Comments on: Retiring on $500 a Month – Part 2 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/ Live where you want to live... Live how you want to live... And make money doing it! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Keith http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-3/#comment-6017 Keith Fri, 06 May 2011 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-6017 In the Philippines, I would say the people may have had english in there schooling, but alot do not use it, and use there native language. To say you can get by with english only, outside of Manila, beware. In the Philippines, I would say the people may have had english in there schooling, but alot do not use it, and use there native language. To say you can get by with english only, outside of Manila, beware.

]]> By: Dougster77 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4437 Dougster77 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:08:35 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-4437 Great article on living on less. If your looking for other money saving tips please take a look at www.howtoliveon500amonth.com. Great article on living on less. If your looking for other money saving tips please take a look at http://www.howtoliveon500amonth.com.

]]> By: Jimmy Cicero http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4257 Jimmy Cicero Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:25:20 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-4257 I found the article, Part 1, so please disregard my first email. Thank you, JCicero I found the article, Part 1, so please disregard my first email.
Thank you,
JCicero

]]> By: Jimmy Cicero http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4244 Jimmy Cicero Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:32:24 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-4244 Regarding the article Retiring on $500 a Month – Part 2 By Ken Bayliss, he says this: "Upon entry to Cambodia get a business visa $35 and you can say that the reason for coming to Cambodia is business. This lasts for one month. You then pay just under $300 to various visa services that you can get locally and after that you get a one year multiple business visa." Is this really true? Can I verify this somewhere on line? How can I find out about these "visa services"? Thank you, JCicero Regarding the article Retiring on $500 a Month – Part 2
By Ken Bayliss, he says this:

“Upon entry to Cambodia get a business visa $35 and you can say that the reason for coming to Cambodia is business. This lasts for one month. You then pay just under $300 to various visa services that you can get locally and after that you get a one year multiple business visa.”

Is this really true? Can I verify this somewhere on line?
How can I find out about these “visa services”?

Thank you,
JCicero

]]> By: Jimmy Cicero http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4243 Jimmy Cicero Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:23:50 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-4243 How can I find the article entitled: Retiring on $500 a Month – Part 1 By Ken Bayliss How can I find the article entitled:
Retiring on $500 a Month – Part 1
By Ken Bayliss

]]> By: Edu Pedro Isles http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-2/#comment-3923 Edu Pedro Isles Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:42:52 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-3923 I am a US citizen and retired with a $ 530 social security benefit and working part time in marketing. I plan to retire in a small town of the Philippines where me and my brother inherited a nice home with a big land and farm land that is already paid off. When I went home in 2003, I spend @ $ 10 a day including food for 8 person and we have 3 recipe every day. I plan to develop the farm land of coconut fruits into vinegar and wine production, plant fruits and vegetables and raise checkens. I can create jobs for my relatives and friends and at the same time, I will live comfortably with nothing to worry about high expenses for a mortgage, food, car, and utilities. The crime in this small town is less than 0.009% and the population are very hospitable. I can trade my wine and vinegar for 10 fish and fuel coal from coconuts. Most farmers drink wine so it is easy for me to trade for food. I will visit my family in the US once a year and help them pay the mortgage of what I earn in making vinegar and wine until my wife retired. I will encourage my family to go home in the Philippines once my vinegar and wine production is a success. I can also teach high school graduate who cannot go to college "How to start a small business" with no capital at front. We doctors in the city who study (advance) in the Uniited States. I am excited to go home if the economy will not improved fast enough. Americans and spanish are very welcome and well respected in the Philippines. If you know filipino americans in the United States, ask some info about small town in the Philippines. I am a US citizen and retired with a $ 530 social security benefit and working part time in marketing. I plan to retire in a small town of the Philippines where me and my brother inherited a nice home with a big land and farm land that is already paid off. When I went home in 2003, I spend @ $ 10 a day including food for 8 person and we have 3 recipe every day. I plan to develop the farm land of coconut fruits into vinegar and wine production, plant fruits and vegetables and raise checkens. I can create jobs for my relatives and friends and at the same time, I will live comfortably with nothing to worry about high expenses for a mortgage, food, car, and utilities. The crime in this small town is less than 0.009% and the population are very hospitable. I can trade my wine and vinegar for 10 fish and fuel coal from coconuts. Most farmers drink wine so it is easy for me to trade for food. I will visit my family in the US once a year and help them pay the mortgage of what I earn in making vinegar and wine until my wife retired. I will encourage my family to go home in the Philippines once my vinegar and wine production is a success. I can also teach high school graduate who cannot go to college “How to start a small business” with no capital at front. We doctors in the city who study (advance) in the Uniited States. I am excited to go home if the economy will not improved fast enough. Americans and spanish are very welcome and well respected in the Philippines. If you know filipino americans in the United States, ask some info about small town in the Philippines.

