Philippines 🇵🇭 1 month visa extension broke expat

[@Ted-f4o077]

If you are comfortable surviving with $85 in your pocket in a third world country then the best of luck to you. If I was down to $50k while living there I would be booking a ticket home on the next available flight. Things can go very wrong, very quickly there and if you don't see it coming you are screwed big time

[@jamessmith1652]

Most people don't even have 50k savings. Why is 50k a low point for you?

[@Ted-f4o077]

@@erbxvdfb jobs are available if you can get off your butt and start looking. It also doesn’t have to be three times as expensive to live if you choose a smaller town away from the expense of the more popular towns & cities. Same goes for every country. I wished him the best of luck if he is happy living in a rented room with little to no income without any help. At least back home there is some government help available

[@Ted-f4o077]

@@jamessmith1652 $50k or equivalent would be enough for me to restart a life back home, and that would be a bare minimum. I left there with way in excess of that figure a few months ago and bought us another house, a car and have enough left in the bank along with my 3 pensions to live fairly comfortably. That’s what I worked for and prepared for all my working life. Just my opinion but I see no point living a life with less home comforts in a country with terrible medical facilities (which I encountered there twice), trashy food, high pollution and noise etc. Philippines is just not my cup of tea, simple as that but each to their own. Many westerners can put up with the life experiences encountered there with or without money. Horses for courses.

[@NEILBAGELSTEIN123]

@@Ted-f4o077 You must be American im sure only Americans brag about their money and accomplishments to people they dont know or care about. Stay humble dude, one bad health diagnoses and none of your money or pensions will matter anymore.

[@stevesilver7437]

@@Ted-f4o077 You would be just fine. I would have to hang out with a guy like you to figure out how to spend my money. It can be kinda crazy for me in the Philippines to spend $2000 a month I have a hard time. I actually make more off my rentals in USA. But don't spend it because I don't want people to know how well off I really am.

[@inteland2734]

Just a suggestion for you. What they call bed space is running about 2500 pesos in most places in the Philippines per month this includes everything electrical, water, etc. I’m sure less in some areas. This may help with your budget, and may be a way to meet a kind family. That being said do an episode on your living situation.

[@KennyInSubic]

Good Luck

[@scottybear]

ill need it... thank you!

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

Good luck man, hang in there.

[@scottybear]

thank you dude

[@theswede5402]

This should be ineresting, im coming down to the Phils in february and il live quite frugal on 1100 bucks a month.

[@dsrrellgriffith1161]

You have any money saved for medical emergency, or any other major emergency? Most insurance companies do not pay upfront, you pay then get reimbursed by your insurance

[@theswede5402]

@@dsrrellgriffith1161 I do have 10k saved away but i will also use that Safety Wings service which alot of people recommend. For 50 dollars a month its supposed to cover everything they say.

[@theswede5402]

@@dsrrellgriffith1161 I will have Safety Wings that will cover almost anything for 56 dollars a month i heard and yeah i got at least 10k in savings.

[@WuMinShen]

After the visa extend, go to the temple. That may be the real solution eventually for most ppl in yr predicament ❤

[@Battleneter]

What sort of remote work does he do exactly?

[@zodiacstorm]

he never seems to go into any detail of the work he does. on line stuff. said something about editing at one point. editing videos?

[@YuYu-we2ys]

Isnt there alot of casinos in philippines?

[@Ted-f4o077]

@@YuYu-we2ys I knew a regular gambler from Vegas who played big stake slots and tables, his wife loved gambling too. But he said the odds of walking away with any sort of profit were far lower in Cebu and Mactan than back home

[@YuYu-we2ys]

@@Ted-f4o077 as in lower odds or that the casinos are cheating?

[@MichaelStewart-y6b]

Look everybody uses JRC VISA SERVICES

[@scottybear]

not needed, very easy.

[@Ted-f4o077]

never needed to pay any extra to get a visa or visa extension, that is a waste of money unless you cannot manage to fill in a couple of simple forms

[@ifh4030]

Honestly, why don't you set up something where people can send you money for your content? If people find it helpful then they can send you something. If not then they don't have to. You might as well give people the choice.

[@WinningCoachdotcom]

That exactly what he has done. Man you are pretty slow. The whole purpose of these videos is to get people to send him $$$

[@scottybear]

I do... I have details in the description how you can support the channel. thank you.

[@AG-so4gl]

He has paypal

[@AG-so4gl]

​He is monetized

[@scottybear]

@@AG-so4gl yes I am