site about Empowering Your Retirement, which is of interest to all baby boomers, seniors and retirees. no … [Read more...]
Why Choose the Philippines I had not intended to write about Vietnam in this Why Choose the Philippines series, mainly because I couldn’t find enough up to date information … and then came my good friend John Miele. John is one of those people that so many of you guys sitting on the outside looking in call a lucky guy. He lives in the Philippines but he has a “real job” and earns Western-style income. Of course it isn’t really luck … he dig around, found a company he could … [Read more...]
Why choose the Philippines? That’s a very good question. Why choose the Philippines instead of the Kingdom of Thailand for retirement, or just an escape from the western world rat race? I notice many, many other internet marketing folks as I travel the web who talk extensively about Thailand when the subject of living overseas but earning online comes up. Mostly the comments are favorable, but the majority come from those who have no real experience with Thailand at all …they just … [Read more...]
Is this really about your move to the Philippines? You decide. Another short reading assignment today, gentle readers. And then a much more important thinking assignment. Reading is easy, at least if it interests you. Thinking? Sometimes not so much. Go see what my blogging colleague Seth wrote: The taskmaster premium (go ahead, it’s very short and to the point, I’ll wait for you.) If you didn’t take the time, here’s the important message in a couple … [Read more...]