]]> By: How To Retire on $500 a Month | How-To-Retire-Young.com http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-2/#comment-3529 How To Retire on $500 a Month | How-To-Retire-Young.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:08:44 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-3529 [...] about, wrote on his site on EscapeArtist.com, his own guide to retiring on $500 per month (Part 1, Part 2), and included the following breakdown of costs for living in certain asian [...] [...] about, wrote on his site on EscapeArtist.com, his own guide to retiring on $500 per month (Part 1, Part 2), and included the following breakdown of costs for living in certain asian [...]

]]> By: Eleo A. Duran http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-2/#comment-1170 Eleo A. Duran Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:28:54 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-1170 To all the most wonderful people of the Philippines . My pride to our country are the sparkling jewels binding treasures that has been created by god. Now, Philippines has a brilliant shining all over the world, and as a center of Tourism. I had been traveling almost all part of the world, from the Philippines, Europe,and United States since 1977.beaches in Mediterranian countries, ceneries of old Julius Ceasar"s Empire remain old, aqnd nothing new. boring.The environmental beaches are mostly gravels and some few bown sand beach resorts.Philippines now ranking No. 1 on most beautiful silicon white fine sand all over our beachfront area.The jewels of 1,268 doted Chacolate hills in the island of Bohol is the most attracted treasures created by god, where most adventurous people from all over the world trying to reach the shrine place. The island of Bohol is surrounded by sevent five small islands, some will just come out in a very low tide without any vegetations ,only all white sand and covering shells. The smallest primate called Tarsiers are conserved in the island as the property of god in His creation. Now I congratulate to our Department of Tourism,and the Secretary Ace Duran of the Mano Amon Durano family in Danao city, of Cebu, Philippines for the conservation of our national wealth.I am Eleo A. Duran a British citizenship, a USA permanent residence and a Filipino Dual citizen living in California a retired pensioner. In some few years I am going to stay in Carcar city Cebu where I build my retirment home together with my relatives. On July I will have my another vacation and relax for a few months. Looking forward: To all the most wonderful people of the Philippines . My pride to our country are the sparkling jewels binding treasures that has been created by god. Now, Philippines has a brilliant shining all over the world, and as a center of Tourism. I had been traveling almost all part of the world, from the Philippines, Europe,and United States since 1977.beaches in Mediterranian countries, ceneries of old Julius Ceasar”s Empire remain old, aqnd nothing new. boring.The environmental beaches are mostly gravels and some few bown sand beach resorts.Philippines now ranking No. 1 on most beautiful silicon white fine sand all over our beachfront area.The jewels of 1,268 doted Chacolate hills in the island of Bohol is the most attracted treasures created by god, where most adventurous people from all over the world trying to reach the shrine place. The island of Bohol is surrounded by sevent five small islands, some will just come out in a very low tide without any vegetations ,only all white sand and covering shells. The smallest primate called Tarsiers are conserved in the island as the property of god in His creation. Now I congratulate to our Department of Tourism,and the Secretary Ace Duran of the Mano Amon Durano family in Danao city, of Cebu, Philippines for the conservation of our national wealth.I am Eleo A. Duran a British citizenship, a USA permanent residence and a Filipino Dual citizen living in California a retired pensioner. In some few years I am going to stay in Carcar city Cebu where I build my retirment home together with my relatives. On July I will have my another vacation and relax for a few months. Looking forward:

]]> By: Madam Bangkok Hotels http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-2/#comment-443 Madam Bangkok Hotels Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:34:51 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-443 I believe that it's great experience of traveling for whoever have traveled in Asia countries because they have learned, appreciated and touched to true cultural human. Those things have made people having opened-mind and worldwide on the point of view.... Thank you for your contribution. I believe that it’s great experience of traveling for whoever have traveled in Asia countries because they have learned, appreciated and touched to true cultural human. Those things have made people having opened-mind and worldwide on the point of view…. Thank you for your contribution.

]]> By: Ed L http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Ed L Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:28:11 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-421 In reference to Paula's questions: First, check the residency requirements concerning owning property in the Philippines. Unless it has recently changed, land could only be owned by a Philippine citizen or the spouse of a Philippine citizen. Check this requirement. If you consider provincial living, and you are legally able to purchase property, be sure to obtain competent legal advice, as much of the property that is for sale will in truth be tied to several family members, i.e., children, brothers, sisters. Believe me on this one! Once you lay your money down, it is not an easy thing to recoup it if the deal goes sour. Consider rental property before you even think about buying. In reference to Paula’s questions:
First, check the residency requirements concerning owning property in the Philippines. Unless it has recently changed, land could only be owned by a Philippine citizen or the spouse of a Philippine citizen. Check this requirement.
If you consider provincial living, and you are legally able to purchase property, be sure to obtain competent legal advice, as much of the property that is for sale will in truth be tied to several family members, i.e., children, brothers, sisters. Believe me on this one! Once you lay your money down, it is not an easy thing to recoup it if the deal goes sour.
Consider rental property before you even think about buying.

