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Retire in the Philippines for Good Reason?

April 17, 2011 by 22 Comments
Retire in the Philippines

Retire in the Philippines --- Can You? So you want to Retire in the Philippines?  Your homework assignment for today is to go and read this excellent article.  Go ahead, I'll wait, but do come back, because I have some very specific Retire in the Philippines comments and clarification that you might find interesting. Finding Value in Disillusionment by: Billy and Akaisha Kaderli It’s a wakeup call.  These days unpredictability is the theme of the marketplace, and hordes of would-be … [Read more...]

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More Bumps in the Night — and Unpaid Federal Workers

April 8, 2011 by 6 Comments
Earthquakes, the Philippines and Federal shutdowns

As many of you have already there was another large earthquake/after shock in the sea off Miyagi prefecture, Japan last night, Philippine/Japanese time.  This one was much smaller and no significant injuries/damage has been reported. So the work these guys are doing will, I believe, go on unhindered. Sendai airport was not fully open until 28 March following the tsunami on 11 March. The first C-17s, however, were going into Sendai on 20 March after the USAF's 320th special tactics … [Read more...]

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Waiting to Retire to the Philippines?

February 21, 2011 by 13 Comments
Retire in the Philippines

Yesterday was my friend Bob's birthday and as I was sending him a Happy Birthday email I realized he is part of a growing list of people I know who didn't wait and spend the best years of their lives 'waiting until the time is right' before they retire to the Philippines and started living the life they wanted to, instead of the life that those magical, mystery 'they' folks that hand around the periphery of everyone's life seem concerned with guiding their friends into. (You might also like … [Read more...]

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