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Retire in the Philippines — No Plan?

May 7, 2011 by 13 Comments
Retire in the Philippines

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...]

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Jobs For Americans in the Philippines — Are You Qualified?

May 2, 2011 by 43 Comments
Jobs for Americnas in the Philippines

Day after day they come ... and don't get me wrong, I'm glad they do ... people searching for information about Jobs For Americans in the Philippines. Often they ask me about finding a job in a call center here in the Philippines.  After all: The market here is heavily, very heavily English-oriented. (and most of my readers are native English speakers) There's little technical or academic perquisites for the typical call agent's job. It's no secret there are thousands and thousands … [Read more...]

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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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Philippine Retirement — What the “Big Guys” Think

April 16, 2011 by 4 Comments
Philippine Retirement

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...]

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Questions people Ask About Living in the Philippines

April 10, 2011 by 5 Comments
Living in the Philippines

From time to time I like looking at the keywords or questions about living in the Philippines that people type into Google that lead them to PhilFAQS, the site where I write about the frequently asked questions (FAQS) about living here in the Philippines. I try to put the more common questions on a dedicated FAQS page (it’s right up there on the top menu bar, if you haven’t had a chance to check it out). Here’s a few recent queries that landed people here, where Google ‘sent … [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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Medicare and Living in the Philippines — Does It Matter?

April 2, 2011 by 18 Comments
Medicare and Living in the Philippines

Medicare and Living in the Philippines? This is a question that comes in pretty regularly here at PhilFAQS.com, where I try to provide the answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQS) about living in the Philippines. I always tend to write too long ... so here's the answer.  No. More extensive answers to the question of using Medicare and Living in the Philippines can be found at the official site, Federal Benefits and Federal Agency Services for American Citizens Abroad as well as … [Read more...]

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Cost Of Living in the Philippines — or the Price of Coal

March 26, 2011 by 30 Comments
Electric Power Althernatives in the Philippines

Peggy Seeger once penned some mighty lyrics: ... Bone and blood is the price of coal ... ... Thru all their lives they dug their grave ... But what Peggy hadn't figured out at the time was that the true price of coal is far higher than the lives lost mining it.  Even the cleanest-burning, most modern coal-fired power plants are a huge environmental disaster that makes nuclear radiation released so far in the world pale in true comparison. Yours truly has often been a big-time anti-nuke … [Read more...]

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What Should Be In Your Wallet in the Philippines

March 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
live in the Philippines

This is sort of a follow-on to my recent What’s in Your Wallet in the Philippines? post, along with a few random recommendations and some shoutouts to friends who make my living  here in the Philippines a lot more royal than it would be otherwise. Retire Like a King in the Philippines First, I want to mention a few pointers toward what every man wants to think about when contemplating a move to the Philippines ... Retire Like a King.  This is a book review I did of an eBook a good friend … [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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Can Moving to the Philippines Improve Your Bottom Line?

January 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
a real snowbird

Just a short read today.  Caught my attention big time this morning and I really wanted to pass it on. Those of you reading this who are "waiting to save enough money" to move to the Philippines ... or those who 'would be there in a heartbeat if I only could afford it" will be especially interested in reading this: How Moving to a Developing Nation Improved Our Financial Situation ...  To be honest, the move had nothing to do with money. We moved there to do missionary work in Alotau. … [Read more...]

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A Little Eye Candy for a Sunday in the Philippines

January 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
Trans Globe from the past

Hello faithful readers.  Sorry but I woke up a bit under the weather today and I really haven't time for a long drawn out post, as I often write. (Wow, I can hear the signs of relief from all over the world ;-) ) I thought today I'd show you a project an online colleague of mine, MikeCJ has been working on. I've written about Mike before here on PhilFAQS, particularly here More About How Real Readers Make Money — Book Review as an illustration of how a foreigner can go to a remote … [Read more...]

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