AMERICAN EXPAT | COST OF LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES | INSPIRING TOMMY | PART 2 | SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Good day, Islanders. Here is the 2nd part of interview with Uncle Tommy (MA MEN) He will discuss or tell about his expenses for his living here in the Isla. Hope these will also help y'all guys to know the expenses or giving you some tips. Uncle Tommy is very overwhelmed with all the good words y'all wrote in the comment. He wants to thanks y'all guys. And so do we. We love y'all guys, stay connected. God bless!! See y'all in the next vlogs.
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hello Matt I will never get tired of your videos, this one struck me right into my heart because I can relate to uncle tommy as a single guy living on his own, much love and respect to uncle tommy and praying for his safety especially that he revealed how much he gets from his social security, I guess if you have some ample time maybe you can visit uncle tommy every now and then, at his age you know it's lonely when you have no one to talk to, anyways as always matt you're still the man, stay safe and stay 😎 cool as you are, sending my love and kisses to Anton 😘 until your next video peace ✌️
Likewise, buddy. God bless you!
What a great guy! Hope I am like him when I am in my 70's!
Me too :D
His happiness is priceless..
He is in paradise.. he never alone tbere in Siquijor. .he living in front on the ocean
He lives alone, but he's not lonely. He mentioned in Part 1 that he has a lady friend (or 2). It would not surprise me one bit if she's (they're) young enough to be his daughter(s)! You better believe Uncle Tommy is in Paradise. Correction: Make that Heaven!
I watched both videos (part 1 and part 2) ... I really enjoyed them ... Especially since I am from the San Francisco Bay Area and very familiar with Oakland CA ... I really hope his battle with the ocean is realistic ... and that he wins ... Great job !!
Glad you like them!
Another great video with Tommy! Thanks Matt and Maricar! Tommy, you Da man!
Thanks for good word!
I agree with him, I am so happy when I am outside of a western country
Me too man! 💯🌊🐠🌴🥥
Awesome video and information uncle Tom man, you got it made there enjoy yourself to the maximum keep safe and remain Kool like you are very humble person
Guys please don’t stop!! Our family loves your videos. You two are great together!
Thank You so much for good vibes!
Another great video Matt! So, I presume his battle with the ocean is one of erosion… Maybe, Tommy could talk about that ongoing project in another video. I saw the concrete mixer as well as a lot of concrete walkways and patio enhancements - looks to me like concrete work has been a serious pre-occupation! Life-long DIY guys, like myself, are interested in that type of thing.
Keep up the interesting topics; you guys are doing great!
Clarence
Thank You so much!
The first wall was poorly made and the water washes it strongly, washing the sand from under it. Now they are making the second wall much deeper, I wonder how it will end, in my opinion it would be good to drive reinforced concrete piles there, then build a wall based on them, but this is heavy engineering. Unless they can dig into the reef rock and anchor a new wall in it. I would works aswell.
Awesome home , I'm retired army guy and I've been to many other countries but same as Tommy we just party all the time. I have wanted to travel there and stay for a month at least and then really make that decision to move . I'm divorced for along time now so it's just me, I'm 67 yrs young , I still work part time and drawl my social security benefits .
Im retired Navy last time in PI was 2008, if I got a divorce again would move there but they mandate the clotshot booster, waiting for that to end, anyways the SRRV retirement visa for US veterans you only have to put 1200$ in bank and pay the processing fees.
When uncle tommy said “God Damn man” as he turned from looking at his ocean view, that’s how happy I aspire to be when I retire man. Would be nice to sit down with this cool man and have a beer next time I come visit the Philippines. Seems like he’ll never run out of stories to tell lol.
He has a lot. You won't get bored with him 🙂
very cool. glad to know he's enjoying life in the Philippines.
Thank you for watching..
Hi Maricar & Matt enjoy watching your vlog/ videos
May God Bless you all.
From Chicago USA
Hello!! Thank you. We are happy to hear this. God bless you. And take care.
hi guys! what a nice person i enjoy to listen him! a wise man have spoken! salamat for sharing.
Thank You for good word!
Thank you so much for sharing I was very happy to watch part two and your house is very very big this place is so amazing keep up the good work stay safe and God bless
Thank you for the good words and thank you for watching..
Only one word AMAZING thank you
Thanks for comment !
Beautiful ocean view 🌊 hopefully he gets that seawall situated asap before it does anymore damages. Truly his living the life of a bachelor good for him.
Thank you for the comment 😀
Love you uncle Tommy. Great interview. It's good to see you are doing well.
Thank you for the comment. He is amazing lovely guy
And he's possibly getting some VA benefits too I like that guy Uncle Tommy.. good vlog guys. I too am navy vet and from iligan city but would like to live ther me in Siquijor
Thank you so much for watching and good words..
