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Hey Robert, we are self pay, unless it’s a catastrophic thing in which case we may just die if we can’t get back to the US for treatment. We do a lot of praying. Thanks for watching and your comment

I have not but I’ll look, thanks for watching and commenting

Thank you for you comment, it is a basic budget, minimum not all that is spent for us, just a starting point.

Thanks Paul.

Thanks Mavoya. Hope you are enjoying your trip.

Thanks Maria, for your kind words and support. Truly appreciated

Hey Ted, the $800 covers basic needs, there are 10 categories, and this video shows how we matched up with those numbers.

@@phbornusnaturalized2342 I was just jesting with ya. I watched it and we had the paid up house when we lived there before, but the missus loves hitting S&R with my debit card so I never had a cheap month💰

Thanks Ted.

Thanks Steve, we laugh a lot.

Asrodel, 1250/night. Hot water, coffee in the room, sheets smooth and soft. Jes likes the long mirror and closet space. Wi-Fi was excellent. Thanks Dawg

Thanks Earnie, it’s for the basics only. Appreciate the comment and view.

Thanks Andy.

Basic budget, thanks for watching and commenting

Lol, true Matt everyday is a vacation! Jes started this channel in 2019, but quit for the same reasons you did. We just picked it up again after messing around and getting some views. Then as you get into it it kind of sucks you in, so we are backing up a little but still want to do it because it’s a nice break between vacations.(ha)Thanks Matt

We have friends in that area, I think, the name sounds familiar. We like lights, but they are very expensive here in the Philippines so we will put up a few decorations in the house and set up the tree. Thanks for the comment and view.

@@phbornusnaturalized2342 we shipped our over from Florida in umac boxes 😆 my Asawa had me do a video for our UA-cam channel JenGioPhilippineJourney

Cool how the channel doing?

@phbornusnaturalized2342 slowly people watch I haven't really been posting till next year when I start building a house from start to finish and the cost of it now just trying to get everything done like my SRRV and get set up

Ok, people seem to like home building videos so that should be good, lots of stress in that work by itself, I wish you well. Thanks again.

Thanks Chuck.

Thanks again Chuck!

Well, I'm pretty sure you rwo didn't come to the Philippines to seek fame and fortune. Right? You just happened to come online to inform others about life in the Philippines according to your perspective. The number of subscribers you have will be the main factor determining how successful you really are. As long as you have fun with your vlogg and can make some mad money with at it at the same time, kudos to both of you. But, don't become a slave to UA-cam and let its crazy stats control your lives to the point you forget your real purpose for coming to the Philippines. I really love watching you two. The tremendous chemistry going on between you two is so delightful and interesting to watch. In a lot of videos where I've watched married couples participating together, the husband usually dominates the conversation, but that is certainly not the case with you two. That's really what makes your videos very unique. In some cases the husband has his videos and the wife has her videos. I guess that gives each spouse an opportunity to have an income of their very own. Each one would cater to a different set of subscribers. Please don't ever let that magic you have together slip away. Anyway, you two will always have my most sincerest support.😃 Thank you for sharing!😃 B😃B

Thank you, Bob good advice as always.

Lol made me laugh with that Batman reference. Thanks Joe, great suggestions. We will work on that and we appreciate you and your support.

Thanks for watching and commenting. We have video on the channel with more sights of Puerto Princesa.

Hello Carlos, the dollar has decreased more than other currencies recently against the PHP. Not sure why that is, but even a little decrease did impact our budget. Still we are getting 56p when we first arrived in Dec 2020 we only got 48. Thanks for your comment and view.

We live in Naga city, Cebu. Thank you for watching and commenting.

Near Naga municipal hall you live with your children ❤️?

No sorry no kids for us, we live in inayagan a little north of Naga

@phbornusnaturalized2342 OK thank I was at Naga city in 2015 than 2018 so asked you

No problem only been here since 12/2020

According to what you are spending we are broke but we have plenty for what we need, so not broke to us. Thanks for commenting.

Holy smokes are you Sofa King We Todd Ed or just trolling? Spending $4k USD for a rental in the Philippines isn't very smart! And you probably blow other things after the $5k runs out.

Play nice, boys.

Hey Toby, good to hear from you, we are actually in Inayagan, just north of Naga. We don’t take advantage of the park much, for me it’s too hot during the day and at night I like to be at home, but it is nice. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks, good to see you here.

It’s only a starting point we spend more than this, but thanks for watching and commenting

Thanks Jimbo for watching and commenting, well better to have a happy wife.

No gf, a very smart hardworking wife. Much better thanks for watching and commenting

Yes for more than a basic life for a westerner. Thanks for watching and commenting

Ouch how you plan for that? Thanks for commenting

Hey Evelin, you are correct we don’t need help cleaning and we could do our own laundry. But help makes our life easier for only about $40 a month and it provides income to a young person who uses that money to aid her family and care for her school needs even though to us it’s a small amount. And for laundry we would have to buy a western style machine to clean and that is very expensive here. Jes does clean the unmentionables but for a small amount of money the rest is cleaned for less than $30 a month. So thank you for your comment we are fine as you said and grateful to be able to enjoy God’s blessings.

