That is awesome that we get to see the “behind the curtain” of your life. It is important to see this since so many vloggers are not showing their lifestyle. That $80 a month is a great deal and the best part is that by having a smaller place, you only have room for a practical life….with nothing you don’t need.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Absolutely!!
@user-qt7ze5lo6w8 ай бұрын
A TINY HOME BUT, A REAL HAPPY RETIREMENT HEART!!!
@danielhackney78068 ай бұрын
@@MrSteven5975 I remember your old video's with GF and her daughter when you had to divide the bedroom into separate living spaces. Nice to see with your new GF you have a decent living space now.
@time2eat8502 ай бұрын
Thanks for being TRANSPARENT and showing your place. Contentment and having a simple, peaceful, quiet life is "PRICELESS" Stay healthy and GOD bless 🫡🇺🇸🇵🇭❤️
@leonardmarlin43308 ай бұрын
Amazing living space for $80 a month. We put in a 1 hp air conditioner in our living room 2 years ago, but your right it runs 100 percent of the time. I just told my wife to go over to the store and have them put in a 2 hp this week an early Christmas present to us.
@davidwelty97638 ай бұрын
I find it interesting that A/C is measured in horsepower. It shows how hot and humid it it there.
@slprn6716 күн бұрын
You have a really nice setup there Steve. Thanks for sharing.
@MrSteven597516 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching
@jdtravels51408 ай бұрын
You are the king of inexpensive living.
@dfh79618 ай бұрын
Looks like my dorm room back in college!
@gosiagorecka34545 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing it! Nice place - I think I would love the cabana and outdoor space - all this jungle just to sit and enjoy!
@TitoBear6 ай бұрын
Watched entire video .. thanks for sharing. My wife and I built a mini home back in 2019, prior to the Covid Lockout in Guimaras (island next to Iloilo) that is a pretty much the same size, if not smaller. I'm still in the California, but we'll be there by November this year. I've been pretty nervous about living longer than a vacation stay. I look forward going though your massive catalog of videos ... over 1,400 ... incredible. Can't promise to watch them all obviously, but I'll pick through them surely.
@romyv10776 ай бұрын
I'm from Iloilo and I'm moving there next month after working for 35 years here in NYC. Guimaras is beautiful and only 20-30 mins ferry ride from Iloilo. A nice place to spend a weekend if you're tired of city life in Iloilo. I'm excited to the next chapter of my life in the Philippines.
@MrMidlandMichigan8 ай бұрын
I agree with the 2.0 hp air con. My fiancée lives in LILoan which is northeast of Cebu and didn’t have an air con downstairs. There are a lot of LG products and the choice was 1.5 hp or 2.0 hp. We decided the 1.5 hp would be running all the time and would wear out the motor and compressor more quickly. The decision was based on what my supervisor told me a long time ago : “Don’t send a boy to do a man’s job”.😂
@larrysgf6 ай бұрын
Thanks! I loved it! I'm coming to the Philippines in June for a 23 day vacation and your blog has helped me so much to know what to expect..... I plan to retire someday..... but who knows when. Your way of being real in what you say is great! Keep up the great work.
@MrSteven59756 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@smllville0078 ай бұрын
Very nice place. Thanks for the tour Steve! May God bless you also my friend.
@gailmaplesden73808 ай бұрын
You can be very surprised how much space you can have with the proper storage solutions. It's not just floor space but wall space from floor to ceiling that can increase your capacity in a small space. A few tall shallow cabinets can be used as pantries with heavier items down low and dry goods up on higher shelves. A folding step stool is perfect for so many situations and can be put out on the back patio in a corner somewhere. I've seen some wild colors in the philippines for interior and exterior paint and it's true that some colors can be very calming and easy on the eyes. They did a study in prisons and found that yellow seems to create a calm environment.
@heimbone17 ай бұрын
Love your ‘minimalist lifestyle’( as am I )!!! It’s not the high cost of living but the cost of living high. Living the dream in the Tropics ‘on a dime’! Go Navy!