2nd part as good as the first.....Tommy's house n lot is really nice and seems like he is doing a lot of the work himself n knows his workers are talented because every thing looks well constructed and planned out....the kids look like they had a good time at Tommys house...next time please ask him IF and only IF he were to sell it house n lot how much does he think he would ask for it since its ocean front property....
Thanks for comment! All of us had a great time. If i will have opportunity i will ask.
Matt, Maricar and Anton , your wonderful videos are always inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing beautiful Philippines.
Thank You for good vibes!
Seems you guys took the time and are finding time to go within and find yourselves its a great thing is it not God be with you on the journey thanks for the vids, i also love pi, thanks 4 serving navy my sis was in also me 5/8 german too usa living but spent about a year there cdo an have a filipina boss shes good too
Thank you for watching and sharing 🙂
Thank you again for share your nice video bless you always.
Thank you watching 😁
Matt you need to buy the Hollyland Lark 150 Duo 2-Person Wireless Microphone System. Your always to low on volume. They have it on Lazada.
Thanks, i need to change the camera aswell. But i will check that mic.
Great interview. I would want to meet you both. I am lock out of Philippine can’t wait to be back
We don't know yet when it will end this pandemic. hopefully soon. Good luck
WOW! He is mucho dinero!! Tommy should be careful w/ people now that he revealed his income! Take care of him Matt!!
nice story from the two cook I'm happy when i live there for me it's enough the kisses, hugs and love every day from my jung philippine asawa, thanks for the Video 🤗😇😎
Thank you for the comment..
SH3 Ronald Jefferson USS NIMITZ 84-94 Shipmate sorry for your loss brother Tommy. You have beautiful home there which I plan to build one there in Cavite. All of God's blessing to you and stay safe. Thanks guys for introducing Tommy to all of us.
Welcome Sir! Knowing Tommy is pure pleasure, he wanted to make a little motivating message for people himself, and he have a lot of cool stories to tell.
500 bucks? that include the house, truck? Part III?: was the house built from the ground up, already built? looks very nice and how does he deal with typhoons/flooding being so close to the ocean, you can hear the ocean he's so close to the water, sounds very soothing. Great chat with Uncle Tommy would love to hear more of his story on how he ended up in Sisquijor as opposed to the other islands, Cebu or Luzon? Salamat and Peace out brah!
135 / 5000
Wyniki tłumaczenia
He built the house from scratch. The fight against the ocean continues. They've been repairing this concrete wall for over a year. One fuel tank is enough for him for a month. That what i know. Salamat for comment and peace!
I love my hometown and hope I can go back soon❤️❤️❤️
Nice place
Thank you for the comment 😀
I’m curious if he has a maid and what that costs? I could live there as long as I had pets. I don’t mind living alone as I’ve done it for many years. Thank you for the video and the insight of this man’s life.
As far as I know, Tommy cleans and cooks himself. The maid will cost You around 5$ per day.
Dont get a maid, you might get inlove with your maid🤣🤣🤣
I pay a live in maid 24/7 @least 4000 to 5000 pesos/ month ( 80-100$). This is with free food and necessary personal items the helper needs. I hope my info will help answer your inquiry.
@@hocares6983 Hahaha damn you've got it right 🔞
Did you get your coconut herb necklace amulet from healer Annie?? I miss her so much, and will be so happy to visit her and get another blessing. Siquijor is definitely a special place in my heart
Thanks guys for the vlogs❤️🇦🇺🇵🇭🇵🇭👏👏
I have it from Jeffrey ;) Thanks for comment !
I love the location I could here!
Thank you for the comment
Hello there...
Watching here in Rome..
Cool! Have a nice day!
I live near washington dc, i spend $500 dollars monthly on average for water and electric, goes down a little during the spring and fall and goes up more during summer and winter.
We do not pay here for the winter, it is a very big saving compared to living, for example, in Poland. The heating of the rented house alone cost me $ 300-400. For this add winter clothes, winter tires, more expensive food in winter.
ZHI I'M NEW TO THE CHANNEL AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU SHARED ON THIS VIDEO !!!
Thank You for good word 🌊🌴🥥🐠💯
If I close my eyes I think I am listing too Denzel Washington as uncle Tommy talks
Mamen 🙂
I like your friend ...He is cool
My man! He is very cool. Especially when you get to know him.
Such a beautiful house near the beach and a wonderful life!
Matt I want to see you cook 🤣
Haha, sure, maybe someday, but it's not a culinary channel 😅
@@IslaPamilya come’on Matt you can do it, it be funny show Maricar your cooking skills 🤣
Hi Matt, Very inspiring. Even at 70, he is full of life, and he is living the life he wants. He has a big house. How much it costs if I have to buy a decent house on Siquijor?
It is difficult to answer, the price depends on the wet dreams of the sellers, the location and the lot itself. I shoot that 5 million php is the minimum for something decent. But better check the websites of real estate agents.
