When i was in Vietnam , every conversation always ended up about money $$$ . and the talk about how much money their friends foreigner boy friends etc were giving , never stopped
I think you're a little harsh Tim. When talking about bicycle taxi people. Society needs all kinds of workers and to each their own capacities. At least these taxi people are working for a living. I've always thought that was the best measure of a person's character. I dont look down on any hard working person ...
I agree, these taxi drivers and others earning little are doing the best they can. There are also many success stories. They where not born with a silver spoon in mouth like Tim.
He wasn't putting them down. He was trying to say I believe he would strive to do something that brought in more money...I know that's easier said then done if you don't know how to do more than that. But to work so hard and make maybe a 200 or so pesos isn't a good return on hard work.
I think you guys are kind of missing part of the point. Yeah it's good to work hard and if that's all you got then you start out just doing whatever you can, but you don't stay in that forever and just say oh this is all there is , I'm not going to try and improve my life. You live cheap and save everything you can and you upgrade from a pedal bike to maybe renting a motorized tricycle until you can go buy your own and so on and so forth. Progress is proven to make people happy even if it's just a little bit at a time
Tim, you never talk about how you support yourself overall, which would be useful to your viewers and could be insightful for others who may be looking to traverse a similar path to yourself. Cheers
Considering living costs in The Philippines most likely this channel will just suffice to survive over there. Furthermore he might have some business going on back in the States, we are not sure, but let's assume this channel and the 3th party sponsors we see now and then will do roughly the job. Based on view counts this channel should revenue I think $ 1,500 to $ 2,000 per month. Which is, in The Philippines a decent amount. Tim often spoke about not being rich, but just moderate and managing to keep himself afloat. Aside from the UA-cam channel, what could a Western guy actually do in The Philippines? As accustomed to western salaries we would not take any job in The Philippines consider the very LOWWWW wage it yields. Simple full time work in a factory (10 hours per day, 6 days per week), you have maybe 10,000 - 15,000 pesos per month. ($180,- - $270,-), but that is pretty hard work. Investing, doing a UA-cam channel about your life there is much better. And my Filipino wife is an investor in fishing ponds in Dagupan. Also a pretty nice way of earning money.
The biggest thing I learned having a Philippina girlfriend and spending time in the Philippines is that I was spoiled and didn't appreciate the small things in life .
Your avocado plants may not produce the same type of fruit you want. The avocados we eat have specific genetics and to get that same fruit, you may actually need to take a cutting from the orginal plant
Correct. The chance that you will get a plant that bears edible fruit is near zero. Avocados are not true to seed. The avocados we eat are genetic anomalies that were found to taste good. To preserve the strain, Avocados are propagated by cuttings so the fruit will be the same texture, taste and quality as the original. Otherwise you are wasting years of your life growing a tree which will be worthless for it's fruit. If you want to grow an avocado tree, buy a cutting from the strain of avocado you want and forget about those seeds, Tim.
@@Syvtek Yep, I watched a UA-cam video about that. Every Avocado tree used to produce fruit to harvest comes from a cutting from a good avocado tree. fascinating.
Best advice I got from a Asian friend when living in China was if the Asian woman really cares about you that she will spend your money like it’s her money. Meaning, she will spend it very frugally. You will be amazed how little they can spend especially if they are from a poor background.
Buy now, pay later is not the whole US way of purchasing. Life in the US varies in regions or the many cultures residing here. Personally I can understand Chrissy's way of saving because I do that also. Life is easier when you don't aquire debts.
Yes... it's a mindset. If you have personal control, you don't need to fall into a trap of buy now, pay later (and forever). I'm an American retiree, living in the U.S. (amazing!), and everything my Filipina wife and I have is paid for. We saved, invested, and made sure our Social Security was in order -- and all debts were paid -- before we retired. Now, we can live comfortably in the U.S (yes, the U.S.!) without worrying about bills and even inflation. My wife is able to help others in lesser situations here in the States and in the Philippines, too. I like that. We never purchased a car with a down payment. If we could not afford a new car, we purchased a used car. And when we were able to purchase new cars, we drove them for years and cared for them. Look at the debt problems in China, for example. Until recently, everyone was comparing U.S. and Chinese finances (on a personal and state level). This is not an issue just with the U.S. "way" but a universal condition where people want their goodies now and will pay them off over years, never getting ahead of the curve. The person responsible for your finances is the person you see in the mirror each morning. Listen to that person's good advice and odds are you will be fine, no matter where you came from or where you live today.
