It's coming along nicely! That's going to be the getaway that you'll all enjoy to no end! Thanks for the update! 👍😎👍

Health insurance is a concern for us old guys... I'm 68, have health insurance, and will keep it when moving to The Philippines... I do not have Medicare part B, etc. Since overseas full-time, there is no need... I'm thinking also that keeping a pot of money for emergency medical care is the way to go... Appreciate the tips and suggestions plus personal experiences... All the best, and Happy New Year! 👍😎👍

Also Pacific health is a rip off you still have to pay for anything upfront before they kick in I've heard expats saying they got screwed by them because they claim it's a existing condition or in the fine print some other limits watch what you do like I said cash is king here if that policy cost you almost $5000 a year at the peso rate right now that's close to 300,000 pesos a year

Been here a while if you take any premium from any health insurance quote you get take that money every month put it in the bank cash is king here in the Philippines and a lot of these hospitals will not accept health insurance they want cash

I hope you didn't drop your part B in the US

Happy New Year, hope all is well.. like you said you can only speak from your own experience. Like me I have pre-existing conditions which will drive my policy through the roof. I’m just wondering if I decide to retire in the Philippines to have that emergency fund like old dog. Your policy in Canadian is over $6000, that’s a lot of money. If and I say if you don’t have any issues you can put that 6000 a year into an emergency fund. Plus my wife would have to have a policy as well. She also has pre-existing conditions, so now we’re talking north of $12,000 Canadian. $12,000 can take care of a lot of issues. Having medical insurance in the Philippines is definitely not in the cards for me. If I decide to leave Canada and once I’m out for more than six months, I lose the universal healthcare we have here. And if I return with any health issue, I will be paying out-of-pocket for medical care. Once back in Canada, after losing the universal healthcare, I would have to reapply and wait three months. This is why I don’t think full-time retirement in the Philippines is going to be in the books for me, unless I win the lottery. 😂 Our universal healthcare does not cover us when we leave the country even if we’re only out for two weeks. So we have to make sure we have some sort of coverage for travel reasons. Sorry for rambling on, but this is a great topic, stay well and take care.

Hi Tom what kind of policy do you have that you pay $5,000 per year$ I would like to look that up. I thought the travel policy would be around $2,000 per year

What type of visa do you have? Does it affect the health insurance? Thanks.

I see they are starting to put back some US bases in the Philippines. Is that going to help veterans get medical treatment at those facilities. Do you know anything or hear anything on that?

Didn't know that about mango leaves. Thanks. Right now i make do with Malunggay leaves.

I’m really enjoying watching the progress on the new house, the guys definitely pay attention to detail. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Great progress and attention to detail.

Congratulations on your new house. Merry Christmas to you and wife.

i liked hardwares specially in tools section....Wilcon is one of the big.....great!!!!😊

Its comin along👍

My wife would say it’s a wakwak 😂

Man oh man, I could sit and listen to that sound for hours. Some would call that noise but it would help me sleep.

No shortage of people to help you out that’s for sure!

The guys are doing great work out there. Well done.

Looks bigger than the Citi Hardware near PARC.

Coming along nicely mate

Nice to see your house coming together. Its like nearing the finish line. Almost there. Exciting.

Are you a member of the band ZZ top?

Hey I am watching from Iloilo

House is looking good. Didn't even know you were away.

Long tim3 no see

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I don't like the new apartments anywhere in SE Asia. Too small for the price, the fitness room equipment is made to look good only & the rooms don't feel like you're in the tropics.

Part of life of living in the Philippines aside from the yearly typhoons. Your lawn is looking great sir.

Which restaurant? I might pop in when im on the island.

Guimaras was a cleanest province in the phillipines and a sweet mango in the whole wide world.

Just need some good old nescafe coffee

I'm in poulilan right now for my daughter's 1st birthday, we have been using the laundry service for our whole stay. Very affordable and helps the local economy to boot!

Marsarap

Go back on carnivore

Nice video. I think you covered most of the important points. My wife will definitely go back to the Philippines when I pass away and who knows maybe we will move back there before I die. I would like to set my wife and niece up in a business that could be a legacy kind of thing. If we do build I don’t want a hollow block house. Formed concrete would be my preferred. I’m not that concerned about the costs as you said it is what it is. My focus would be on workmanship. Having talented guys on the job is important. Nice video.