Tommy My man 😀👍
Great friend showing the goooud life👌
Thats my man. Tommy is the king of life. 😁😎
I don't understand why 2K isn't enough for him in PI. I live well here in the States with my 2K monthly pension but I do have my house/vehicles/toys etc paid off.
I live in Phoenix AZ, pretty hot in summer, about 43C everyday for about 4 months. My highest electric bill has been about $75/mo in summer, $25 the rest of the year. Yeah most Americans spend a lot more but that's because they don't do anything to reduce electric use. It looks like this is true in the Philippines.
Electricity in the PI is high compared to other Asian countries. Korea is the lowest at .08 per kWh while US is about .15 and PI is around .20. Mexico is also low at around .09 or so.
Electricity is quite expensive here as it is powered by a diesel power plant.
Our small house bill is around $ 50 / mo. in a bigger house we paid about USD 80 / month.
During the day it is around 34C and at night it is around 26C, mainly all year round. But it's very humid in here.
How is that possible. AZ is hell.
Thanks for always addressing the living costs.
Welcome and thanks for comment.
Wow that’s a large peace of property!
Yes, indeed. Thank you for watching. 🙂
@@IslaPamilya how to apply for a tourist visa?
Hi! Matt said that you don't have to apply for a tourist visa. You will have that when you arrive here at the PH airport, they will stamp you and you will have a free tourist visa for one month. Then after one month, you'll have to extend and pay. The tourist visa can be extended until 3 years then when it's over you'll need to go out of the PH for one day and you'll have a new tourist like before. Hope this help!
My wife cooks more than we go out and for that matter here in Binan City we have fast food, pizza, etc delivered free. What we spent on food in the states for a week can take care of us here a month almost. Tommy's pretty cool.
I agree with you. I (Maricar) do the same. I always cook at home. We do eat outside, but it's rare.
The quote is "the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but I suppose you could say the same about a woman. They eat too. Good for Tommy ( My Man).
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
like to watch cause miss sometimes there
Enjoy our videos 🙂
Always love you guys stuff. I was gonna say, my electricity right now in New Orleans is around $125.00 per month avg. But that place he has is huge. proly twice the square footage of mine here. Also, I'm paying around $60.00 for a tank of gas here so, I didn't do the math but it sounds close to the same. Anton is such a ham... A real natural, lol. Really enjoyed this. Hope to see a part 3 sometime down a' road... -Cheers!!!!
Maybe there will be, You cant get bored with my man ;)
Super filmy. Pozdrawiam ciebie i całą twoją rodzinę.
Ślicznie dziękujemy ! I pozdrawiamy również !
Czy macie może polską wersję "kup kawę"? chciałabym wam pokazać dateke
*datek
Uncle Tommy please rent me a room PLEASE! Bro your living lavish but humble. I've got to get there this year ... I'm jealous T.
love ya from oregon usa
Thanks! 💯
Hey, Wassup guys ?? Another good video. Tommy sure is a good interview. Ask him one question and he gives a 10 minute answer :) He sure is doing a great job upgrading the house and property. P.S. I tried to buy you guys some coffees on " Buy me a coffee " link, but it wouldn't accept my credit card payment ? I'm sure I was entering everything correctly. It just wouldn't accept my address on the credit card. Do you have another way I could donate to help cover your expenses for time filming, editing posting. I'm sure it's a lot of work and I enjoy watching !!!
Hello, Allan. Maybe you can try the Patreon. The "buy me a coffee" is working good, Matt said. Because there was one guy bought coffee. Thank you for the comment and your kindness 🙂
@@maricar4868 Hi Maricar. I'll try the Patreon. I saw that Mario and Margie bought you coffee ? I like watching them also. Margie is always so upbeat. She's cute too !!
@@maricar4868 OK, I subscribed to your Patreon. Hopefully you will post a picture or some content on there for subscribers if you can. If not, I enjoy watching your videos !!
Thank you Allan..Soon we will post a picture . T
Also thank you for the love support. God bless you!🙂
Enormous house for 1 person living there .literally living a good life in Phil.despite of being alone and not scared of being robbed and scam.
You could have a big house without any cash lying around. The odds of getting robbed are a lot higher in the US.
Nice view lol
Thank you for watching. 😃
Dammm them dogs spoke your language too. Awesome. Tommy need to show me the island and how to get Philippine swag on .SHIITT😁
Shiiitt 😎
Daaaaamn 😆
Im same as you i built in philippines in 1970s and i only eat american food.
put a solar power to save your bill and close ocean and sun give you life enery
Thank you for the comment..
I feel you bro. Living for 10 years in the Philippines and i don't like so much Filipino food too. I cook every day my European food. Even when stay at the beach ;-) We need every month for a normal, simple life around 90 to 100k. It's still cheaper than in Germany. In China i was living much cheaper than in the PH. But before 2016 the PH's were cheap too.
