how much money

[stevewool]

its all down to each of us, what we want in life and what we will accept, the karaoke dont sound as good though,but you have to take the rough with the smooth so they say, anyway a long time in planning and of course the plans can and will change from time to time, but the budget i think for me to be safe over there and coming back over here will be around the 100- 250,000 mark, but who knows

[jake]

its all down to each of us, what we want in life and what we will accept, the karaoke dont sound as good though,but you have to take the rough with the smooth so they say, anyway a long time in planning and of course the plans can and will change from time to time, but the budget i think for me to be safe over there and coming back over here will be around the 100- 250,000 mark, but who knows

As you said nobody really knows how much you need to live in the Philippines as we all want and expect different things.
A lot of foreigners come here with the idea they can live with the same standards as filipino's and they cannot.
One mistake i see foreigners making time and time again is not respecting the filipino culture. They usually end up paying for it one way or the other. When in rome do as the romans do. Although you can bend the rules sometimes
Personally i think if you set a budget of about 50,000 pesos a month it will be enough.

[stevewool]

As you said nobody really knows how much you need to live in the Philippines as we all want and expect different things.
A lot of foreigners come here with the idea they can live with the same standards as filipino's and they cannot.
One mistake i see foreigners making time and time again is not respecting the filipino culture. They usually end up paying for it one way or the other. When in rome do as the romans do. Although you can bend the rules sometimes
Personally i think if you set a budget of about 50,000 pesos a month it will be enough.

that figure is that renting or you have your own place

[jake]

that figure is that renting or you have your own place

We have our own place. Even renting you would do fine on 50,000. We lived on a lot less than that when we first moved here. We now live on a lot more due to the kids going to private schools etc

[stevewool]

We have our own place. Even renting you would do fine on 50,000. We lived on a lot less than that when we first moved here. We now live on a lot more due to the kids going to private schools etc

thanks Jake, being as there will only be the two of us our budget i am sure will be less but its having the extra just in case

[jake]

thanks Jake, being as there will only be the two of us our budget i am sure will be less but its having the extra just in case

Your welcome. Good idea to have the extra put away for rainy days