The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Some of you may have felt the unmistakable rumblings of the sales pitch recently while I have written (low-key) about this great online profits opportunity from my friend and fellow blogger, Daniel Scocco. Well, if the sales pitch irritated you, sorry. Many people ask me over and over how they can earn a living and [...]
All about Franchising Seminar
Just a post or so ago, one of my most loyal readers, Laurence, mentioned that I should write more about opening a business in the Philippines. Laurence also expressed the preference that it not be about “online” business and that it have the potential for employing Filipino workers. Not a bad idea … profit … [...]
What About School in the Philippines — Part 3
Another aspect of childhood education that poses a lot or problems for parents is the issue of where to get help, and how to keep the student (even those attending traditional classroom schools), on track, motivated and ready for quizzes and exams.
Back in my day, when 2+2=3 (things were cheaper then), the answer was always, [...]
Philippine Living Most Popular 2009
This may not look like all that much, but considering that a year or so ago, this blog was lucky to have 3 or for visits a day, I am a pretty happy camper. None of this happened without you, the reader, many coming back through thick and thin …. and I thank you [...]
I Heard A Foreigner Can Inherit Land In The Philippines
Indeed, you heard right. This is the “saving grace” for many foreigner/Filipino couples who want to buy property together here in the Philippines and have an assurance that the “foreigner ‘ half of the couple can continue living in the couple’s property.
Notice something important that I didn’t say above, though. I didn’t call it the [...]
What About School in the Philippines — Part 2
Today I have a real treat, a long-time blogging colleague and friend Tom Nixon has agreed to do a little guest post here for PhilFAQS. Tom is another of those nontraditional knowledge workers that I keep talking about. He runs his own publishing company, authors books based on his specialized knowledge and runs websites. One [...]
What About School in the Philippines
Many times, I have received queries about how a foreigner or foreigner/Filipino couple would educate their children if the took the big step of moving to the Philippines before waiting until the children were ‘up and out’ of the home and US schools.
First of all, let me give you a burst of philosophy and say, [...]
Some Thoughts About Helping The Helpless
Panhandlers. Beggars. People who spend their days asking the age-old question “Brother, can you spare a dime.” Every big (and some small) city has them and their approach is always the same… “Excuse the interruption. I lost my job, have no place to live, have no food, have 8 kids and need any money you [...]
In Case You Think ‘Recovery’ is Just Around the Corner
Here’s a quote from a columnist I will not name (but of course you can follow the link and see who he is, I don’t steal anyone’s work intentionally).
I just wanted to post it unattributed at first because it so closely aligns with what I feel is going on with today’s economy, especially the US [...]
What Can Failure Teach and Why You Should Embrace It
OK, I’ve been hitting pretty hard about building your own independent future, rather than sucking up to people who don’t even want to hear from you in order to beg for a job … or even unemployment benefits, as the case may be. You didn’t think I was done yet, did you?
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It’s not 1950 [...]
A Philippine Business Resouce You Didn’t Know You Had
I had a lot of great responses from yesterday’s post on learning how to work for yourself. I haven’t shared my New Year’s resolutions for 2010, and I guess I am glad … because I am breaking one or two of them already. I was resolved to write less, actually, and focus more on non-blog [...]
Work From Home — No Matter Where Home Is
Warning: The information contained here-in may lead you, at some point, to a sales pitch, from which I might earn money. However, it may also enhance your life in ways you haven’t thought of yet, and could lead you to financial independence … so, as we say here in the Philippines, whether or not you [...]
It Isn’t Paradise — Trust Me On That
I’ve been reading about, researching, traveling to, touring around and living in the Philippines for nearly 10 years now. Actually, I had a business relationship with the Philippines for many years before that as well, because I spent a total of 38 years with the USAF and the Philippines was very important to us during [...]
What About Phones and Mail
A lot of questions I get about moving to the Philippines come from folks in the USA who want to know how they can deal with getting mail and phone service there. In particular they are worried about how they can stay in relatively instant touch electronically, and very cheaply in a matter of a [...]
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