Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About How To Travel, Retire, Work or Start a Business and Live in the Philippines
Move to the Philippines Move to the Philippines? Hey, that’s what hundreds and thousands of folks come here looking to do almost every day. Sounds like an ideal thing to do, doesn’t it? Well “paradise” it ain’t, but compared to “working for the man” back in Colorado winters, my last gig before I moved to the Philippines, full time, myself, it sure is a lot closer to paradise and any other J*O*B situation I was ever in before. But, of course, the number one question on … [Read more...]
Start a Business in the Philippines. Now there's a thought. Can a foreigner start a business in the Philippines as a way to make a living, instead of searching, searching, searching for that seemingly impossible task of finding a job for a foreigner in the Philippines? (You might also like There’s a Philippine Pony In There Somewhere — Find a Hungry Crowd) Start a Business in the Philippines --- Possible? Is it even possible for a foreigner to own a business in the Philippines? The … [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...]
You may think at first this post has little to do with a move to the Philippines. But read it through, with a thoughtful mind, and perhaps you may just see a connection for yourself. Or not. As we say on the ‘Net, YMMV. One of my admittedly obscure heroes was a fellow who designed airplanes, and somewhat wacky flying cars and a great many other unique inventions. In his drafting room, he had a sign which said “SIMPLICATE AND ADD MORE LIGHTNESS.” His name was William Bushnell … [Read more...]
Most of the readers here have a good idea of what Balikbayan Boxs are. (Also written as Balik Bayan Box, either way is correct really, I just like to write it as Balikbayan Box) For our purposes here we'll say it's any box shipped from the USA to the Philippines through one of quite a number of firms out there who offer this service. The name is simply the Tagalog phrase for "Return to the County". Balikbayan Boxes --- Issues If you are not familiar with the process, a person wanting … [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...]
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...]
Financial Planning Philippines --- You Talking To Me? Well actually, yes I am talking to you about Financial Planning Philippines. Nobody looks forward to planning life's "end game", but the one thing more certain than the tides themselves is, we all have to die, someday. (You might like 3900 Marbles and Government Health Care for a little insight on my 'take' on the end game issue). I've been involved in a number of cases where expats have passed on here in the Philippines with no plan … [Read more...]
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...]
