Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About How To Travel, Retire, Work or Start a Business and Live in the Philippines
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...]
Continuation (Part II) of Why Choose the Philippines --- comparison with Malaysia Why Choose the Philippines --- vs. Malaysia --- Part I If you missed the beginning of the series on Philippines retirement comparisons, just click. The reason I really got started on this series, though, is the large number of folks who are retired or thinking hard about retirement. Retiring overseas is certainly not for everyone. But for those who “fit” in the profile of those who will be happy … [Read more...]
Why choose the Philippines? That’s a very good question. Why choose the Philippines instead of the nation of Malaysia for retirement, or just an escape from the western world rat race? (if you’re new to this subject, perhaps you missed my kickoff article on Why Choose the Philippines — Intro a few days ago. Go ahead and read it now, take your time, I’ll wait. Why Choose the Philippines --- Ground Rules In order to try to answer this question for the maximum number of readers, … [Read more...]
This original article on Why Choose the Philippines was published some time back. I was not able to follow-up on it. I have updated and corrected errors and will be publishing a separate comparison article on my top choices within the next few days. Enjoy. Why Choose the Philippines One of the questions I have heard many times over the years is “why choose the Philippines”? This is usually in the context of, why not “country X” or “country Y” instead? So far as foreign … [Read more...]
Here's a little post under the broad heading of how to Retire in the Philippines I've been meaning to write for some time. It's perhaps 50% rant, and 50% good business idea going to waste, so be forewarned that I'm going to say a few things here about ... how to retire in the Philippines, retirees, foreigners, Filipinos, those living in the Philippines, those retiring in the Philippines and other expats who want to know about visas and technicalities about the question of Philippine … [Read more...]
Retire in the Philippines Retire in the Philippines, with No Plan? Well, perhaps not exactly, "No Plan", but, then again, a lot less "Plan" than many of you are beating yourself up with. I really think everyone even thinking in passing about retiring in the Philippines should give this article a 'read' and come back for a little "Retire in the Philippines" discussion, if you are still in the mood … What on earth is that supposed to mean? It means expatriating without any plans is very … [Read more...]
Philippine Retirement --- A Good Thing? Since I am an American retiree in the Philippines, it's not very surprising that I write a lot about Philippine Retirement. I have a number of online friends who are retired in the Philippines as well (and one who is a younger than retirement-age entrepreneur who will probably never 'retire' from earning a living here in the Philippines). There's an old saying about loving your work makes it not work at all ... and that's how I feel about all the … [Read more...]