I think the level of contentment is different if you grow up in a lower income. They may be content with less than what we would be..maybe feel they have enough. A lot different from western thinking I imagine
Small tip, if you want to grow avocados, note the following. - The pit should only be halfway in the water (so put the toothpicks down into the jar). - When the plant is about 8 inches (20cm) long, cut it off 2 inches (5 cm) above the pit so you get a nice little bush and not just a long stem with a few leaves on it. - Avocados don't like direct sunlight at first. - Place the plant in loose, stony soil so that it will get its first leaves after pruning. - Avocados need regular watering, but not standing water in the pot have fun with, take care and i like your Vlogs, great stuff keep going !
I find that what you saying and experiencing is true. I married my filipina wife 18 years ago. She grew up poor in Roxas city. With no parents, there was 10 children being raise by the oldest sister. Times were tuff, with not alot to go around. Now here in California living she could go crazy and spend spend. But her favorite thing to do is window shop for hours and coming home with nothing to show for it. She doesn't like to spend money.
Saving up and paying with cash is the weird way of doing things in the U.S., but its Grandmas good ol' fashioned advice. Nothing wrong with a good province Filipina that is steering you down the path to sacrifice now and wait for those big ticket items. The borrower is slave to the lender and its a good thing to live a debt free lifestyle, a lot less money stress on the marriage. I enjoyed the commentary, but as I was commenting with my asawa here with me in the U.S., it makes a big difference if you marry a province girl or a big city Filipina. They come from completely different backgrounds so money is going to be whole different conversation with a marte arte city girl than with a down to earth province girl.
Tim I live in Naples Florida and I am moving there in March and my girlfriend grow up poor in a small province town so I totally understand what your saying . Great video today
@@davidtesler1198 but David that's not good cause many of these guys are with girls 30 to 40 years younger then they are so once these guys die the girl is left poor again . There is nothing wrong with education them and teaching them how to make money on their own . I see it happen alot the guy does and the girl is poor again
..keep em coming..Tim..yet another thoughtful and very interesting video ..that explores all the fun and stunning beauty you can enjoy there..as well as all these long-standing cultural norms..and some really difficult..differences..
Maybe let's not forget that what westerners perceive to be a lack of ambition on the part of Filipinos could also be called "contentment" aka "happiness"......something foreign men looking for a wife or gf find so attractive in Filipinas 😊
Great insights Tim! It really comes down to family and culture and the definition of contentment. Everyone has a different definition so the key is, to be on the same page. Then it’s all good.
It comes down to whether you are satisfied (happy) with your station in life or you need to climb the corporate ladder with more money as a goal. It exists in the Philippines and it exists here in America. Both places are alike in that people are just wired differently. I rest happily in the former category.
I grew up poor in the Province and I used to go plant or harvest rice, corn, onion, cabbage, or whatever it is in season for a paltry sum or percentage depending on the agreement before work is done. It was so hard to make money that it is normal not to have money. I can't buy shoes, underwear, or whatever I need and it becomes normalized to a point where having money is an exception. I envied my friends whose parents had better incomes and could afford to buy them basic necessities. I remember hating the poverty I was in that I promised I will not end up poor. I worked hard and finished college but even after getting a good-paying job, I still couldn't save enough to buy basic things. I only got to save more and help my parents and siblings after working abroad and becoming an OFW. That was in the 80s. Nowadays, I think there are so many opportunities to create wealth in the Philippines without going overseas. Changing people's attitudes to go into money-making businesses instead of working for others is the main thing to overcome. We were taught to work hard instead of smart for the money. From what I see now, I think Pinoys are changing for the better. More people are becoming creative as far as making money goes.
Another great video. In from the US in Maasin this week… drove through Padre Burgos and took one of your restaurant recommendations: Guiwanon Diner… great food and location. 👍🏻👍🏻 Mentioned your UA-cam channel to them 👏🏻👏🏻
I´ve probably run into the wrong people in the Philippines because my story isn´t quite as positive as yours. I am currently in a long distance relationship with a Filipina that I have visited several times - and she has also been in my country on a visitors visa for a couple of months - however due to Covid and her work situation, we haven´t been able to meet in personal recently. I have to admit that money has been an issue in our relationship - and it took some time for me to tell my girlfriend that even I am a "foreigner", people here don´t make millions of USD every month, so I have a budget too that I need to stick to. She has totally understood that now. The saddest part however are the siblings of my girlfriend who have asked me for money too. One thing is that they are asking me for money. I actually find that disrespectful. Secondly, two of her siblings have even un-friended me on social media etc. and are no longer chatting with me - because I didn´t want to lend them money. That - of course - makes my girlfriend sad, and she even had to tell her little sister that if she would ever ask me for money (again), she would do something to her sister that I cannot put in words here on UA-cam. I really don´t want to be disrespectful towards Filipinos / Filipinas - and there are good and bad people in every country - however I don´t think I will EVER be able to understand the totally disrespectful way many Filipinos are treating other peoples money. When I am in the Philippines I feel that I constantly have to have my defense mechanisms up - or people will take advantage of me. That starts in the airport on arrival with the "pirate taxies" and continues basically everywhere, when shopowners charge me "foreigner tax" e.g. when I need to have my cell phone repaired etc. Oh yeah - and finally there was also a friend of my girlfriend - who told me that her father had died and she didn´t have enough money for the funeral etc. I told her that I can´t help her - so she basically got angry at me. I don´t understand things like that and I just find it disrespectful.
