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How to get a Philippine Driver’s License
Today we have another edition of the Expat Answerman! Today we feature several questions from readers. First, we have a follow up from Henry. You may remember a couple weeks back Henry called in with a...
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Journey is not a Philippine Band
It is raining again this morning, and there is a refreshing cool breeze. Mornings like this are a good time to savor my coffee outside on the covered porch and listen to the rain hitting the coconut...
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Getting a Document Notarized
About a month or two ago, I got an inquiry from a company in the United States. They were wanting to advertise on this website. It was a company that I felt I had a use for, and when I looked over...
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We’re Even, Aren’t We?
Over the years here in the Philippines I’ve urinated away more money than I care to think about, or if I were being polite “I frittered away my cash many times”. I’ve noticed this subject comes up on...
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Filipinos like rice with everything
“Wait, where are our fries?” I questioned the sweet honey behind the counter at Jolibee’s in the Island City Mall in Bohol. “Sorry, out of stock.” the cute cashier answered. “There are no fries in...
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Breach of Security
Funny thing, less than 2 weeks ago I wrote an article about Personal Safety for Expats. Just a week later (last week) we had a serious security incident at our home. I would not really say that the...
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Disney or Cebu
From a strictly financial perspective, I could modestly live out my retirement years in my home country. A combination of government social security and some other form of income (typically pension or...
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Marriage Penalty in the Philippines
Today I am featuring another Video Podcast and answering some questions from readers. I think the show is pretty interesting today, with some kind of “different” questions from those that I normally...
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As Time Goes Driving By
I’m boarding Mr. Peabody’s Way-Back-Machine and flashing back to February 2014, the day my wife and I walked into the Mitsubishi Car world Subic Showroom which was the second dealership I had visited...
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Alaskan Adventure Part 2
My last article kind of set the scene and gave a general overview of my work in Alaska. This time, I think a couple stories sounds nice. Foot Pain Work in the first couple weeks was fairly slow, mostly...
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Nuclear Threat in the Philippines
Today it’s another episode of the Expat Answerman Vidcast! To start out today’s program we are going to talk about the possibility of a Nuclear Threat in the Philippines. Kim Jung Un, the dictator in...
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A Tale of Two Dirty Kitchens
“What the heck is a dirty kitchen?”, I asked my wife. We were living near Chicago, thinking about building a home back in the Philippines, close to where she grew up. She explained a dirty kitchen was...
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I want my fiance to come and visit!
On today’s episode of the Expat Answerman Vidcast, we cover a couple of topics. I am enjoying doing these videos and I hope you are enjoying them too. I am still making improvements, so please bear...
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He Who Writes It Down Wins!
I’m going to take you on a trip to the past and yes this will relate to the Philippines (Later). I was assigned to the USNS Mars (TAFS-1) (Formerly the USS Mars (AFS-1) it was my second time onboard...
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Coming Back
Alaska was a nice little adventure for me, and now that that’s over, I’m back in the Philippines. I’ve made the trip once before without any issues but this time, I can’t say the same. For this trip, I...
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Handling Expat Savings
Let me begin by saying what should be obvious. Don’t move to the Philippines unless you have considerable savings. Keep working in your home country until you have accumulated wealth. Tough it out in...
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EAM Paypal, PayMaya and Viewer Question
These days, a lot of people use Paypal or other online money transfer methods for transacting business online. I personally have been using Paypal since they first went online, which, as I recall was...
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Life; I Never planned it, just lived it!
Or Why I live in the Tropics! Long pants are not needed very often. Long Sleeved Shirts, I don’t own any. I’ve not had a pair of socks on since 1986. The last time I was cold, I only had to adjust the...
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Everything Gets Smaller and Smaller
A few days ago, my brothers and I went to SM to get a pair of shoes for my oldest brother. After a bit of searching, he decided on a pair of Vans Old Skools. Good shoes, I really like mine although I...
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Online Buying in the Philippines: Lazada vs. AliExpress
If I need to buy something, I would much prefer to buy online! It seems that most people feel that way too, given the recent popularity of online shopping venues! eCommerce seems to be the way of the...
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