Enzyte Bob
American expat in the Philippines
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Lives in Pasig City, Metro Manila
Registration: 26 October 2018
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Property for Sale or Rent by Cherryann01
Why is it that every company in the Philippines I find advertising property for rent or sale cannot seem to post decent pictures of the property. Many properties advertised seem to only show a few pictures and most of these do not seem to show ...
Lotus Eater said . . . . Polyester fabric really does not lend itself to hot climates. Linen or cotton are more breathable materials and allow moisture from the body to readily escape. Just for the record I did notify the Indian embassy in Manila ... Read More
Metromart Shopping
During the pandemic I ordered groceries through Metromart for home delivery. They represent over 100 different stores. They also represent S&R.Earlier this week I placed the order from S&RS directly and had to prepay. I used a charge card ... Read More
Property for Sale or Rent by Cherryann01
Why is it that every company in the Philippines I find advertising property for rent or sale cannot seem to post decent pictures of the property. Many properties advertised seem to only show a few pictures and most of these do not seem to show ...
Lotus Eater said . . . .not to mention the sight of bright gaudy polyester shirts hanging on the line next door___________________________________You forgot to mention 20 year old undies hanging on the line next door. Read More
Wifi Calling by vehicross100
I know there numerous post鈥檚 on how to call US, get codes etc. Most of it I don't understand and goes over my head. Like everyone else who had Skype, I lost it this month after it shut down. Kinda lost with out it, but today I had to call my ...
danfinn said . . . . More recently, I have heard of expats using Tello for the codes. It is supposed to work very well, at least at the moment. ___________________________________If you are referring to Ooma Tello which I'm using with my stateside ... Read More
色花堂 expertise needed by Travelnman59
I'm going to relocate to the Philippines as soon as my house sells and I need some expert advice on what I need to do about banking and how you get government business conducted like income taxes and how to transfer money for possibly ...
vehicross100 said . . . . We did that every month for about 5 years until we got tired of going to WU, Changer then to bank, it was cheaper but a hassle driving, parking etc. Bank to bank via WU has lower rate but much more convenient for us now. ... Read More
色花堂 expertise needed by Travelnman59
I'm going to relocate to the Philippines as soon as my house sells and I need some expert advice on what I need to do about banking and how you get government business conducted like income taxes and how to transfer money for possibly ...
Lotus Eater asked about Columbo's wife . . . . The pundits of Lieutenant Columbo (including myself) never did get to meet the frequently referred to 'wife'. Does she exist?**Courtesy of Gemini (AI)There was a spinoff, Mrs. ... Read More
色花堂 expertise needed by Travelnman59
I'm going to relocate to the Philippines as soon as my house sells and I need some expert advice on what I need to do about banking and how you get government business conducted like income taxes and how to transfer money for possibly ...
@Enzyte Bob Back in the old days when the wife & I lived in the states we always sent dollars (WU) to be picked up. The pundits of Lieutenant Columbo (including myself) never did get to meet the frequently referred to 'wife'. Does she exist? - ... Read More
色花堂 expertise needed by Travelnman59
I'm going to relocate to the Philippines as soon as my house sells and I need some expert advice on what I need to do about banking and how you get government business conducted like income taxes and how to transfer money for possibly ...
Back in the old days when the wife & I lived in the states we always sent dollars (WU) to be picked up.Because her sons could get a better exchange rate on their own converting Dollars to PHP. Read More
Starlink in the Philippines by PalawOne
`Came across a Tesla problem today, anyone confirm?Happy trails
Addendum to my post.When getting a new installation get the name & installers cell number. A few days after Converge installation I lost service. A truck snagged many fiber lines several blocks away and I called the installer.It's amazing what ... Read More
Starlink in the Philippines by PalawOne
`Came across a Tesla problem today, anyone confirm?Happy trails
(1) Originally I used PLDT when I arrived in the Philippines. Several years ago I had an outage after 3 weeks of a runaround I switched to Sky.(2) Recently I had an outage lasting 2 weeks of a runaround with Sky.(3) I'm now with Converge P1599 a ... Read More
SSA Direct Deposit to BDO Questions by NN3M/DU3
Hello fellow PH retirees -- My long-time credit union (since 1983) merged with another outfit some months ago. I've had a couple significant issues with them. (Example, I hadn't gotten my new debit card and the old one was expiring... waiting ...
Just a few questions sir:(1) Is your SS direct deposited in the same bank as聽 your long time credit union?(2) Did you check around with other US financial institutions for checking account offers? (3) Examples of offers: I have Chase CC, They ... Read More
Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.
Western UnionWhen my wife & I we sent money monthly to the Philippines for years.WU had a frequent users program where you earned points redeemable for cash.So I decides to trade my points for cash, I had accumulated $150. WU sent me 30 $5 debit ... Read More
Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.
The most important thing is overlooked in transfers, it's not the fee,It's the exchange rate. Read More
Owning rental property to satisfy physical address proof by mati_steve
I am a retired US citizen currently living in Texas, and plan to move to the Philippines in 2026. One of the 鈥済otchas鈥� that I keep hearing about is how to keep a physical address in the US in order to keep the financial institutions ...
Regarding "Wise" confirming my US address. They had sent me an email requesting I do it by a certain date, from memory I think I had about 30 days notice.I do not make large transfers usually enough monthly to my BDO account to cover S&R, ... Read More
Owning rental property to satisfy physical address proof by mati_steve
I am a retired US citizen currently living in Texas, and plan to move to the Philippines in 2026. One of the 鈥済otchas鈥� that I keep hearing about is how to keep a physical address in the US in order to keep the financial institutions ...
gregparker6201 said . . . .Have you asked your financial institutions about this? I do not have a physical US address both my bank and Charles Schwab know I do not live in the US and it causes no issues ask your bank, get a straight answer ... Read More