Some Filipino or Filipinas acts like that because also of some Filipinos who are mostly undereducated who brags what they have when they come and visits their families in the Philippines.I don’t deal with them kind of people ignorance is no virtue who tasted a good life suddenly their nose are up in the air..Be strong and don’t worry about her family and friends who does not know that us here in America works hard to acquired what we have. In reality I know of people who works two or three jobs to make ends meet.Message me so that I can communicate to your fiancée and her family.I am on your side “The working class of America!
@@MsVroege ,I don’t have to be a lawyer to speak this way ,I am just a plain Jane who sees people that taking advantage of a good or kind person is not the best route to go and will try to help the person who is taking advantage of.BTW I am not a fictional name the last time I remember ,if you want you can visit the Abella clan of Salvador,Labangon Cebu City .
Your gf sounds like a scammer. 99% of Filipinas won't ever ask you for money, they're too proud and want to support themselves. YOU NEED TO CUT YOUR LOSES ASAP
This living at ones level is not only a Filipino trait, it is similar throughout Asia, and even throughout the west. Most people, regardless of whether they are from the east or west, do not rise above the class status they were born into. Most middle class Americans do not suddenly become wealthy, but it seems they did because the cost and class levels of living is so much different from those of poor countries. For example, you work hard, but would you be able to afford what you have in the Philippines if you were living in NY? I grew up in NY, and most of the people I grew up with since the 50’s and 60’s are still living in either the same area, or in the same class status as what we grew up with. They struggled to put food on the table, and now have to worry about retirement. It’s actually become more difficult in the west because of unrealized expectations. So a kid whose father rides a trike in a poor country will tend to follow that path, with maybe a slight divergence. There are those who break through, in all cultures, and for many in the US, the military might be a way out, or some kind of special talent guided by luck breaks them through. But in the end, being content is about being able to live with what you have, without grand expectations; but, if you find a special path, as you have, there are great benefits to those who recognize that path and follow it.
That seems fair. If everyone you went to school with got rich? You'd end up in a country with a president who can't compete a sentence, who's son has seen more coke than Pepsi, who has commited 10+ federal crimes, elected as the most popular president of all time. Inflation would rise rapidly as your rich friends spend money they do not have. For them to gain money, would mean that everyone below them would see a wage decrease with inflation. What's it St now, 20%? I'm talking in the real world. Food prices, gas prices, energy prices. Energy prices increases 400% in UK since 2020 January. Are you sure you want that? Wait....
We saved first, built our three story home & paid cash. Started in 2013, and it finished in 2015 🎉 it took 2 years, because the foundation is 12 ft high, then first floor, due to floods 😂 awesome video ❤
Good insight Tim. I can see you are a thinker. It can be a hard burden to carry😉 It is difficult to get into the idea of working smarter not harder to make money if you have no idea how to start.
Your vlogs are always interesting! The important is your happy to what you do no matter what bashers says! Youre so blessed and thats the real wealth in life.
Good info! And your living a good life with the family you made there. You have worked hard to give your family the life they only dreamed of 4 years ago. I wish your family excellent health and prosperity in the future 🙏 ✨️ 🙌 ❤️
Hello Tim, I think that my Filipina has probably saved most of the Money that I have sent her. She uses the phrase ( Wants and Needs) all the time. She will only spend money on her needs. She is a hard working Lady. Take care.
