Looks like we are singing from the same hymn sheetOriginally Posted by London_Manila
Looks like we are singing from the same hymn sheet
Looks like we are singing from the same hymn sheet
A place for everything, everything in its place.
And what's that meant to mean ?
interesting thread this.
i havent much idea about living costs in the philis.
when my g/f was here 2 years back--on a student visa--she worked locally and sent money back each month--2 kids back home. then--when she came back here last summer on a visit visa--the deal was i would help out with cash for her kids--as--obviously--she wasnt able to work here.
ive heard of builders labourers out there earning £5 a day--is that for real ? and
expenses there and with an average wage of about £100 a month
so--is there such a thing as an "average" monthly family income ?
how far would--say 10,000 pesos a month go ?
I don't know where that average came from either.
I know of lady with 3 children under 5 years of age living quite comfortably on 10000 a month. 5000 on rental and the remainder on food and clothing. It can be done
We have set a limit to what we send each month & will not go over that limit on in emergencies
AN HAPPY WIFE IS A HAPPY LIFE
That sounds like a great idea set a limit and then don't budge from it
it's not a burden, its called paying it back or 'paying it forward' (have you ever seen the film?, if you have you'll know what i mean) , her mom got 3 of her 4 kids thru uni on her own
but in my misses case that was 10 long years at uni, her aunt quit her job to look after my stepson, sure i took over the 'burden' and we've been making 'sacrifices' since, thou the misses hasn't done this for money, her dream was to be a doctor as long as she can remember, but her rewards will come very soon and her 'burdens' and 'sacrifices' will come to an end
i dont think ros is going without clothes or food??, she can only send what ever she has left , its her money
I wasn't talking about any particular individuals Joe
Yes, it's Moy's money to do as she pleases. Like the money her husband's earns is to spend as he also pleases
In my book, loyalty comes first and foremost to the immediate family.
Just my humble opinion.
I'm sure what they both earn is THEIR money???, just as THEIR marriage is a partnershipYes, it's Moy's money to do as she pleases. Like the money her husband's earns is to spend as he also pleases
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I'm sure her husband understands why she wants to\needs to send money, as much ROS would if it was his mother that needed help
you both are correct..thanks for opinionsI'm sure what they both earn is THEIR money???, just as THEIR marriage is a partnership
I'm sure her husband understands why she wants to\needs to send money, as much ROS would if it was his mother that needed help
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Sounds as if you haven't cottoned on Moy
Someone is taking the urine
The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.Sounds as if you haven't cottoned on Moy
Someone is taking the urine
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Sorry Moy. ..in all the excitement, I thought you posted what Michael saidSounds as if you haven't cottoned on Moy
Someone is taking the urine
I wonder how many here spent a decade or 2 being married to a white British.I'm sure what they both earn is THEIR money???, just as THEIR marriage is a partnership
You're correct Joe. .marriage is a partnership......so really folks coming from years of being married to a British could well have a hard time adjusting
You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.I wonder how many here spent a decade or 2 being married to a white British.
You're correct Joe. .marriage is a partnership
A place for everything, everything in its place.
I've played it Moy.You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.
well correct me if i,m wrong but The parents drum it into their kids that they made sacrifices to bring them into the world and expect them to help them out when they start working.I guess its a culture thing lol as I have never helped my parents out as they never needed help .british kids are far too selfish to be helping parents its a me me me culture .I help my g,f ,s family out sometimes ,but I have pointed out that i,m not rich and us come first ,The question is who will help us if the crunch came ? er nobody .
When I left school and started work Brian, my parents took two thirds of my wages for board, also I had to do all errands cook meals and clean the house and polish everyones shoe's light the fire early in the morning, do the ironing and loads of other jobs, they said it was a way of me earning my keep!
ah the gool ol daysWhen I left school and started work Brian, my parents took two thirds of my wages for board, also I had to do all errands cook meals and clean the house and polish everyones shoe's light the fire early in the morning, do the ironing and loads of other jobs, they said it was a way of me earning my keep!
Well.... My kids just graduated high school and we told em if they wanna finish College then they better get real and realize that they better bloody support their old man in his old age!!but I have pointed out that i,m not rich and us come first ,The question is who will help us if the crunch came ?
Alright!!!
just kidding..
But am I though??
I would like to think when push came to shove, they'd be there in your cornerWell.... My kids just graduated high school and we told em if they wanna finish College then they better get real and realize that they better bloody support their old man in his old age!!
Alright!!!
just kidding..
But am I though??
My first father in law doted on his 3 daughters. .spoilt them rotten even his nagging but loving wife.
His mother died in a mental institution in the early 70s. ..he thought he may go the same way.
What happened. .he got sick, so the family stuck him into a nursing home
I wouldn't hold your breath Fred
I would like to think when push came to shove, they'd be there in your corner
My first father in law doted on his 3 daughters. .spoilt them rotten even his nagging but loving wife.
His mother died in a mental institution in the early 70s. ..he thought he may go the same way.
What happened. .he got sick, so the family stuck him into a nursing home
I wouldn't hold your breath Fred
Naaa...Wont happen over here..Its a cultural thing!!
Anyway.. I dont believe I`ve ever seen or heard of an old people`s home over here?
You're in the safest place then
In fact. .reading your reply to LM yesterday about homeownership being better than rental with the fact there's no nursing homes to be abandoned in, I'm convinced the UK is not the place to be in old age
You and me both!In fact. .reading your reply to LM yesterday about homeownership being better than rental with the fact there's no nursing homes to be abandoned in, im convinced the UK is not the place to be in old age
you will soon as me and mark is gonna build one right next door to your plot hahahahaha
My wife also sends money to her family every month. There always seems to be a reason to send extra...medical or otherwise particularly as they are all living in and around Tacloban/Basey and hard hit by Yolanda. The last few months have been particularly challenging. We are also struggling with very large phone bills as the family have had no electricity or internet up till now. So you're not alone Moy!
Its very hard for many men on here to understand the up bringing you have over in the phils, and it takes time to sink in too,
When my Ems started work and wanting to send so much back home to help the family i had to say stop, we come first so just hold back a little,
How wrong i was , we could afford to send money each week but it was not bread in me to do that,
My way was leaving home at 16 to find your fortune and dont come back too, and if you did well, well thats good,
But now i am married to Ems i do believe her way is the best way, give when you can and have that extra just in case for emergencies , what ever amount you send you hope it goes to the right people and for the right reasons too,
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