700 quid

[jake]

thats true it may not to everyones taste, yes it may be cheaper then here, but for me its the sunshine and heat that makes it attractive, i would like to cut down my stress and aches and pains, this weather here is just so damp for months on end and sunshine well if we have two days of it we think its summer, just some little things that should make my life feel better by moving to the phils

Steve, sunshine will help your aches and pains
Stress levels? That all depends on how you adjust to the Philippine culture. Do not expect them to adapt to yours as it wont happen.

Not sure of the statistics but i would say 75% of foreigners retiring here leave at some point. Usually it is not due to one particular incident just a lot of little things really start to annoy them and eventually they cant handle it any more. Your neighbor might decide to burn a pile of leaves/plastic just when you have hung your washing outside. What do you do? Me i just laugh and carry on with my daily routine.
Not trying to put you off mate!

[fred]

well waht about growing what you want to eat,

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....777#post425777

[stevewool]

Steve, sunshine will help your aches and pains
Stress levels? That all depends on how you adjust to the Philippine culture. Do not expect them to adapt to yours as it wont happen.

Not sure of the statistics but i would say 75% of foreigners retiring here leave at some point. Usually it is not due to one particular incident just a lot of little things really start to annoy them and eventually they cant handle it any more. Your neighbor might decide to burn a pile of leaves/plastic just when you have hung your washing outside. What do you do? Me i just laugh and carry on with my daily routine.
Not trying to put you off mate!

i would ask if i could put my leaves on his fire and then we both would look at it with a beer

[sars_notd_virus]

If you are planning to live in the Philippines the reason should not be that it is cheaper than the UK.

I agree, its not cheap to live in the PH.
but it can happen, all you need is a good wife to budget £700 every month and grow your own food,..and the retired pensioner husband can sit beside his farm or by the beach drinking his tanduay

[Moy]

thats true it may not to everyones taste, yes it may be cheaper then here, but for me its the sunshine and heat that makes it attractive, i would like to cut down my stress and aches and pains, this weather here is just so damp for months on end and sunshine well if we have two days of it we think its summer, just some little things that should make my life feel better by moving to the phils

i know what u saying stevwool and i am 100% agree with you on that very true indeed weather here feel you so much stress and pain and aches ..you tell me about it...not very nice...at all..

[Michael Parnham]

Jake you are right what you say, I tried to live there, but the things I didn't like outweighed the things I liked. When you live there you see everything, but on holiday you only notice all the good things, great for holiday nowhere better on the planet!

[jake]

i would ask if i could put my leaves on his fire and then we both would look at it with a beer

Good answer. You will do fine in the Philippines and be popular with your neighbors

[jake]

Jake you are right what you say, I tried to live there, but the things I didn't like outweighed the things I liked. When you live there you see everything, but on holiday you only notice all the good things, great for holiday nowhere better on the planet!

Michael, i am sorry that things didn't work out for you. Yes there are bad things here but the good things far outweigh the bad in my opinion.
Some people will never make the adjustment, even though they try.

[Bikramyogi]

I guess it depends where you will live in the philippines. Living in the country side/province is always cheaper. I lived in Manila but my hometown is about 5 hours drive north of the city and I always find it cheaper there. P42,935 is not enough if you want to live a luxurious life.You've got to very thrifty and spend to the minimum. AC alone if you use it everyday shoots up your electricity 2x or even 3x higher. Hospitalization in the Philippines in a tertiary facility is quite expensive, and if you don't have an insurance, you'll end up spending your savings. IF you've got a big house in the philippines even in the province the maintenance is still high.

[Michael Parnham]

Must admit, never used aircon because its very very bad for ones health!