I think a Filipina that grew up with out all the shiny and fancy things will be 1 of 2 people when there is money, she will either remain the humble person she was or she's going to go extravagant and buy things she's never had or thought she would have. Everyone wants to have a better life, and money can help provide that in having a roof over your head, food on your table, clothes on your back, safety and security, there's nothing wrong with wanting that in life, it's when you think there's an unlimited supply of money and waste it on unnecessary things that it becomes a problem. Another factor could be in the western world, many were brought up learning the value of money, being taught to be financially responsible, and working hard to earn it (Not exactly what's going on in the world now with technology and social media making everything quick and easy). On the flip side of those trike drivers that are using bikes, maybe they are doing what they have to in order to change their situation, start out with the bike and save up for a motor bike, then upgrade their trike to motorized to make more from it or ditch the trike and be a food delivery person and make more from it, or it could be they're doing what ever they can just to survive because there are no other opportunities for them. You pretty much need a university degree just to work at Jolibee's or as a cashier, is it really that difficult to push a button on a cash register. Her family was surviving before the foreigner got there, they will survive without his assistance too, it should be the foreigners choice whether he wants to help out, he's the one that worked his butt off most of his life to EARN the money he has, and shouldn't just be expected to give it away. As you said it's important to talk about your intentions and her/her family expectations right up front, set and STICK TO those boundaries, if you can't reach a common ground, better to move on and look for someone else, because it will create a lot more problems down the road and you won't be happy.
The option to move on to the next is what to many foreigners forget to do when they go to PHL. Especially the ones that settle down with a pinay and have a child
Always interesting brother. You've done well with the relationship you've found. I've been busy setting up in Thailand so I haven't seen any videos the last month or so.. Sad to hear Hanna is off the market but best wishes and happiness to her. Lovely girl, just like sister Chrissy.
One American-Filipina couple in the Philippines whom I also respect are Richard Armstrong and his wife of “The Armstrong Family Channel”. They both work very hard to earn their keeps. Compare that to some Filipina women just looking for a foreign man as a way to escape poverty.
.... keeping her the way she is IS the difficult part because why would she hook up with a greenback gringo in the first place..... I saw a message on the shirt of a wrestler named Terry Bolea and it goes... " I'm here for a good time... and not for the long time."
I know what Tim want to say. Spending without thinking how much is available,.is wrong. If you want this and that, without a budget, then life can become a kind.of hunting. Being content and frugal.is the best way to built up.a good relationship. Dont put pressure on each other where the money sjoulf come from. Simplicity is still a great virtue.
Tim… This is not a criticism but… Tuned into your content couple years ago well it’s now evolved/Matured, amazing how life opens our eyes. Even in Shangri-La/Philippines. Glad to see you’re doing well and looking lighter/healthier. And yes a big part of our decisions… Let’s see consumption can be based or viewed as the glass half full or empty.Keep it coming.😎🇨🇦
Funny you talked about buying a house. That was my feeling we bought land and paid it off first. When the land was paid for i told my gf to use the land as collateral and borrow money from bank to pay mortgage. She couldn't believe i said that. She said she didn't want someone to be able to take it away and didn't want to pay interest. So I sent her money each month and she would go to the hardware store and every month buy things until eventually she had enough to begin to drill well and put in foundation. She did this over a course of couple years and the day came when she moved in with her kids while it was being completed. So now we have a house and land and no mortgage. It took time and we still have more to finish but it has everything necessary so when I retire there in September only costs will be food and electricity etc. I think Filipinas are very smart even though it may go against western culture.
Better plant lots of guacamole and pretty soon you'll be running out of greens too ...I see red flag all over the place ..be safe out there and you're advocation means a lot to all this new comers ..more power to you .. my symphaty for some .
Saw a vid while back on starting bananna trees and growing banannas. Take whole unpeeled bananna with the stem and dip stem end in a root starting compound...stick bananna stem down halfway its length into a flower pot filled with potting soil. Water like any other. BAM! Transplant to yard...BAM!
I'm liking those avocados you're starting off of pretty good takes a while though but they're going to be good later glad you put out another vlog missed you bro 🙏🤙
MY wife who is from San Fernando,Cebu says, it's 5 for 6 but not ONE month but 2 months. So if you pay quincena (every 2 weeks) one pays in 4 instalments but within 2 months. Maybe in another province it's different.
My ex Filipina considered it an indignity to sleep in the car when we immigrated to the US even though it was temporary as we looked for rentals or were traveling. I also roughed it to save cash and it paid off with having money to invest and I also enjoy adventure. We have a nice water front home now but my now Guatemalian wife doesn't mind roughing it and is quire frugal buying stuff at flea markets etc.
Hey Tim you might want to move your avocado plants on the road side wall of your house,because where you have it the salt water mist when it’s windy will kill it.
Great take and very rational balanced view, cannot wait to work my ass off in the usa for the next 10+ years, then leave in my 50s and live so nicely on $2000 month till social security kicks in at 65yo. All I need to do is buy my diesel Toyota Hilux GR manual trans, brand new and I'm good. And my $500 rent apartment includung water, internet, utilities and I'm golden. Never looking back, and if I do meet a filipina and we date or marry, I'm letting her know I have no interest in going back to the states to live, my life and retirement will be there permanently.
