The Good, The Bad, The Philippines
The Good, The Bad, The Philippines
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Answering your QUESTIONS about the house and truck!
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Answering your QUESTIONS about the house and truck!
Full HOUSE TOUR!!! Nueva Ecija, Philippines #homebuildingjourney #filamcouple #philippines
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If you haven't watched the vlog before this one, and you have an interest in this home, please do. I talk about where we are and how close we are to things like the market, SM Malls, Hospitals, etc. I will also upload a vlog that answers many of the questions I am being asked about our home. I had no idea our humble home would generate so much interest, but it is encouraging and helps me to fee...
Goodbye Philippines, Hello Texas! #filamcouple #philippines #texas
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Goodbye Philippines, Hello Texas! #filamcouple #philippines #texas
Moving to Texas, Why?/ 1 Year House Update
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Come hang out with me on the pool deck on a beautiful evening, while I explain why we have decided to move to Texas for a while. We have also been in our home for about a year and a half now, so I will give you a 1 Year Review (Even if it's been more than an year :-) )
Processing your baby’s PASSPORT in just 3 MONTHS! #philippines #usa
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Processing your baby’s PASSPORT in just 3 MONTHS! #philippines #usa
Ways to get a CLEAN land title in the Philippines! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
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Part 1: My condo nightmare! ua-cam.com/video/_RBZqNAfqSM/v-deo.htmlsi=vMnk5-ncpvAcaLZQ Part 2: Red flags in buying land! ua-cam.com/video/RdSNEx-z8JY/v-deo.htmlsi=NP1GQ4O75EFC91b6
Digging a DEEP WELL in the Philippines! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
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Digging a DEEP WELL in the Philippines! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
Red flags everyone should look for when searching for land in the Philippines!
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| Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/_RBZqNAfqSM/v-deo.htmlsi=RuXxVZD2Fxtp0R5Z #buildinghomes #philippines
1st year REVIEW of our Solar System performance! | #philippines #solar #solarsystem 🇵🇭
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1st year REVIEW of our Solar System performance! | #philippines #solar #solarsystem 🇵🇭
BEWARE of this kind of DEVELOPER! / Real Estate in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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BEWARE of this kind of DEVELOPER! / Real Estate in the Philippines 🇵🇭
She wants NORMAL DELIVERY so she gave birth in this place! 🇵🇭
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She wants NORMAL DELIVERY so she gave birth in this place! 🇵🇭
American and Filipina couple achieved their goals! | Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
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American and Filipina couple achieved their goals! | Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
Slow Internet?? No problem! Install this ANYWHERE in the Philippines! 🇵🇭
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Slow Internet?? No problem! Install this ANYWHERE in the Philippines! 🇵🇭
Exploring “SeaWorld San Antonio, The Schlitterbahn Resort, and The Alamo”
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Exploring “SeaWorld San Antonio, The Schlitterbahn Resort, and The Alamo”
Surprise Baby Shower for Benjamin Baker! Texas, USA
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Surprise Baby Shower for Benjamin Baker! Texas, USA
US Immigrant Visa Q&A / St. Lukes Medical Process/ Section 221 G / IR1
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US Immigrant Visa Q&A / St. Lukes Medical Process/ Section 221 G / IR1
The story behind our Online Wedding!
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The story behind our Online Wedding!
I brought my Wife to America!
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I brought my Wife to America!
Update on our Landscape / Phase 2
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Update on our Landscape / Phase 2
My Wife’s Spousal Visa Journey 2023
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My Wife’s Spousal Visa Journey 2023
What you NEED to know about Ford Ranger Wildtrak 2023!
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What you NEED to know about Ford Ranger Wildtrak 2023!
VA Healthcare in the Philippines | Part 2
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VA Healthcare in the Philippines | Part 2
Let’s talk about FMP (Foreign Medical Program) in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭
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Let’s talk about FMP (Foreign Medical Program) in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭
How much to pay a caretaker in PI?
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How much to pay a caretaker in PI?
My 13A Spousal Visa journey! | Philippines🇵🇭
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My 13A Spousal Visa journey! | Philippines🇵🇭
Meet our FORD RANGER Wildtrak 2023 || Philippines
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Meet our FORD RANGER Wildtrak 2023 || Philippines
Building Home in the Philippines | Central Luzon | 2022
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Building Home in the Philippines | Central Luzon | 2022
Our landscaping journey begins! December 2022
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Our landscaping journey begins! December 2022
SOLAR Update! Part 2/2
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SOLAR Update! Part 2/2