@gordonb17377 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing us around. Been following for quite a while and you have probably the most informative channels out there with realistic advice on avoiding missteps. I love the old Indian, Texaco etc... signs on the wall. If God willing, we ever get our house built, I'd like to have a little office with walls dedicated to nostalgic signs like that
@richardhowe55838 ай бұрын
Perfect size and perfect price! We all got our stuff. Watch George carlins skit about stuff. His daughter said when he died. He had three store rooms full of stuff. I am a hoarder, so I love my stuff. Thanks for the tour and I really did like it.
@cmorales5Ай бұрын
Very interesting. Great rental for $80…
@kevink12148 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! Very nice cozy place!
@Manila-sb3sn8 ай бұрын
Awesome apartment and lots of shades that gives the coolness around your area.
@FinstaDaMinsta8 ай бұрын
A simple life for sure. Looks great!
@smartbiz8888 ай бұрын
Nice setup! Looks perfectly organised and easy to keep clean... Goes to show you what is possible in a limited space...Everything is there... Plus the outside areas provide a lot of additional living area... Why not take advantage of the environment you're in, it makes a lot of sense and does away with any cramped feeling some might have... I am a fan of minimalism and this is a nice mix of that plus many comforts... Thanks for the tour and have a super day! 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Thanks! 👍
@jacko34237 ай бұрын
Steve, I have to say you have a cool corner there for your vids. When the wind blows through those leaves, I feel it.
@motorheadforlife94318 ай бұрын
I just recently saved that Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth picture around a few months ago from a Facebook page. They were on tour during that time in the northern part of the east coast in 1979 from what I remember reading on the post's title. Classic pic. 👍🏼
@---Avalon---Sky---8 ай бұрын
Nice video.lighr grey is ofen 9verlooked as a comforting color,but is recommended as comparable sand colors and blues The Cabana is awesome..like that you have your dada honorable discharge * miss my dad,he did jungle training with the Phil Marines in Subic,8n 86.He was jumping out of Huey's and C130s at Ft.Devens ,where I went to college nearby..That shade of blue is popular in the Phil's That apartment would cost 1809 min 8n Boston.Keep up the great work,1400,and all informative helpful and entertaining.God Bless. 🙏👍
@rabidfarmer976519 күн бұрын
Those rooms remind me of our dorms in the USAF -Kadena AB. Just enough is an overstatement. Where is the workshop? LOL>
@RayH-8 ай бұрын
You mentioned a $2k - $3k sweet spot budget in a previous video. That seems high with rent at $80.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
We travel and go out often. After all... We are retired.
@timtarr93642 ай бұрын
If your retired then why you wasting all your time making videos and editing instead of enjoying your retirement doesn't sound good to me i'm actually enjoying mine in negros got lotta land i. Mountains house for wife and i and travel when we desire
@marcusgraham94787 ай бұрын
It appears to me to me you have used all the space very wisely, I think it looks great and at $80 US a month, a bargain and I do know the area also from my travels, great video, thankyou.
@OregonSteve8 ай бұрын
Steve, looks like you and your new girlfriend really organized the place. Looks great! Only $80 that’s a steal….
@loisaustin62006 ай бұрын
I don't see any little things that look like a young girl would like, no frilly stuff. Definitely a man cave. Does a girl live there or just visit?
@georgetinant94868 ай бұрын
Nice life you have over there Steve !!! good job Guy !!!
@e49grafix8 ай бұрын
great vid, Steve
@theupsidetv20078 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Your apartment looks great.
@Digne1dАй бұрын
That's a nice cozy place for 1 expat but when your gf moves in with her stuff it's going to be tight. Nice to have the cabana for an outdoor spot but I didn't see the outdoor kitchen. It's funny to see the expats living in GBC the "bubble" or other enclaves where they won't make any adjustments in a foreign country.
@stevenwistort99038 ай бұрын
Nice video. Looks simple and cozy. Low maintenance. Cant beat the price. As long as the landlord doesnt kick you out, your set.
