Earning Money to Live in the Philippines

Finding Work in the Philippines At 60+.

(Updated 31 December 2018)

Recently a reader made a comment here on PhilFAQS and asked for help on a couple possible issues people often come here to learn about:

i am a 65 year old Retired teacher and Asst. Principal. I was thinking about moving to Philippines to live Although I have a pension, I was wondering about finding some kind of work and good ,safe place to live. Can you help?

Well, of course, I can help with questions like that, and I did:

Welcome Harold, I’ve written more than 1000 articles here so (I’ve been waiting for the chance to say this to a teacher for years), Do Your Homework 

Places to start reading and learning:

Places to Live:

The Best Places to Live in the Philippines

Earning for Teachers:

Online Eraning TODAY for Teachers and Other Smart People Who Aren’t Computer Geeks

Note: I DO NOT recommend Americans come here to the Philippines and try to earn FROM the Philippines.

It’s a terrible idea in many different ways.

But I STRONGLY recommend “learning to earn” even before making a move, and to LIVE in the Philippines but making money from the Rest of the World.

As you can see by Shane and Jocelyn’s  story above, teachers are ideally suited for this business model

Well after I posted that answer to Harold I’ve done quite a bit more thinking about it (and also about the typos I made in my original response … hopefully, all fixed in this version 😉

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You Are So Much More.

(Updated 1 December 2018)

So many people visit here.

Many read, a few ask questions and there are times I feel so inadequate.

I have only traveled down one path in my life (as has everyone else, actually).

I only learned and observed just so much, and the majority of people who pass by here are younger, better educated and many are even way better off financially than I am.

Yet they often ask questions about how they can get to the Philippines and eke out a tiny living just to be able to live where they want.

You Don’t Need To Earn Where You Live!

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10 Reasons You Don’t Want A Job In The Philippines.

(Last Updated 28 November 2018)

I’m posting this as a sort of “reading test”.  I tend to write too long and too complicated, so let’s keep this simple.

I get emails every week about finding jobs in the Philippines, even though in the more than 15 years I’ve been publishing this blog I have consistently advised people that they DO NOT WANT A JOB here in the Philippines.

Let’s see how long it takes before some bright spark reads this article and writes back saying “I read what you wrote but I still need your help finding a job in the Philippines”.

My own guess is about one day, but hey, I could be wrong.

You can write to me for help if you wish to, but I can tell you right now, I’m not going to help you.

You could ask me for help in finding cocaine or Shabu, I won’t help you there, either.

You Don’t Want a Job In The Philippines

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