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @poetwarriorrare9489
    @poetwarriorrare9489 День тому

    LOVE your videos. Do you have any knowledge or can you lead me to anyone who has experience buying "used" condos. I have a lot of skepticism about buying a condo in metro manila in a building still under construction. I'm more comfortable buying a condo in a completed building from someone who has had a life change and wants to sell. Clearly, in the USA i can simply go to Zillow or a dozen other places and get data like, "when" was the condo built, original selling price, what materials are the cabinets made of, monthly maintence fees and other important things. It feels like pulling teeth trying to get any data at all about resale condos. Lamudi often gives a name of an agent but i failed to get answers from them. They either dont return my emails or tell me they will find out and never are successful. Often they just tell me the seller changed their mind and wont sell. In the USA, real estate people answer all those questions easily. SO, if you could refer me to anyone who knows these things, i'd appreciate it. I'll actually be back in the Phils in a couple of weeks for baby christening and family matters. Also did you ever sell your home and get back to Texas?

  • @helteeb8878
    @helteeb8878 День тому

    the rebels are hiding on the other side of the islands......thats his secret...thats why he's moving out...

  • @emilyflorlucena
    @emilyflorlucena День тому

    Nice bili din ako nyan ❤❤❤❤

  • @WilliamFluery
    @WilliamFluery 6 днів тому

    If I had to re-plan education for my three boys again, I would home school.

  • @kurtie06
    @kurtie06 8 днів тому

    Sold this house already?

  • @cryptolad
    @cryptolad 10 днів тому

    I thought you were Air Force? you look great in Pink! I have been doing to and living in the Philippines since 2008 - was a much better health system prior to FMP - Thanks for your insights and sharing your experiences - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours ...

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      There was no option on gown colors or pink would not have been chosen .

  • @lnam5026
    @lnam5026 11 днів тому

    Awww the last part of the vlog😢❤❤

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Didn't mean to get so sloppy with my feelings, just got a little sideways while thinking about my daughters. They haven't spoken to me in a long time and that pain wells up every now and then.

  • @lnam5026
    @lnam5026 11 днів тому

    Hello! New subscriber here. My husband is a retired AF, too. We are planning to retire in the Philippines 7 years from now. Welcome back to the States. ❤🇺🇸 very hopeful for MAGA🎉❤

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Please let your husband know I appreciate his service and you for putting up with your husbands choice to serve. Sometimes that choice is even more difficult for the family. Appreciate you subscribing!

  • @WI.Cheesehead
    @WI.Cheesehead 11 днів тому

    What bed is this? I still need to buy one for our baby!😂

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      The brand is 4Moms. Little Rickey has done well with it!

  • @NeoChicago
    @NeoChicago 11 днів тому

    That's great you sold the house and truck fast. That house is awesome. You come out so genuinely nice. I wish the best for you and your family.

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Appreciate the kind words brother. Appreciate you watching!

  • @markl192
    @markl192 13 днів тому

    Hay man, I'm retired military Also, I've been divorced couple of times to filipina girls I was so glad when I finally retired single and debt free now i do whatever I want with no debt and no stress. I go to the Philippines often. I have a condo over there and have been enjoying the retiredstress free life for years .I gotta hand it to you for taking on so much debt and responsibility after you retired. My god man what if that girl divorces you. I would never put myself in your spot, just my thoughts

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      I suppose I just don't enter into a relationship with that thought in my mind. I am a relationship kind of guy and there are some aspects of single life that I miss on rare occasions. Peace and Quiet being one of them . But for all the benefits of being single, none of them are enough to make me not want a strong marriage. Takes a lot of work, but to me, it's worth it. Appreciate you watching!

  • @markl192
    @markl192 13 днів тому

    So you sold everything and moved to a third world country, the philippines? For a girl?!?! Now you're having to move back and you have to rent or buy a new home. How old are you?

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Actually, had planned to retire in the PI regardless if there were a relationship involved or not. Just happens that I retired during COVID and had been Long Distance Dating Jenn for several years at that point. Just kind of sped things up a bit with the online marriage so that the PI would allow me back in and Jenn and I could start a life together. Also, I don't think I ever said "I have to move back to the US". It was a choice I made so that my stepson could get a quality education and have the opportunity to do more than "Call Center Agent" in the PI in the future. I am 61 years young .

