Making It Hard On Yourself in the Philippines
You know there are lots of reasons that foreigners can have a hard time living here in the Philippines, so there is no reason to make it hard on yourself in the Philippines … or so this old man opines at any rate. But it’s likely you are saying, “How stupid is that, Dave? I mean, who, in their right mind is going to make it hard on himself in the Philippines?” Well it may sound stupid, but I’ve been working directly with thousands of people whose dream is to live in the Philippines over more than 11 years now. I’ve also been living here myself for more than 5 years now, and trust me, the number of situations I have seen where guys (and gals) make their own lives more difficult intentionally is absolutely amazing. Sure, there is plain bad luck, there are bad people who sometimes cheat others, there are situations that are out of most people’s control (Bernie Madoff and your own IRA, for example), but overall, the people I know who have had a hard time here that they themselves got themselves straight into by their own, conscious, informed actions far outnumber the cases where there was noting they could do to avoid trouble. Here’s a few very common “gotcha’s” you might want to think through, or re-think, BEFORE they blow up in your face rather than after. My opinions only, of…
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Making It Hard On Yourself in the Philippines
You know there are lots of reasons that foreigners can have a hard time living here in the Philippines, so there is no reason to make it hard on yourself in the Philippines … or so this old man opines at any rate. But it’s likely you are saying, “How stupid is that, Dave? I mean, who, in their right mind is going to make it hard on himself in the Philippines?” Well it may sound stupid, but I’ve been working directly with thousands of people whose dream is to live in the Philippines over more than 11 years now. I’ve also been living here myself for more than 5 years now, and trust me, the number of situations I have seen where guys (and gals) make their own lives more difficult intentionally is absolutely amazing. Sure, there is plain bad luck, there are bad people who sometimes cheat others, there are situations that are out of most people’s control (Bernie Madoff and your own IRA, for example), but overall, the people I know who have had a hard time here that they themselves got themselves straight into by their own, conscious, informed actions far outnumber the cases where there was noting they…
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