Did They Make It All Up? Is It True What People Say About the Philippines?

[@calroach1]

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[@tonyjoseph1645]

Calvin, thx for keeping it real with us; it’s appreciated. I hope to be visiting the Philippines next summer or fall and I am sure all your tips & advice will be helpful.

[@nicholascherry5962]

Good job posting everyday Calvin

[@skip2it426-]

You shouting it out with real talk 💯 my brother. Thanks for spreading the good vibes 🇵🇭 👍🏾👌🏾👏🏾!

[@Offgridwealthmanagement]

Calvin, you should ask the guys how much it cost to live like a king in their country,and then calculate from there! You can't live like a king in ANY country anymore

[@TheWzeOwl]

Salute My Fellow Veteran You Have The Con.

[@markc7274]

Best KZbinr on Philippines. The women is with you for money!! Never a truer statement

[@ansonjimmy9129]

American expat here absolutely agree with you on all issues you addressing. In PH almost 8 years, like to meet you in person....

[@mike-ulove2travel]

Calvin man I just have to laugh at this video. I remember back sometime ago here in the USA I was single and saying "I need a woman and I don't care if she is blind, crippled, or crazy". Man I had to laugh at that. Good video though.

[@rbfarrell1]

Most American men with middle class to above incomes, would be able to live pretty good in Thailand or the Phillipines. Even if Thailand cost more then the U.S. I would still rather live in Thailand as a single man.

[@ervinalexander1734]

Keep in mind that the FILIPINA you're with has a family at her home know she's dating or married too a Foreigner so her family is going to expect you to help her family financially 😊

[@mrdacusthenavigator4989]

Unless they plan to stay single, a lot of guys don't factor in the expenses that come with having a girlfriend in the Philippines.

[@calroach1]

Big mistake.

[@SamoriHarper]

Great video Bro.Calvin!

[@seans7228]

Living like a *KING* in Manila for $2,500/month. Straight truth. I'd need to spend MORE to simultaneously hold down my condo AND travel inside the Philippines. But, my lifestyle is *RIDICULOUSLY* good - - - and includes - - - *EVERYTHING.* BUT, I'm still working - - - remotely. Blessed. Thanks for all your solid content too Shoulders.

[@rogerwilco4736]

You cannot live like a KING in manila. Overcrowded, massive pollution, traffic chaos, dirty streets, need I go on. No KING would live in that environment

[@markc7274]

Reality: you need money, and the love in most case is more caring/affection. These ladies are looking for stability and someone that can take care of them. Nothing wrong with this but all of these foreigners should be very much aware of this. Another great video Calvin

[@jameswilson1522]

Sunshine Shoulders is going to be a BILLIONAIRE !

[@jimdouthitt2831]

Been living pretty good with my BetterHalf for years on $1K plus. We even go out to dinner and drinks about once a week. We don't support her kids or any family. They're responsible. Fortunate to have a nice duplex at 6K/mo. That's been my rent at two different locations for over 9 years.

[@Matakui2011]

Yes, you can truly find someone who will love you long time.

[@gregggyf]

Good Evening, I have just paused this video at the 2:25 second mark to state that,... THE WORD LOVE (evidentially) ENCOMPASSES A WHOLE LOT OF REAL ESTATE. Thank you.

[@Windmill2024]

Calvin, it's all about the money 💰 Respect is not a word a philippine understands. Just use them because they are using you. Not day goes by 😂 . Etlon John sings about them. "Sorry, it seems to be the hardest word"

[@checardona1151]

Yup be with a woman who's not the age of your daughter or granddaughter be with someone who is around your age Especially if your over 50 And be with a woman who works and is responsible and wants someone who can be there for them It's possible to invest in things there to help provide For your family even be humble to open a sari sari,buy tricycle motorcycle, or property and even livestock If your humble and ready to live a simple life

[@HungarianVizsla21724]