    • @markl192
      @markl192 5 днів тому

      @rickbaker0217 you were gonna move to the Philippines, regardless, if there was a relationship or not but you got married online. You're not making any sense, but it's okay man. I hope it works out for you, but you might end up learning the hard way. I retired from the military about 12 years ago. I'm 55 years old debt free, and plenty of money 2 homes rental property a condo in BGC Philippines I've been traveling back and forth to the philippines since 2007. And would never get married to a filipina, and I d*** sure would bring her to the states. I mean, if it works for you, that's great, that's just not what I consider retiring, sorry, just my opinion.

  • @theforgotten5661
    @theforgotten5661 14 днів тому

    Everybody has to pay the travel tax at the airport even foreigners if you stay over 6 months and also a clearance from immigration before you take off on the airplane

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Actually with me being a Resident, I can come and go as I please without clearance from immigration.

  • @theforgotten5661
    @theforgotten5661 14 днів тому

    I'd like to know how you got married without a counselor report of marriage that needs to be filled out in the philippines at the us embassy in manila or in cebu consulate that needs to be filled up before you even get married especially if you have ever been married before

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      We married online, but through the State of Utah. Once we married, Jenn had to file the marriage certificate with the DFA after securing the document showing she had never been married. It was all done after our actual marriage.

    • @theforgotten5661
      @theforgotten5661 5 днів тому

      @rickbaker0217 but you also have to show proof of non marriage

  • @bobarnolf7379
    @bobarnolf7379 17 днів тому

    The hat's gotta go!

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      It sits proudly on the dashboard of our car. I'm just amazed that Elon liked it so much, that he actually copied me and got his own .

  • @JaysPHJourney
    @JaysPHJourney 17 днів тому

    Here again

  • @JaysPHJourney
    @JaysPHJourney 17 днів тому

    New here and a beautiful house and nice truck , coming back to the US is rough , immigrants are killing lots of people and many other crimes , best of luck

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Toughest part has been the insane amount that everything has increased in price since I left in 2021😦

  • @travelingnegro2787
    @travelingnegro2787 18 днів тому

    How much for a down payment for everything?? I correctly live and work in Korea ( For the last 20 years) I I'm a member of Navy Federal Credit Credit Union) What would you exept for a down payment???

  • @FrancisDerbis
    @FrancisDerbis 19 днів тому

    MAGA 2024!!!!

  • @FrancisDerbis
    @FrancisDerbis 19 днів тому

    THAT HAT IS GREAT!!

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Appreciate that. Elon liked it so much he got one for himself .

  • @geraldwilliams8189
    @geraldwilliams8189 19 днів тому

    Would you sell the extra lot as well

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      For now Gerald, we will hand on to it. We don't know what the future holds for us and there is a remote possibility that after Genesis graduates and makes his way, that we might return and build again. Time will tell.

  • @JeffreyMarquis-t9c
    @JeffreyMarquis-t9c 19 днів тому

    Nice home

  • @kevinjaylaurel619
    @kevinjaylaurel619 19 днів тому

    d kaya ma bilis ma bengkong ang rear axle?

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Well, it was never an issue for us. It held up well out in the province!

  • @JowellRivera
    @JowellRivera 19 днів тому

    How much are you asking?

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Sold three days after the vlog was posted Jowell. Sorry sir!

  • @FrancisDerbis
    @FrancisDerbis 19 днів тому

    I am retired Navy moving to the Philippines

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Lot of ex Navy in the PI Francis. You will come across many when you get there. As a matter of fact, the gentleman that bought our home is ex Navy!

  • @thefilipinapee
    @thefilipinapee 19 днів тому

    You won’t regret putting your children in school USA 🇺🇸. They may not get STEM education the PH. At the end of the day! It’s all about your children. Congratulations on new child! Houses won’t leave you a legacy, but children do.

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Agreed! I am confident it was a good choice and will open so much more opportunity for Genesis that he just wouldn't have there.

  • @patrickhepburn7867
    @patrickhepburn7867 20 днів тому

    Happy you will keep the house in pinoy

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      We sold our home in the Philippines, but we still have some of our property so if we ever return, we have a place that we love, to build on.