Tim I will get back to my routine of travel back-and-forth for the next five years to see my GF and her daughters whom I support I just can’t give up the money and the SoCal lifestyle just yet love your blogs rank
Interesting take, from my experience living in the Philippines, the need to be upwardly mobile or go getter, depends of several factors like are there other common examples of different people being successful, are there any opportunities or support, do you have connections or direction enough to pursue opportunities and of course all this with the basic need to eat and have shelter. The Philippines is not blessed with the many opportunities like other western countries where all you have to do is work hard to at least have a little bit of something, in that country you can toll day in and day out just for your next meal.
I find it interesting of what you say probably some filipinos might be like that but where i'm wife's family have a farm never felt like that alway's have thing's to eat out of the whole day sometimes they eat 3 or 4 time a day but i try to only eat 2 times a day in order to control my diet God bless and keep it comin'
An interesting vlog Tim,and I have to agree with you.Lynlyns family needed a new motorcycle to replace the old wreck that had seen its days before the typhoon Odette finished it off.Lynlyn canvased ever reseller in Ubay to get the best deal for the cash that I sent over.I could hardly believe my ears when she reported back to me that some of the resellers didnt want a cash sale,they wanted credit sales so they could obviously gouge as much out of the sale as they could.
i will be in the Philippines in december. my first immersion in a new reality, new life style, new culture and that's capture my curiosity, the sense of discovery something new. i will be soon face to face with my wife's family, all simple persons living in a simple house, a numerous family, parents, brothers and sisters. i wonder how they will welcome me. my wife's father call me the american man even if im italian. that's funny. i will have time to talk with them about italy, a country pretty unknown to the philippino people as well as Europe. not like america, a country they are strongly accustomed to. it will be funny im sure. im pretty sure some of my steps will be similar to yours at the beginning. u give me a lot of suggestions during your videos. thanks Tim
Great video Tim I completely get it been in a relationship with my Filipina four years I will retire in two years and move to the Philippines she lives in northern Cebu, already have experience a lot of what you said, i’ve been there three times one month each time.
Hi, Thanks for your comment. I’m planning a trip to check Cebu out December. Any place (security and clean) you recommend such as hotel or long term stay? Thanks,
I'm wondering if hanna is like chrisy in that aspect, lol being twins in all,and brought up the same way, spending habits might very a bit. I'm glad that she found her a young man ,not like most beautiful women who end up with the old man like me.lol
Thanks Tim for sharing this insight on money and Filipino culture. Lot of knowledge being shared that will help others when they travel to that area of the world.
It's crazy to give your girlfriend the most expensive thing, Mac book IPhone 13. It's like in Thailand. Then they think the man has unlimited funds. So when I'm there I have an iPhone 8 with me and an old Nokia phone and say that I've worked hard all year to be able to take a 6-week holiday in Thailand. So they don't expect diamonds and gold and luxury. But do they have the perception that you have 10 million baht in the bank. So there is no limit, they do not understand economics as they do in Denmark. I'm not telling you that I myself have an IPad pro 11 at home in Denmark and bought an iPhone 13 myself. I don't choose to talk economics over there, I pay with Max 100-500 baht, which is 8 dollars. 🇩🇰🦋⛱🏖
From my own experiances I might say that you are a blessed man ! I know that you're not suppose to generalize but I can say , when it comes to here in scandivia that there has been a lot of problems about bringing your girlfriend here . Many of these philippinas goes beserk when they come here and start partying and gambling right away . Frankly , I know only 1 family that the marriage lasted longer than 5 years ! My own lasted that long and most of my friends that was married divorced after 5 years . Im still paying of bills , 30 year after the divorce , on an aparment that I dont even own !
Believe it or not the Philippines and the way they live their lives seem to be happier than people in the West who are always scheming, climbing on the backs of others to get to the top. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with ambition but money does not necessarily make a person happy especially when they don't have time to spend it because they're burning both ends of the candle on the job. I think that's one thing that's attractive to American men or foreign men in general is the lack of materialistic females in the Philippines. In the states when you first meet a girl within the first minute or two she's wanting to know what you do for a living only for her to determine how long she's going to talk to you unlike filipinas who you can carry on a conversation with for a long time and they will never ask you about your money or what you do for a living. I find that extremely refreshing.
Yeah one of the biggest issues I have staying in PH is the lack of people around me who are ambitious. I am a 100% believer that you will become the average of the 5 closest people around you. Having online friends who are ambitious helps, but it's not the same as in person influence.
Just need to meet the right asian girl. I have experience both sides and the 2nd wife turned out to be the best person i could share my life with. Best advice i can give is dont rush into anything and take your time.
Thanks for the info. I don't have your problem. My wife loves to spend money. But she doesn't understand why we're always broke at the end of the month.