Gentleman, “Live like a King” is what we call hyperbole (high-PER-boh-lee) meaning; an intentional, obvious exaggeration to emphasize a point or create humor in story telling. Also known as, a figure of speech, NOT meant to be taken literally. Ex: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” or as Elvis sang “I feel so lonely I could die.” Final note, next time someone says, you can live like a king in the Philippines with little money, what they’re actually telling you is that things are more affordable, less expensive than back home, that’s all. The only King is Christ Jesus and maybe boxing legend Manny Pacquiao 😊

[@rickyzanchez7328]

The dream of getting a cute young cooperative woman for the 4th quarter sounds nice(though I doubt it). But the idea that I have minimal rights over there(can't own land, liars legally conning me out of my money because they know the rules better than I do, and the same "believe the woman legal system) kills my enthusiasm for trying it. But I listen to your videos as your concepts apply universally as I look for my retirement spot.

[@lindenh2014]

Based on what is said here, it's as if a relationship in the Philippines, for a foreigner, is ultimately an ongoing 'worker-client' relationship, where you continue to hope that you are her only client, and that she is not providing 'free samples' to the younger locals.

[@skip2it426-]

😂

[@calroach1]

Not exactly but it is certainly a "spending time, spending money" situation here.

[@kennethoneill4176]

Well do you want want a woman who works 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week for 200-300 usd a month in wages. You are over there and your income may easily put you into the zone of being rich. So the woman is partly motivated by wanting a better lifestyle and helping her family. Also if they are really attracted to you they have also want your babies and may talk about that on the first or second date. If she doesn’t want babies with you she most likely just is with you for money.

[@thasarg4288]

1k per month impossible Get sick once and it's over!!! How do they pay hospital bill????

[@calroach1]

Right

[@James-29337]

🤣🤣🤣You cracked me up on this one!

[@sammydavis2666]

A couple of you guys said you can’t live on 1k per month and it’s not true. Everyone may not be able to do it, but I live very low budget even though I make good money. My cousin passed away last year in Angeles. He lived downstairs from me in the same brand new apt bldg in Mountain View. He had his own 2 br apt. The rent was 8k per month. He could have had a studio for 6k per month. Electric was 2-3k per month and water is still 352 pesos per month. I still live there. Been there since march 2022. My cousins only income was 879 per month from social security. We drank and hung out at paradise, kokomos, and other bars every single day. He paid his immigration fees, he bought his cigarettes and hygiene , and still saved money. When he died he had 100,000 pesos in his apt. He died in April 2023, so we had lived there about 13 months. This was the first time he actually lived on his own and had his own money. It was also his first time living outside the US. His gf and two kids lived with him until about two months before he passed. I’m not telling anyone to come there to live on a low budget, but I am telling you it’s very easy to do and still have fun everyday. If you want to live the same way you live in America it’s probably not possible. In march I’ll have lived in the same apt 3 years. The rent is still 8000, my water is still 352, my electric is higher because I have two aircon units, and it’s between 3 and 4k every month. I have a stove and the gas cylinder is 1100 pesos about every six or seven months. I spend close to 5k for groceries every week. I don’t use public transport because I bought and ebike for 43,000 last year. You can live how you want in PI. The phrase live like a king is yours to define. If you’re not used to getting massages everyday for 6 dollars or having a woman feed you at the table, then you might feel like a king here. You’ll definitely be in charge in your apt or home. Definitely come and try the place out with an open mind, and don’t be so generous with your money right away. Move around and find a city that you feel comfortable in. If you can’t enjoy yourself in PI try Thailand.

[@SPORTSTALKWITHKASUWELL]

So basically, if you are not a trick you can live off of $1000 a month in the Philippines

[@garyt7232]

Thank you for always telling it like it is brotherman. No money, no honey.

[@rocketman1828]

"No Money - No Horny"

[@bobwelo]

[@Offgridwealthmanagement]

And you CAN live like a king,if the kingdom is in the middle of the jungle! Ha ha ha

[@stephenfrancis4999]

loves u or loves your money .

[@ghostdance56]

The bottom line is if you want a woman you'll have a woman.

[@thasarg4288]

She got destroyed Never had a chance

[@thasarg4288]

Can't get tha young one take tha old lady

[@ElettMercado-v1v]

I love you! Passing through.