Just found your channel. I interested in farming in the Philippines. I’m currently in the US but have many relatives over there. I personally won’t be farming as I to old and couldn’t do much. I’m putting my niece through agricultural school in Canada right now. Often that I hope to set her and my wife up in an ag business with farming on the side. Property to me is super expensive in the Philippines considering what you get. So I’m probably going to lease some property for my niece could start farming. Don’t even know what we would try to grow. She is the one with the degree in agriculture so she can put that in action. Not even sure what island. Enjoyed your video. Interested to see you progress.

What island are you living on?

Do people in Iloilo actually look for a good burger except the main ones like jollibee and McDo?

Glad to see the both of you again. Missed your wonderful videos. Keep up the great work and blessings for your new home and land improvement. Your fan from Iowa USA 🇺🇸.

Welcome 🙏 back and Happy Turkey 🦃 Day

Cost 50K pesos... Labor and material for 2 wells? Ty

Hoe much it cost you to build a water well?

How did you find the property you liked?

How much land and what did you guys pay?

Just found your channel I'm from usa also wanting to make a farm here

Beer... A subject I know a great deal about... But... Only from the consumption aspect! 😅 This is a hobby I'd love to pick up in The Philippines - likely not possible... Good episode! TC! 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍

Catching up... Wow, so glad that she is okay... Enjoy your time in the USA! Don't worry about posting... Like me, life has a way if getting in the way of all this social stuff... TC... 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍

Why look like a jail

I have bought some generators in the Philippines and I can make some recommendations. I bought the Norton 3500W (only fair fuel economy but inverter so safe for electronics) for family and it lasted 5 years until the recent flood, actually it's still running but they managed to soft seize it after 5 days of running it with too little oil in it. My generator is a Mantra Pro 4200W inverter generator, I even bought an extra for when this one eventually wears out, it will run most of the house, 2 X 1hp mini split aircons (only one aircon is actually needed), lights, tv computers 20cuft refrigerator and the washing machine at the same time. It's an inverter generator so it can be Parallel connected to another inverter generator to increase capacity which would provide power to heat water or cook or other power intensive operations like running the clothes dryer...then you turn the second generator off to save fuel and wear and tear. INGCO makes a similar unit with a 50% larger fuel tank which is nice to have. If you don't need a whole house solution, meaning if you are willing to turn a few power hungry things off, you can get by with a much smaller and more fuel efficient generator, not just to save money but the logistics of having to go get more fuel all the time. If it doesn't hurt to be off turn it off or don't turn it on. The generator will cost more in fuel over time than the generator purchase price, keep that in mind. Greenfield makes a decent generator and I'm told does warranty. Lotus is sold through chain stores and their warranty is good. Promate builds a good generator well known on construction jobsites back when I was working. If you can afford it you can get a suitcase style inverter generator with a permanent magnet alternator that uses less power to generate electricity so they have about 1/3rd smaller more fuel efficient engines and because they are inverter they can produce 60Hz at 3000 RPM rather than a conventional generator that must run at 3600RPMs to produce 60Hz power. Air Cooled Diesel generators aren't notably for fuel efficient for electricity produced than Gasoline generators. If you want a fuel efficient Diesel Generator you need one that is Water Cooled and preferably Turbocharged that will weigh a few tons. The smaller engine satchel style inverter generators will probably pay for themselves over time in fuel savings and the fuel saved means the fuel you have on hand will last longer. I bought the INGCO 2500 and 4000 satchel types to test. I know they will be quieter and know they will have about double the fuel efficiency and they are industrial tools but I have no knowledge of their quality until I test them but INGCO makes some good stuff or I wouldn't have dropped $1100 USD on them. Good luck everyone and I hope you are all safe this typhoon season. I recommend Inverter generators even if they are the open frame type so you don't fry the boards in your inverter appliances. My inductance cooktop won't work without clean power. Any laptop with a power brick is already reducing and rectifying power to about 19V DC so you don't have to worry about clean power for them. Fan motors can handle some jagged electricity for a time with no harm. Enjoy life.