Great insight into the Filipino culture. Being able to find a way to earn should be in everyone's culture. Here in Australia there are too many that think they are "owed" an income. I call it the "Poor Me" syndrome. I say get off your butt and get moving! Thanks Tim.
Both my girls are working from home using internet and are earning enough at least to buy what they need like books, makeup, clothes, food they like specially tea drinks that Im always saying have this high fructose corn syrup which is bad for health. My Mom came from a former business class old family and that means we were not buying more clothes or shoes, only for special occasions or when it doesnt fit anymore. Fortunately I had an Aunt and Grandma who gives me more things than the usual 1 black shoes and 1 pair of very cheap so called sport sneakers. I remember when I went to this International school in KSA and twice skid on the damp course for relay racing coz my sneakers cannot grip the floor. I complained but my Mom said no budget! So I told my Tito who attends the church services and also a pastor in the what they called The Mission. They were Methodist. Some Americans couples with kids who needs baby sitters attend too. I got a job making 12 riyals for 3 hours plus free snacks! My Mom has 4 years of home economics and 1 year of pharma, but my Dad did not want her to work. To my surprise he said that I could. Now I was only 13 years old, but I said I will have my money to buy my sport shoes so that I wont slide and hurt myself next school yr. My Mom has this mentality that since I have one it will have to do coz my foot will get bigger LOL. Unfortunately I have a petite size. I only had size5 and since I got 3 kids Im now size 6.5. When I reached 18 yrs of age my Mom, did get me some expensive designer Italian and french shoes and clothes as well in Europe.. I was before this buying Tom MCaans shoes and had at least 1 Candy high heeled sandals, everytime I went to the USA. Now with my kids our lifestyle changed, I prefer to buy for my kids and less for us the parents. This of course is the norm specially here in PI. My expenses now just for electricity runs upto 500USD. That includes a 2 story apartment and a separate one where my son and our grandkids are staying. Im prepping so I have more canned tuna stocks, vienna sausages, bottled olives and olive oils, Chili Nachos, vitamins, shampoos, soap atbp. No more new Italianne shoes nor bags nor clothes or even branded glasses coz I already have a collection of them and then some. Just be more practical and buy local from Malls and just make do in these pandemic times. I think Filipinas are relatively more resilient and less to complain about wants vs needs. But more Filipinas now are able to go out of the country and provide for their families too. Our nurses alone are world reknowned for their brand of care and highly valued by many countries. We also hold quite a nos of International beauty queens, some were born outside the country but had Filipina mothers. And now we even have women wordclass gold medalist athletes in weight lifting unheard of coz 80yrs ago nobody can even see the girls heels! Its in our DNA to be competitive and bring home the gold. I hope that whoever will marry a Filipina will first get to know her very well. See to it that he will be able to treasure her, for if you do, they will love and care for him and family for the rest of her life!
Thats because Steve, Australia has become to multicultural and diverse in relation to migration etc; in my opinion.. It's not like it was 30 years ago where people earned their money and worked hard for it and also typically, it was your normal average Australian back then compared to now, where you got mixed nationalities.. Multiculturalism has always been a thing with Australia, but I think in the last 10 - 15 years, it's evolved too much. I visit parts of Asia when i can, and see a big difference in countries like Thailand or Vietnam vs Australia; you get people that are much more respectful and happy with what they have to what Australia is and you just get people here that moan, complain and worry about what they don't have, instead of what they do have.
Just do what you’re doing. The farm will be beautiful. Now you have a new brother. New dynamic that is great! 😊🤭
Jamie! Thanks for the support!
@@TimKyoutube My pleasure my friend!
When i was in Vietnam , every conversation always ended up about money $$$ . and the talk about how much money their friends foreigner boy friends etc were giving , never stopped
I think you're a little harsh Tim. When talking about bicycle taxi people. Society needs all kinds of workers and to each their own capacities. At least these taxi people are working for a living. I've always thought that was the best measure of a person's character. I dont look down on any hard working person ...
I agree, these taxi drivers and others earning little are doing the best they can. There are also many success stories. They where not born with a silver spoon in mouth like Tim.
Stop putting more slaves in this world
He wasn't putting them down. He was trying to say I believe he would strive to do something that brought in more money...I know that's easier said then done if you don't know how to do more than that. But to work so hard and make maybe a 200 or so pesos isn't a good return on hard work.
