Cagayan_de_oro_KanoGroup : Message: Re: Can You Retire Here on 1K US a Month

Phil, I spend much more than 1k a month. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I can
be done for 1k but I think things would be tight.
Brad

--- In Cagayan_de_oro_KanoGroup@yahoogroups.com, "R Philip" <rphilippines@...>
wrote:
>
> Bradley,
> You live in $1000 per month? Or was that just and example?
> If that's the case, I will be there the end of this year.
>
> Please set me straight if I read it wrong.
> Thank you
>
> Rob
>
> --- In Cagayan_de_oro_KanoGroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bradley" <hughes3864@>
wrote:
> >
> > Some may be able to but not me. The peso is now about 43peso to the dollar.
When I came it was 56peso to the dollar. $1,000 US would be 43,000p a month. I
read forecast that the peso will fall to 37p to the dollar by the end of this
year. Hopefully this will not happen but it would mean only 37,000p a month to
live on.
> > Brad
> >
>

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Some may be able to but not me. The peso is now about 43peso to the dollar. When I came it was 56peso to the dollar. $1,000 US would be 43,000p a month. I read...

Bradley
hughes3864

Mar 14, 2011
7:13 am

It depends on a huge multitude of variables. If you review the various budgets posted on approx 6 different PH related sites, you will see it varies from $350...

Democracy Doctor
jayjacobson1

Mar 14, 2011
7:22 am

Your point is well made and true. Brad...

Bradley
hughes3864

Mar 14, 2011
7:26 am

Not everyone can live here on $1,000 per month. Some are willing to help family and are involved in helping the poor. It just depends on the situation. ...

Kendall Ann
okdelong

Mar 14, 2011
7:34 am

I should be able to make it on 143,333.00 peso a month then. After tax here. If I live of off 2% and allow room for growth to keep up with inflation over...

James Bergen
jamesbergen50

Mar 14, 2011
10:27 am

You will be fine. Brad...

Bradley
hughes3864

Mar 14, 2011
11:04 am

On that kind of money you could live in a mansion full of maids overlooking the beach on Boracay!...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 14, 2011
2:54 pm

Any one know how Ormoc city Leyte would be to retire to?? ________________________________ From: arlo_hennings2006 <manager@...> To:...

James Bergen
jamesbergen50

Mar 14, 2011
3:48 pm

My wife has been there and she says it's a barren Island place. Really nothing to do and far from everything - if that's what you want. In these cases of where...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 14, 2011
4:00 pm

It is so true what everyone is saying in response to this question. Ok one variable is location. You live in a tourist trap like Cebu or some other places of...

Thomas M
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Mar 14, 2011
12:19 pm

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hughes3864

Mar 14, 2011
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Hello Mitch This is Arlo - I am married to Nancy (38) Pinay from Butuan City north of CDO about 3 hours by bus. She and her son now (12) moved to Minnesota 1...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 16, 2011
2:17 am

Hi Arlo,Yeah I will be working in Cebu and looking for a house away from the city main south around the Carcar ,Argo area. This is one of the houses I will be...

mitch
hilotjm

Mar 16, 2011
2:51 am

Mitch Thanks for the photo tour! Nice! My wifey doesn't know where Carcar, Argo area is.... what's the nearest other City? In her opinion 5 million pesos was...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 16, 2011
3:08 am

Arlo Carcar is about 25klm south of Cebu city and Argo is about 32klm they are both about 1hr to 1.5 travel from the centre of Cebu city...

mitch
hilotjm

Mar 16, 2011
9:22 am

Arlo, Mitch has collected and donated a large quantity of fire fighting equipment to Cebu. Brad...

Bradley
hughes3864

Mar 16, 2011
9:29 am

That's awesome! Good work Mitch... Arlo...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 16, 2011
2:05 pm

For my self I am intending to buy a house buy the water have a house keeper maid and by a lawn mower not hire a gardener. My budget is about $100,000 au 4.3...

mitch
hilotjm

Mar 16, 2011
2:37 am

Yeah, that's a good question. Brad do you just pay cash for a doctor and what happens for something requiring major hospital stay-surgery? I know private...

arlo_hennings2006
arlo_henning...

Mar 16, 2011
2:58 am

Bradley, You live in $1000 per month? Or was that just and example? If that's the case, I will be there the end of this year. Please set me straight if I read...

R Philip
rphilip_pines

Jun 1, 2011
9:44 am

Phil, I spend much more than 1k a month. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I can be done for 1k but I think things would be tight. Brad...

Bradley
hughes3864

Jun 1, 2011
1:45 pm

Phil, I get by on about a grand a month, which our laundry business here generates. We own our house, and I have a 94 Mitsubishi pickup. A new D-max would...

david keiser
kingsman45

Jun 1, 2011
3:13 pm

Being OK on $1,000 USD is the average throughout most of SE ASIA expat areas e.g. Thailand, Bali, and the Philippines. If you make $1,000 USD on a local...

Arlo Hennings
arlo_henning...

Jun 1, 2011
3:26 pm

Also you must be in good health to minimize your expenses. Doctors can get expensive, even in PH. ... -- I may be the village idiot, BUT, this idiot is sure...

Democracy Doctor
jayjacobson1

Jun 1, 2011
11:51 pm

Buy some insurance from Brad's wife or get some travelers insurance. Something bad happens and they'll want your ATM card. Some prescriptions can be expensive...

Arlo Hennings
arlo_henning...

6:23 am

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