Sounds like you guys are doing great, keep it up! Thanks for watching and commenting, Joshua

@@joshuarizalforeman816 Do you need a sugar baby boy?

Yeah we are considering just for more delicate items

name any place in the US where a couple can live with 800 usd a month?

Hi David maybe for some surviving beats working yourself to death. But we do more than survive we spend more than our basic budget and it’s for enjoyable things like trips and local exploration. So it’s good.

We could not survive on all our income per month in the US with out one or both of us working, how would that be better than living here? You are correct Jose. Thanks for your comment.

Dear Frank you need to take a trip here, for a month or so and get your feet wet. You could live very well on your 1500/mo but something you hadn’t thought of would make it unsuitable for you. If you want healthcare it is very expensive for anyone over 60 and near impossible for over 65. By yourself is difficult even though English is understood just about everywhere communication back can be frustrating and lead to misunderstandings. It is a foreign country so becoming acclimated can be difficult without help. Yes there are two of us. Your plan seems sound financially just not sure of the rest. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@phbornusnaturalized2342 Thank you so very much for an honest answer. Perhaps the lack of health insurance is the ''deal breaker'' for me - as I'm 74. -- Help from a group of expats in the area I would be in - is available to "soften the landing" and everyone helps each other. They are well established with local Dr's lawyers drivers electricians carpenters....everything needed these past 7 years. - I'd simply be a "new member" of the group to the locals. They have "watchers" - members of the group - for each other - to aid if in the hospital for example.... House cleaners cooks drivers...... all already vetted for us new guys. ---- My only concern is medical. I have no plans to live forever - so I am prepared to exit at any time. Uncertain of what might be needed to exit this world pain free (?) should the time come - that I couldn't perhaps afford expensive efforts to continue on ? 🤔 Some savings but not nearly enough for unlimited fruitless efforts ? -- In effect it would be my last "adventure" and I believe I would love it - mostly !

Well if you stay mobile and relatively pain free, you could really enjoy it since you will have a good support group. Pain free death? No sure how that works, I’m trusting God to work out the details on that trip, I’m looking forward to my new home with Him after but not in a hurry to make that trip. Thanks for your comments let me know what you do and if you come how you like it.

Naga City Cebu island

Wow that’s good. Too little for us unless we want to rough it, but I like some comforts. I had thought of a channel “foreigner fishing in the Filipines” but after being here it’s not easy to find good spots. Where do you go? Thanks for watching and your comments

Hey James answered this in your other comment

Hello Paul, sorry, I really can’t predict how much you’re going to need if something dire happens. You just have to assess what your risk level is and make decisions based on that. In our case we don’t save a ton of money if something serious happens our hope is to be able to go back to the states for treatment. But that’s not always an option so we might just get stuck here and die. We’re gonna die eventually. Anyway, we can’t plan for every eventuality. So we do the best we can, and trust God to take care of the rest. I hope that somewhat of a help

Wow we use one can of gas every 4 months, your household is much busier than ours. We could not do what you are on our income, but we are retired. So I don’t you could do all that in the US one 150k thanks for commenting and watching

You're spending roughly $2.2k USD on food in the Philippines??? WTF? HOW????? I don't even spend that much in the US.

@@David-fu4pg this is family off 4 one son 14 0me girl 11. They can eat plus school lunch We all get up 4am breakfast aprox 200 pesos each leave house 6am arrive at school 630 school starts 7am lunch is aprox. 300 each as burger king plus drink i also give them 100 pesos each as its long day till 430pm home meal chicken chips rice etc 300 each as chicken here very small last super cheap 150 pesos . 1050 pesos per day each child . not counting sunday lunch in hotel . In the school all kids get jollybee are mcdondals are burger king so its normal mixed school chinese filipino brits etc.

Thank you we are grateful

Thanks Steve for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and commenting Peter, our spending is more than $800 which is only meant to show basic needs. A starting point.

Thanks for watching and commenting. We do mention that the effect is not all that dramatic. And we have enjoyed the last few years of stronger dollar, it’s still a surprise when it falls even a little. Hopefully you are correct and it will gain it back and more.

Thank you for a very helpful video. What do you think is a reasonable budget range (beyond the basic, all in) for a couple with no children including medical and health insurance for catastrophic events such as accident, stroke, heart attack. Thanks again 😊

Hey Paul reasonable really depends on your comfort level. You can live well here on 1200-1500 a month. We have a video on the channel with insurance quotes, and contact info for the agent who works. Exclusively in this part of the world. (We are not compensated for this mention I just found him a reasonable person) It is very hard and expensive to get health insurance of any kind over 60, and almost impossible above 65. So that will cost you a lot. We are self pay until something dramatic comes up then we will have to consider returning to the US. Hope that helps

Thanks Michael

Thank you very much we appreciate your comment and subscription.

Interesting but i haven’t seen anything on their site that says rates are based on demand, but you may be correct. Very difficult to predict costs regardless.

@@marvineduardo908 thanks again.

@@marvineduardo908 thanks for watching and commenting.