@jerrymarshall27288 ай бұрын
I’ll be shopping for a place to live, when I get there. Since I’m now officially retired, as of yesterday, my initial trip (12/30-01/24) can be extended for an extra 30+ days, and I might as well find a place for my (soon-to-be) Wife and step-Daughter and I to live. And then I’ll know where we’ll be living when I permanently move there in June. We’re not looking for a huge place, but hopefully more than so many of the 50 sqm places we’ve found. If you’re in that space for P4500/month, that leaves a lot of hope of finding a 2 bedroom for P20K, or less? Thanks for the tour, Steve 👍 God bless🙏
@rickylee61298 ай бұрын
I'm moving there in 90 days. 😊
@user-mt6kt1yn6q8 ай бұрын
Respectfully suggest: A) Don't OVERPLAN your life. B) Don't OVER commit to the details of your life . . . Before you get some time "on the ground." Best of luck !
@arctan20108 ай бұрын
$80 bucks is barely a night in a hotel in the states. I once paid $50 to sleep in a tent in Hawaii for a night. 🍻
@jacked68 ай бұрын
Any country around the world that's an extremely low price for hotel. Although if you want to spend nights in Makati a western style place is $200 to $300 a night for starters
@rafaelg45668 ай бұрын
Very nice simple living...
@A-RHINO-IN-THE-PHILIPPINES8 ай бұрын
Nice home.
@arnoldvales7848 ай бұрын
Haze Gray and underway is a nice contrast to the blue! I think your room looks perfect!
@mikee56548 ай бұрын
OMG. I have the Eddie VH and DLR pic too! Very cool!
@ims31468 ай бұрын
I gather that being part of the silent service, thank you for said service by the way, you do not lament the lack of windows in your TV/kitchen...but it would drive me bat-shit-crazy! 🤪
@MikeHoncho8848 ай бұрын
Hello, those East Coast accents I’m from the Midwest we have a ridiculous accent and we don’t even realize . You said when you open the refrigerator that you have a “Coca-cōler” in there. It’s funny down south it would be a cold drink here we’d say a pop. I’ve never heard of Coca-Cola called that before. 👍 Great call on the air conditioner !!! My brother-in-law was the AC and heating guy up in the Midwest. He always said keep the air condition on and keep everything cool don’t shut it off keep it running and get a bigger unit than what you need so it doesn’t work so hard. It will be cheaper in the long run, then turning it off and then cooling everything in the house over and over and over just leave it at one set temperature. Let it fluctuate a couple degrees during the day so if you don’t need it so cold during the day just bump the temp up a little bit not much just a little bit couple degrees. Then things will cool down in the evening way quicker. Those type of units are the way to go instead of the window units. 👍 The neck, air conditioner in the ionizers or something new to me thanks for telling us about them. And I have a pair of bone conducting headphones. I’ve had them for about six months now they’re amazing they take a little getting used to at first my ears would take a little bit with the base. I wear them at work all the time I could answer phone calls with zero disturbance background noise to the person I’m talking to. The pair I bought goes on sale once in a while during holidays down to $124 from time to time I paid 145 and then about a month later they went on sale for 124. They start out at about 199. they’re absolutely amazing. I wore them the other day during a laser back pain laying on the table listening to the headphones for 45 minutes took the board out of laying there. And you can still hear your surroundings just as long as you don’t crank them up too loud. And they really don’t get too loud. They’re just nice! The brand I have are called shockz I think that’s how they spell it. I got the model called pro run. They come in different colors. I just bought the black I can’t say enough about them one of the best things I own.
@Mhel20238 ай бұрын
Beautiful neat home. I'm currently in a 24 square meter condo in Mandalyoung. Only been here 2 months so I'm cozying mine up as well. I wanted tiny because I like my aircon and I don't want to be cooling unused space. Something for everyone here, get what you like, fix it up and enjoy
@quinoa326 ай бұрын
wow Steven thanks for sharing your nice/cozy/cute rental for $80???? wow hard to believe you only pay $80, that's a super super bargain! your place is very neat & outside too seems refreshing with all the plants/trees around your place! good for you my friend! btw the painting by number you could've fooled me it looks real, love that painting i think it's called Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer!
