Making a living.

rhod · 2016-04-05T03:05:34+02:00

I hope no one takes this wrong. My question is this. If u can't make a retirement in the w we st, why do you think you can do it in a third world country competing against the local?

rhod Member

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10 years ago

I hope no one takes this wrong.聽 My question is this.聽 If u can't make a retirement in the w we st,聽 why do you think you can do it in a third world country competing against聽 the local?

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dinky2408 Contributor

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10 years ago

rhod,
The main reason single or divorced men come retire to the Philippines is due to the availability of young women, cheaper rentals, alcohol and exotic locations.They dont always pick the right women and pay over the odds for services and goods.If your careful about who you meet and where you go you can have an enjoyable retirement, just remember there plenty of people, that will try to get you to spend your hard earned retirement money. So be cautious.

rhod Member

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10 years ago

Have to love technology!聽 I made that post while sipping a cocktail in a Mexican restaurant in Sacramento,聽 California.聽聽Already a reply from someone a long ways away.聽 Your answer makes sense but聽 I think some "want to be expats" are fooling themselves.

rhod Member

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10 years ago

Also, I don't get the obsession with younger women.聽 I dated a girl 20 years younger than me and broke it off because there wasn't anything to talk about.聽 Out life experience was too different.

dinky2408 Contributor

122POSTS

10 years ago

True but for some men

its like being a teenager again, male menopause or it a sweet shop, but yes your right lifetime experiences the ability to connect聽 all important.

GuestPoster254 Guest

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10 years ago

rhod wrote:
I hope no one takes this wrong.聽 My question is this.聽 If u can't make a retirement in the w we st,聽 why do you think you can do it in a third world country competing against聽 the local?

I am confused about your question. Are you asking about how come you can retire in the Philippines when you can't even retire in the US? Or are you asking about how to make a living in the Philippines considering local competitors? Or some other question about retirement and making a living and competing with locals?

antoken ako Member

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10 years ago

I think your Question is not about retirement.....

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JOE CLOUGH Contributor

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10 years ago

yeah ...I agree..the young ones keep you young..also the older ladies have toooooo much baggage..the kids..the family and the bills...my girls is now 23 and we have been together many years...she will fly here to India in May ,its where I am working,,then after my contract is finished off to Bangkok....