]]> By: Lyn N http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-2/#comment-356 Lyn N Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:17:20 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-356 I'm thinking of retiring in Davao in the Philippines. It's one of the most beautiful places in the Philippines. I’m thinking of retiring in Davao in the Philippines. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the Philippines.

]]> By: G August http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-351 G August Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:36:56 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-351 Hi I'm from Cebu, a local resident here. So I'm very much aware of the info being shared in this site. About the places to stay in Cebu, I think you should check out the component cities like Lapu-Lapu City. All the wonderful beaches are found in this area and this is considered a major tourist destination in Cebu. As a matter of fact, all the 5 star hotels are found in this place. A decent apartment costs around P 3,000 a month for 2 people in Lapu-Lapu City. If you cook food at home, you can live on a P3,000 a month food budget for 2 people even less. Electricity and water bills run to P500-1,000 for 2 people. Telephone line is around P 500 for residence. You spend around P 7,500 a month for basic needs to live decently in Cebu. But other factors like dining out and transportation could add up. However, those are not really fixed monthly expenses. Those are variable expenses which you can always reduce or increase, if you want. Hope this helps. Hi
I’m from Cebu, a local resident here. So I’m very much aware of the info being shared in this site.
About the places to stay in Cebu, I think you should check out the component cities like Lapu-Lapu City.
All the wonderful beaches are found in this area and this is considered a major tourist destination in Cebu.
As a matter of fact, all the 5 star hotels are found in this place.
A decent apartment costs around P 3,000 a month for 2 people in Lapu-Lapu City. If you cook food at home, you can live on a P3,000 a month food budget for 2 people even less. Electricity and water bills run to P500-1,000 for 2 people. Telephone line is around P 500 for residence. You spend around P 7,500 a month for basic needs to live decently in Cebu. But other factors like dining out and transportation could add up. However, those are not really fixed monthly expenses. Those are variable expenses which you can always reduce or increase, if you want.
Hope this helps.

]]> By: Richard Frank http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Richard Frank Wed, 06 May 2009 08:58:49 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-218 Very good info, i live in the philippines and love it, iv'e been to bohol and cebu and found the information good. I thought i would add a comment to paula's question, you can buy over here but not land that is reserved for locals but you can get yourself an apartment for anywhere from 25,000 to 150,000 and it involves a 99 year lease. the farther you are from the city(manila or Cebu City) the cheaper and if your a simple person there are deals to be had in the metro areas. If you decide to live in the philippines bring alot of patentice the locals do not move fast for anyone, but are far more caring than most i have met in the world. good luck to all and enjoy Very good info, i live in the philippines and love it, iv’e been to bohol and cebu and found the information good. I thought i would add a comment to paula’s question, you can buy over here but not land that is reserved for locals but you can get yourself an apartment for anywhere from 25,000 to 150,000 and it involves a 99 year lease. the farther you are from the city(manila or Cebu City) the cheaper and if your a simple person there are deals to be had in the metro areas. If you decide to live in the philippines bring alot of patentice the locals do not move fast for anyone, but are far more caring than most i have met in the world. good luck to all and enjoy

]]> By: Can you Retire on $500 per month? | JetSetCitizen.com http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Can you Retire on $500 per month? | JetSetCitizen.com Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:18:14 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-201 [...] Baylis on EscapeArtist.com, wrote two comprehensive posts (Retiring on $500 per month Part 1, Part 2) on living costs in several Asian countries. Here is the [...] [...] Baylis on EscapeArtist.com, wrote two comprehensive posts (Retiring on $500 per month Part 1, Part 2) on living costs in several Asian countries. Here is the [...]

]]> By: Paula Fisher http://www.escapefromamerica.com/2009/04/retiring-on-500-a-month-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Paula Fisher Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:01:14 +0000 http://www.escapefromamerica.com/?p=496#comment-193 What about buying homes in the one of these places? I'm an American, my husband is Mexican and we are thinking about the Philippines. Is there a reason not to buy versus rent? This is just something we are starting to think seriously about (we have lived and worked in Kuwait now for the last two years) as our contracts are coming to an end and we like living abroad. I know this is a good place to start...but does anyone have any suggestions on more information for some Expat Newbies to research? What about buying homes in the one of these places? I’m an American, my husband is Mexican and we are thinking about the Philippines. Is there a reason not to buy versus rent? This is just something we are starting to think seriously about (we have lived and worked in Kuwait now for the last two years) as our contracts are coming to an end and we like living abroad. I know this is a good place to start…but does anyone have any suggestions on more information for some Expat Newbies to research?

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