I think you guys are kind of missing part of the point. Yeah it's good to work hard and if that's all you got then you start out just doing whatever you can, but you don't stay in that forever and just say oh this is all there is , I'm not going to try and improve my life. You live cheap and save everything you can and you upgrade from a pedal bike to maybe renting a motorized tricycle until you can go buy your own and so on and so forth. Progress is proven to make people happy even if it's just a little bit at a time
Tim, you never talk about how you support yourself overall, which would be useful to your viewers and could be insightful for others who may be looking to traverse a similar path to yourself. Cheers
I would love hear that content on his next vlog God bless and keep it comin'
I agree also, let's hear how he makes living day by day money wise living in the Philippines. That would be interesting to hear!
He did, in early vids. He's come from the army, draws a pension and also worked within construction
UA-cam revenue, pension and maybe some investments?
Considering living costs in The Philippines most likely this channel will just suffice to survive over there. Furthermore he might have some business going on back in the States, we are not sure, but let's assume this channel and the 3th party sponsors we see now and then will do roughly the job. Based on view counts this channel should revenue I think $ 1,500 to $ 2,000 per month. Which is, in The Philippines a decent amount. Tim often spoke about not being rich, but just moderate and managing to keep himself afloat. Aside from the UA-cam channel, what could a Western guy actually do in The Philippines? As accustomed to western salaries we would not take any job in The Philippines consider the very LOWWWW wage it yields. Simple full time work in a factory (10 hours per day, 6 days per week), you have maybe 10,000 - 15,000 pesos per month. ($180,- - $270,-), but that is pretty hard work. Investing, doing a UA-cam channel about your life there is much better. And my Filipino wife is an investor in fishing ponds in Dagupan. Also a pretty nice way of earning money.
She's exactly the kind of woman every man needs.
The biggest thing I learned having a Philippina girlfriend and spending time in the Philippines is that I was spoiled and didn't appreciate the small things in life .
Exactly! 👍
Your avocado plants may not produce the same type of fruit you want. The avocados we eat have specific genetics and to get that same fruit, you may actually need to take a cutting from the orginal plant
Correct. The chance that you will get a plant that bears edible fruit is near zero. Avocados are not true to seed. The avocados we eat are genetic anomalies that were found to taste good. To preserve the strain, Avocados are propagated by cuttings so the fruit will be the same texture, taste and quality as the original. Otherwise you are wasting years of your life growing a tree which will be worthless for it's fruit. If you want to grow an avocado tree, buy a cutting from the strain of avocado you want and forget about those seeds, Tim.
@@Syvtek Yep, I watched a UA-cam video about that. Every Avocado tree used to produce fruit to harvest comes from a cutting from a good avocado tree. fascinating.
Best advice I got from a Asian friend when living in China was if the Asian woman really cares about you that she will spend your money like it’s her money. Meaning, she will spend it very frugally. You will be amazed how little they can spend especially if they are from a poor background.
Buy now, pay later is not the whole US way of purchasing. Life in the US varies in regions or the many cultures residing here. Personally I can understand Chrissy's way of saving because I do that also. Life is easier when you don't aquire debts.
Yes... it's a mindset. If you have personal control, you don't need to fall into a trap of buy now, pay later (and forever). I'm an American retiree, living in the U.S. (amazing!), and everything my Filipina wife and I have is paid for. We saved, invested, and made sure our Social Security was in order -- and all debts were paid -- before we retired. Now, we can live comfortably in the U.S (yes, the U.S.!) without worrying about bills and even inflation. My wife is able to help others in lesser situations here in the States and in the Philippines, too. I like that. We never purchased a car with a down payment. If we could not afford a new car, we purchased a used car. And when we were able to purchase new cars, we drove them for years and cared for them. Look at the debt problems in China, for example. Until recently, everyone was comparing U.S. and Chinese finances (on a personal and state level). This is not an issue just with the U.S. "way" but a universal condition where people want their goodies now and will pay them off over years, never getting ahead of the curve. The person responsible for your finances is the person you see in the mirror each morning. Listen to that person's good advice and odds are you will be fine, no matter where you came from or where you live today.
I think the level of contentment is different if you grow up in a lower income. They may be content with less than what we would be..maybe feel they have enough. A lot different from western thinking I imagine
Small tip, if you want to grow avocados, note the following.
- The pit should only be halfway in the water (so put the toothpicks down into the jar).
- When the plant is about 8 inches (20cm) long, cut it off 2 inches (5 cm) above the pit so you get a nice little bush and not just a long stem with a few leaves on it.
- Avocados don't like direct sunlight at first.
- Place the plant in loose, stony soil so that it will get its first leaves after pruning.
- Avocados need regular watering, but not standing water in the pot
have fun with, take care and i like your Vlogs, great stuff keep going !
thanks man, i'm learning. i'm not expecting to have things work perfectly. thanks for the tips. seem in line with what i have been reading
I find that what you saying and experiencing is true. I married my filipina wife 18 years ago. She grew up poor in Roxas city. With no parents, there was 10 children being raise by the oldest sister. Times were tuff, with not alot to go around. Now here in California living she could go crazy and spend spend. But her favorite thing to do is window shop for hours and coming home with nothing to show for it. She doesn't like to spend money.