@MrSteven59756 ай бұрын
I actually painted the painting myself. Seriously
@notsure74047 ай бұрын
Pretty legit- actually better than where im staying now
@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr85528 ай бұрын
I like the blue color. I don’t like white too plain and neither dark colors. I love the pastel. My it’s pastel lavander. And yes the color of your room make an impact in how you see things around.
@maramarafallriver58487 ай бұрын
Hi, very humble and comfortable living conditions but I think you need a bigger refrigerator
@GSXSF-2507 ай бұрын
What a deal! Just keep it clean and have some cats to fight off the cobras! Hehehe! Have a great time!
@rodhurst58318 ай бұрын
That’s a cool little museum you have there. I’m a Halen fan 👍.
@alleng68018 ай бұрын
I have watched your videos through the years. I wonder if at this point you’re rewinding some of the past. The small space reminds me of my small locker abo and old class LST. It seems to me you have found Home, but yet I’m missing something. I wish you well, and good health.
@FilipinaAndTheForeigner8 ай бұрын
Can't beat the price 👌
@thomaskerns9355Күн бұрын
Steve you squared OOHRAH MARINE CORPS
@Richard-hz2ko8 ай бұрын
It was nice to have met you. We met in Manila at the VA. My name is Richard.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Contact me if you ever need anything at Steven5975@yahoo.com
@CycoPatPonfe8 ай бұрын
Nice , neat and very well organized! Thank you for sharing brother! 👍
@RetireandGo8 ай бұрын
Nice place and the price is great !
@DroneTok7 ай бұрын
Congrats on the new relationship.
@MrSteven59757 ай бұрын
Thanks
@RealGaryGibson8 ай бұрын
Hey Steve, that's a nice cozy place you got there. And the price is amazing!
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Yes it was!
@prairiemark40848 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour. We had a smaller apartment the last place we lived and we both liked it so much. But we moved to a larger more expensive apartment now and we both think it is too big. One empty room and not much reason to really use it. A smaller place, with space efficiently used gives a more homey feeling I think.
@paulmillward70098 ай бұрын
Thanks for sgowing us around Steve. The cabana would be essential for me to relax in. The house is a bit cramped, dark for me. But hey, for the price, is a knockout.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
I don't like it to bright for me. It's warm lighting too
@johnsarkis52918 ай бұрын
I about flipped when I saw the Van Halen photo on your wall. Located in Crestwood Missouri, a St Louis suburb, that was the first McDonalds in the metro area, and the 71st nationwide. The band was giving an interview just up the street at KSHE 95, one of the first progressive rock stations in the country.
@ThePhilippinePipeDream8 ай бұрын
Good deal man
@CavalrySecurity8 ай бұрын
Nice place at a great price.
@ceciliakowalewski77756 ай бұрын
How lucky you are you found a very cheap place. It's perfectly enough for even 2 people. How nice. You don't need more than that.
@remyfilinvest96308 ай бұрын
Very good place for the price
@tamarackmi91958 ай бұрын
Pretty area with the cabanas😊🌴💛It is challenging keeping small rooms uncluttered, I know Not bad Steve👍
@deejay70608 ай бұрын
That photo of David and Eddie, if you were to buy it from the photographer who took it, would cost $2,640 for a 26”x36”
@waynegodwin62977 ай бұрын
Awesome place 😮wow
@JimboandGhen8 ай бұрын
Hey Steve, wow thanks for the personal share and just a simple life you have and great deal for $80 a month. Being a long time Van Halen fan love the that pic and the old fashioned McDonalds behind Eddie and David Lee. Also your fathers Honorable Discharge certificate, thanks for his service. Stay safe and Happy Holidays brother!
@cyndig16708 ай бұрын
Wow! I would move there too. Good for you!