  • @patrickhepburn7867
    @patrickhepburn7867 20 днів тому

    Could you wait until til he is ready for school and then move back. Good luck.

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      Genesis was in the middle of his Freshman year and the schools were not closing any of his learning gaps brought about by locking kids out of school for 2.5 years during COVID. The school in Texas he attends, closed all those gaps in the last 4 months of his Freshman year of High School.

  • @patrickhepburn7867
    @patrickhepburn7867 21 день тому

    Does your house have to be wired for solar when built?. We have 6 breakers and not sure of wiring.

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 5 днів тому

      No. Your existing wiring will work off of the solar power that converts from DC to AC through the invertor that is installed with the solar panels.

  • @joevelasco7241
    @joevelasco7241 23 дні тому

    Hello Rick - Just a short note about your vlogs. Sometimes they seem long winded. I guess I’m more of a get to the bottom line type person. But it’s your show. Much respect to you for your military service.

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      No worries Joe, never claimed to not ramble now and then . It's just how my 61 year old brain works. I don't script anything so I just have to pull it out of the old brain and sometimes it lags!

  • @joevelasco7241
    @joevelasco7241 23 дні тому

    Hello Rick- I was watching some of your vlogs. Now that you’ve sold that beautiful home in the Philippines and live in Texas, my question is: The move back to the US, is it permanent?

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      We are settling in for a while. Just bought a home here in Bullard. We have decided to stay at least till Genesis graduates and goes of to the Air Force. Then we will decide about what we want to do for our other two boys. So, just can't commit to permanent at this point. Time will tell.

  • @jesusbautista9466
    @jesusbautista9466 24 дні тому

    I love the hat🤙 stay strong

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      Thank you Jesus! Seems the ship might be turning in a new direction after November and I am looking for Greatness again!

  • @BrianKing-gl9er
    @BrianKing-gl9er 26 днів тому

    nice place, currently in FLA. looking for land on Cebu....

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      Best of luck in your land search brother Brian!

  • @a4ordy877
    @a4ordy877 27 днів тому

    Thanks for making this video. It was something that I have been giving a lot of thought to (medical). Kicking around the idea of moving there in 5-6 yrs when I retire

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      It is very different in the PI so it is worth giving it a lot of thought. I hear story after story of Expats that come to the Philippines and can't get the care that their medical issues require. Those stories usually don't end well.

  • @a4ordy877
    @a4ordy877 27 днів тому

    beautiful house

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      Thank you, it was my dream retirement home, but life changes.

  • @TomPrzystupa
    @TomPrzystupa 27 днів тому

    If she wants kids rise them in the are you make em

  • @TomPrzystupa
    @TomPrzystupa 27 днів тому

    Condoms are a life saver

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      I thought they were designed to prevent LIFE

  • @headlesshorseman1797
    @headlesshorseman1797 28 днів тому

    I love the hat brother! 👊🇺🇸

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      Agreed! Love it to . Elon actually copied me on that one!

  • @kyahhands4832
    @kyahhands4832 29 днів тому

    Does he know what he's asking for it

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 22 дні тому

      I do and it's in the vlog. However, it sold three days after I posted the vlog.

  • @ducman96
    @ducman96 29 днів тому

    Thanks for the info...When you turn 65, your TRICARE coverage automatically changes to "TRICARE For Life" which is a Medicare-wraparound plan, meaning you must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B to remain eligible for TRICARE benefits; you can no longer use regular TRICARE Prime or Select plans after reaching 65. As for Tricare at 60, I've heard about it a few times but from what I found online; No, when you turn 60, your VA disability does not automatically change to Tricare; you will still receive your VA benefits, but you may become eligible for Tricare as a retired military member if you qualify based on your service history, allowing you to use both VA and Tricare benefits depending on your situation. I'm just regurgitating internet information found on the subject...

  • @kirandeeplondon3473
    @kirandeeplondon3473 Місяць тому

    Hi what filtration system are you running planning on something similar in Palawan moving from UK soon 🎉

    • @rickbaker0217
      @rickbaker0217 Місяць тому

      We had a whole house carbon backwash filter and four and multiple sediment cartridges. Our water actually tested better than the water sold in the refilling stations, but we decided that since it was an agricultural area, might be better to be safe incase pesticides were able to leach to that deep level. My recommendation is to have your water tested at a government lab and tailor your filtration accordingly.