[@calroach1]

I love you back! Thanks Ellett🙏🏾♥️

[@michaelhughes2234]

Hey Calvin yea take away the money an u left with bs

[@ShaaRee]

Hello I enjoy your real talk style. In the previous, video you mentioned social security/medicare. How do you feel about Project 2025? With the climate of USA do you ever consider coming here to work a couple of jobs while creating content and basically being homeless to stack money??? Blessings to you and your family 💛🙏

[@BogsersJazzPopTrio]

My girl 1500 was not enough. Why. Her mother her gay brother her kids all wanted money also. She left me for an older fat foreigner vs me. Why. He had 2500+ a month. More money more love here. You pay all here all all all. Think

[@jimvan-m7y]

No way you can live on $1000 a month,

[@expatrealitycheck]

You can live on $1k a month, but not well. My rent is about $315, and it's for a nice, two-story house in a nice subdivision. With that, food, water, internet, electric bill, visa renewals, *and* two kids, I spend about $1,400. A chunk of that goes to my kids alone. However, if I want to go out and do all the things I like to do -- if I want to live it up -- I spend a lot more.

[@calroach1]

@expatrealitycheck I said you exist on 1K if you're going to stay in the house all day

[@expatrealitycheck]

@@calroach1 Oh, yeah. I agree with you. 👍 I was responding to @jimvan-m7y.

[@Philibusting]

I can’t say that I feel safer, especially walking the streets. But I can certainly say that I don’t feel challenged at every turn like I do back home. Even at the gym everyone’s bowing out to impress everyone else. Here, it seems to me that I’m the most threatening person in most places I go, even the gym. I don’t challenge or try to impress, I open up a conversation with most people encountered. So I DO feel more relaxed from a self/partner/kids protection stand point.

[@expatrealitycheck]

I actually feel safer back in my US suburb, but I've never had a problem here. Unfortunately, I know Filipinos and expats who've been robbed at gunpoint and more. A Filipina friend's 5-year-old daughter was violated (I think YT doesn't like the "r" word) in Quezon City a couple of months ago.

[@Philibusting]

@ I hear what you’re saying but … Do you know how many cases like that one happen in the US in a regular basis? Way too many. And the jails are full of $&@files.

[@expatrealitycheck]

@@Philibusting P********* abound in both countries. As infuriating as it is, I think p*******ia is sort of normalized here. A couple of years ago, I told my Filipina ex about a neighbor who had told me he liked 10-year-old girls. He said he regularly "gets" some just a couple of blocks away. My ex said, "Oh, that's normal." NORMAL?! 😡 It's such a "thing" here that some people are numb to the reality of it.

[@expatrealitycheck]

@@Philibusting $&@0philes abound in both countries. As infuriating as it is, I think $&@0philia is sort of normalized here. A couple of years ago, I told my Filipina ex about a neighbor who told me he likes 10-year-old girls. He said he regularly "gets" some nearby. My ex said, "Oh, that's normal." NORMAL?! It's such a thing here that some people are numb to the reality of it.

[@DirtyMeryLies]

You find SOMEONE but NOT GET LOVED. SORRY, but please wake up guys

[@dingle_Barely]

You can not live on a 1000. There's a maybe if you're on your own. 4k for couples.

[@expatrealitycheck]

You can live on $1k a month, but not well. My rent is about $315, and it's for a nice, two-story house in a nice subdivision. With that, food, water, internet, electric bill, visa renewals, *and* two kids, I spend about $1,400. A chunk of that goes to my kids alone. However, if I want to go out and do all the things I like to do -- if I want to live it up -- I spend a lot more.

[@edwardlawler9487]

@@expatrealitycheckso do you ever go home, hospital account, emergency money to get out of China smacks you like how does one live so cheaply? If I live there I need to travel around all of the Philippines why would I retire to sit around some town and just hang in the house boriingggggggggg

[@CharlesDee8585]

hey roach, sorry your girl kameltoe lost. 😅😅

[@donaldsvnnh3161]

She will be back and can hold her head high with many years ahead. Senile will happen fast for trump and his sins will come back to haunt his dreadful soul. As for the people who elected David Duke Jr. " Stupid can't be fixed"