Thanks for feedback and more data to compare. For us the food is most expensive and its biggest part of our budget.
@@IslaPamilya yeah that's true. Rent, water, internet is still cheap here. You guys are still awake ;-) Nice channel. Keep up your good work here on youtube. I just finish my business for today. Time to go to bed. Have a good night. Stay safe. If you are coming one day to Manila let me know and you are my guests.
Thanks for good word and ivitation, stay safe man.
Uncle tommy looks like an older version of Denzel Washington evve his voice sounds like him .
I agree 💯👍 Ma men! 🙂💕
❤️❤️❤️☺️
Thank you for the comment
He's authentic.
Yes he is.
Great video and love the channel. Curious as to how the typhoon treated the property and is he ok?
He's fine don't know yet about the house, we should catch up soon, there is still problem with electricty and internet on the island.
@Isla Pamilya thank you, keep us posted!
Pozdrawiam 👌😎👍👍👍
Pozdro !!!
It’s nice when your have enough money that you don’t really need to budget it every month. $2,000 per month in the US is poverty level although some people can survive OK
Our monthly budget is half of that for a 2 + 2 family. So having $ 2,000 a month here is quite a lot.
PS....what kind of car you drive?
OTJ, Owner type jeep, filipino build car, there is separate playlist about it. Thanks for comment! 💯🌊🤿🐟🐡🐠🌴👨👩👦🌴🥥💯 Best regards!
Kolejny filmik do obejrzenia w całości. Co tam u Tommy'ego, macie z nim kontakt? 👍💯😊🏝️
Yep. All the time! 🙂
If you do not need to rent a room, flat or house, the cost of living in the Philippines is not high. it all depends on a lot of things, whether it's single life plus parties, or usually single life, whether it's life with a woman, wife, children or no children. there's tons of everything that goes into the cost of living in the Philippines. do we buy most of the food in the store, or do we have most of the food from our own garden and land. One thing can be said for sure… living in the Philippines is more beautiful than living in Western countries….💪🏻😎 Pozdro mordo…😎😎
Agree 💯 Pozdro!
@@IslaPamilya Always….😂😂
Yeah he drink gin bulag.😅
Thank you for the comment
Where his from and whar part of western
Check out first part it's about his life.
Is he safe from the Typhoon? We would appreciate to know.
Yup, Tommy is good, no damages to the house, but probably still without electricity.
@@IslaPamilya Great to hear that. Thanks for the reply ☺️
I was always told an American can not own property in Philippines. Does that change if the Filipina spouse passes on? Does the property legally pass to the American surviving spouse?
This is a very good question, but I don't know the answer at this point.
It is true that a foreigner cannot own land in the Philippines, but there are some ways to get around this.
Yes it does. This is one of the exceptions.
A Filipina can pass real estate to a foreigner spouse via her will.
Yes. Every time we buy a piece of property, I include my husband's name in the title. Therefore , he is my sole beneficiary. Please check with your lawyer during any contract. You can put some sort of memorandum of agreement regarding your wish in case of death or divorce. Check with the lawyer about USUFRUCT. This should protect your rights and interest as a foreigner. Good 🤞
That guy is living the life. Sad about his wife though.
Thank you for the comment
@16:37 he says his house was originally going to be a resort, but you say in a comment that he built the house himself. Did he start out building a resort?
I'd like to know more about his house, what it cost him to build, whether in fact he started out building a resort, if so why did he decide not to, how long it's taken him to build, when he expects the place to be done, concerns about typhoons living on the ocean, etc. Can you do another video?
First, he built a part of the house in which we were doing the interview, then he added the second part (the one that is undeveloped) with the thought that it would be a guest house. Now he arranges the second part for his apartment, with a larger kitchen, bathroom and a bedroom overlooking the sea. His only problem is the sea washing away the wall that secures the rest of the property.
Did you buy this house or rent
He build it by himself.
i like filipino food !
Masarap! 🙂
I guess Balut is out of the question for this brother
No no! Never ask him about that 🤣
This guy have money.👌
He is paid to be relax 😎
He sounds exactly like Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman of the Philippines? 😎
Does he have a wife?
Did you even watch? He has a lady friend!
Thank you for the comment and watching
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Thank you so much for watching. 🙂
How is crime there?
Now I have to carry gun.
When I go out. Because to much gun violence.
Crime in Siquijor is very low. The people, there are very nice. You don't have to have a gun.
There's nothing special about changing your shirt everyday mate coz most people do unless there dirty people..
Thank you for watching.
wish i was paying $1 a litre fuel another great vid :) when are you guys moving in with uncle Tommy ??
Hehe, We feel good in our house and Tommy would also like to live in peace;)