@keithadams23688 ай бұрын
Very nice
@user-qt7ze5lo6w8 ай бұрын
A TINY HOME BUT, A REAL HAPPY RETIREMENT HEART!!!
@dosbaggos55758 ай бұрын
I lose track of time; same $65 fron before and reconnected with girlfriend from before?
@markscott96223 ай бұрын
I know you brothers don't think so, or the rest of the Fleet, "but if you ain't tin cans, you aint _ _ _ t" Just saying. That's a heck of an apartment for $80/Mo. I don't even think that a homeless guy outside of Grand Central can get a refrigerator box for $80!. Thanks for sharing and showing the reality.
@Bucketlist-Traveler7 ай бұрын
Steve, I really appreciate you showing your setup, I like the complex you live in. I need exactly the same thing. How can I meet up with you when I visit?
@MrSteven59757 ай бұрын
Steven5975@yahoo.com
@davidwelty97638 ай бұрын
Amazing price
@stevengonyaw16178 ай бұрын
New girlfriend, but isn't this the same apartment that you have shown us in past videos ? Other than saving up money, I still don't see why a 2,500 hundred monthly budget is required to live this simple lifestyle.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Because you gotta pay for insurance and you want to live decent in your retirement
@user-rd2em4zw1s8 ай бұрын
cheap charlie,thats why,i think i know why he is divorced.
@user-qt7ze5lo6w8 ай бұрын
A TINY HOME BUT, A REAL HAPPY RETIREMENT HEART!!!
@RetireandGo8 ай бұрын
$80 a month is fantastic
@concepciondental79538 ай бұрын
Seen your apt on previous post and seen this recent one. Does it reflect the previous and current GF?
@tomoneill9301Ай бұрын
Hi, What are realistic rental prices theses days. 1 bedroom would be fine.
@paulducharme42378 ай бұрын
Blue is my favorite color very soothing
@peterbrown94207 ай бұрын
I am interested in Relocating!
@runawaybum47998 ай бұрын
That price is unbelievable. That’s a great find bro.
@glennandthefilamfam8 ай бұрын
I wear bone conducting head phones while Im on duty in court as a bailiff to help me stay focused.
@edic26198 ай бұрын
You have a really nice place. We are happy for you.
@user-rd2em4zw1s8 ай бұрын
how many live there,to small,to cramped.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
2 live here and not cramped at all.
@enzos7118 ай бұрын
I had an apt that size, and packed with "a lot of stuff" (I'm a collector) But "you got me beat" lol ..
@jannarkiewicz6338 ай бұрын
I'll keep my Quezon City condo living. Looks like you're having fun... There are so many great ways to love the Philippines.
@tonyp26018 ай бұрын
You can’t go wrong with Daikin split AC. They don’t sell window ACs in the Philippines though. Daikin is my preferred brand of AC. They sell module that will convert the unit to WiFi.
@DrivingPhilippines8 ай бұрын
We just got the Daikin Queen 1.5HP installed. Beautiful aircon! Works when we have very low voltage every night, without the need for a separate AVR
@aso64378 ай бұрын
Funny, they sell window Ac's in my area in MIndanao.. I have a split AC and a window AC in my place. and they are both LG.
@winduncan98188 ай бұрын
I bought a Daikin in Thailand about 6 months ago. I found once I figured out the size I needed 12,400btu I was shopping for features (anti mold) using the website rather than SEAR rates (which was all the local sales people knew anything about). Base unit no anti mold, mid units had anti mold and the top units added anti mold and wifi. SEARS rates changed from like 20 to 27 to 32 but only running it a couple hours a night I didn't really care about that. Anyway, I love my Daikin unit.
@KevinVenturePhilippines8 ай бұрын
@@winduncan9818 Nice. About how much do they run for a 2 horse power unit in American USD?
@winduncan98188 ай бұрын
@@KevinVenturePhilippines Mines 12,400btu/ I think that's 1.5hp? 27000b installed (750usd). This was Daikins top model, I coulda probably got a decent unit from a lesser brand w less features for like 17k.
@davidhosking4368 ай бұрын
Glad to see you are living Happy
@andrewtaylor67378 ай бұрын
Just emphasises, we need very little to make us happy! I'm not so sure about most Americans though, so materialistic and they live well beyond their means! I'd be happy there, a nice retirement home living on £1000 pcm 👍 Check out his channel - A British expat living in the philipenes, nice old boy and not far from you.
@micco60206 күн бұрын
Why does the door have to be open for the air conditioner to work? Also do they have insulation on houses there?
@MrSteven59756 күн бұрын
So it can go into the other room. No insulation
@ChimpsAI5 ай бұрын
This is not bad at all for $80/mo., especially if you are doing a lot of traveling and exploring outdoors. Is it so cheap because its in an area with few foreigners? Maybe I should broaden my search a bit.
@notsure74047 ай бұрын
How much did that cabana cost USD?? Im a carpenter since life and wow good work.
@DigitalNomadsExplore8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour.
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
You bet
@MrSteven59758 ай бұрын
Contact me in January
@user-qt7ze5lo6w8 ай бұрын
A TINY HOME BUT, A REAL HAPPY RETIREMENT HEART!!!
@jacked68 ай бұрын
That place is much too small for me but for certain people could probably tolerate it Filipino style. Not a place a younger guy would take a girl home from a date but for a retiree who wants to be secluded and minimal then it could work. Air conditioning and good toilet system along with proper infrastructure to keep snakes and bugs out is a must. You get what you pay for.
@KevinVenturePhilippines8 ай бұрын
🤣
@patrickmunneke83488 ай бұрын
Why wouldn't you take your girl home to this place? I sure as hell would.
@KevinVenturePhilippines8 ай бұрын
@@patrickmunneke8348 Because guys with a little PP think they need a big house, otherwise the girl will never see anything larger than a stubby pencil.
@jacked68 ай бұрын
@@KevinVenturePhilippines nah I am 6'4 and 34 y/o and I would feel in a shoebox size there. No matter where you are in world these places under $100 a month are pretty much you get what you pay for. Even in Hong Kong they have these places I stayed in for one night and I was done after. A lot of these places are poorly built, not much security from insects and things like snakes. Maybe a single older person who's limited funds looking for a bed can tolerate but definitely not the general population. With more than one person way too small.
@jackbaldwin36497 ай бұрын
Is the air that bad Steve where you are or do you have allergies? Is that why you have the devices that ionize air? I think your home is amazing and particularly for the low rent! Thanks for the tour.
@MrSteven59757 ай бұрын
It’s just a precaution
@ricksdestinationcebu8 ай бұрын
Been struggling if I want to bring my pressed tin toy collection,,,nice display
@zpatrickz813 ай бұрын
Tranquil, affordable...I see no downside here.
@highclassbum25382 ай бұрын
I see one downside.....if he's a foreigner in PH there is no way he's paying 80 a month for all that area. May be 800 a month is more realistic.
@zpatrickz812 ай бұрын
@@highclassbum2538 Maybe in an upper class yuppie area, even then that's not realistic...I have friends that I grew up with there and they tell me the same as the show says.
@MoorDragon8 ай бұрын
Nice but way too small for me. Sorry, but I love a big space. That’s just me.
@JohnSmith-cx7ztАй бұрын
I could live there , 80 dollars per month. Live there 6 months. Enjoy it and return to the usa for 6 months. Jeeping the place. Unoccupied.
@allanbalbuena36598 ай бұрын
Nice area its like a province, where in the Philippines is it???
@KevinVenturePhilippines8 ай бұрын
That is in Trece Martires, just south of Manila, in Luzon.
@Stace1962-cebu.Province2 ай бұрын
Have a quick question can I start my Magicjack after I go I already purchased it and I'm leaving the 24th
@MrSteven59752 ай бұрын
Yes
@jamesbankhead1178 ай бұрын
Nice job brother, it can be done living small and organized……good for you