Well talking what reality is...great just honest opinion...
Pffffffffffffffft Pffffffffffffffft not enough poor people in europe to care for?????
Saving up and paying with cash is the weird way of doing things in the U.S., but its Grandmas good ol' fashioned advice. Nothing wrong with a good province Filipina that is steering you down the path to sacrifice now and wait for those big ticket items. The borrower is slave to the lender and its a good thing to live a debt free lifestyle, a lot less money stress on the marriage.
I enjoyed the commentary, but as I was commenting with my asawa here with me in the U.S., it makes a big difference if you marry a province girl or a big city Filipina. They come from completely different backgrounds so money is going to be whole different conversation with a marte arte city girl than with a down to earth province girl.
Tim I live in Naples Florida and I am moving there in March and my girlfriend grow up poor in a small province town so I totally understand what your saying . Great video today
my advice is to keep her simple
@@davidtesler1198 but David that's not good cause many of these guys are with girls 30 to 40 years younger then they are so once these guys die the girl is left poor again . There is nothing wrong with education them and teaching them how to make money on their own . I see it happen alot the guy does and the girl is poor again
..keep em coming..Tim..yet another thoughtful and very interesting video ..that explores all the fun and stunning beauty you can enjoy there..as well as all these long-standing cultural norms..and some really difficult..differences..
Maybe let's not forget that what westerners perceive to be a lack of ambition on the part of Filipinos could also be called "contentment" aka "happiness"......something foreign men looking for a wife or gf find so attractive in Filipinas 😊
Great insights Tim! It really comes down to family and culture and the definition of contentment. Everyone has a different definition so the key is, to be on the same page. Then it’s all good.
I like the save up and buy with cash society. It also don't inflated the goods as much
Tim, it was amazing how you managed to cram two minutes worth of information into 13 minutes 😀
I'm still trying to figure out his message, couldn't see the tree for all of the forest. Oh well.
It comes down to whether you are satisfied (happy) with your station in life or you need to climb the corporate ladder with more money as a goal. It exists in the Philippines and it exists here in America. Both places are alike in that people are just wired differently. I rest happily in the former category.
I grew up poor in the Province and I used to go plant or harvest rice, corn, onion, cabbage, or whatever it is in season for a paltry sum or percentage depending on the agreement before work is done. It was so hard to make money that it is normal not to have money. I can't buy shoes, underwear, or whatever I need and it becomes normalized to a point where having money is an exception. I envied my friends whose parents had better incomes and could afford to buy them basic necessities. I remember hating the poverty I was in that I promised I will not end up poor.
I worked hard and finished college but even after getting a good-paying job, I still couldn't save enough to buy basic things. I only got to save more and help my parents and siblings after working abroad and becoming an OFW. That was in the 80s. Nowadays, I think there are so many opportunities to create wealth in the Philippines without going overseas. Changing people's attitudes to go into money-making businesses instead of working for others is the main thing to overcome. We were taught to work hard instead of smart for the money. From what I see now, I think Pinoys are changing for the better. More people are becoming creative as far as making money goes.
Another great video. In from the US in Maasin this week… drove through Padre Burgos and took one of your restaurant recommendations: Guiwanon Diner… great food and location. 👍🏻👍🏻 Mentioned your UA-cam channel to them 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Tim for your take of this subject
I´ve probably run into the wrong people in the Philippines because my story isn´t quite as positive as yours. I am currently in a long distance relationship with a Filipina that I have visited several times - and she has also been in my country on a visitors visa for a couple of months - however due to Covid and her work situation, we haven´t been able to meet in personal recently. I have to admit that money has been an issue in our relationship - and it took some time for me to tell my girlfriend that even I am a "foreigner", people here don´t make millions of USD every month, so I have a budget too that I need to stick to. She has totally understood that now. The saddest part however are the siblings of my girlfriend who have asked me for money too. One thing is that they are asking me for money. I actually find that disrespectful. Secondly, two of her siblings have even un-friended me on social media etc. and are no longer chatting with me - because I didn´t want to lend them money. That - of course - makes my girlfriend sad, and she even had to tell her little sister that if she would ever ask me for money (again), she would do something to her sister that I cannot put in words here on UA-cam.
I really don´t want to be disrespectful towards Filipinos / Filipinas - and there are good and bad people in every country - however I don´t think I will EVER be able to understand the totally disrespectful way many Filipinos are treating other peoples money. When I am in the Philippines I feel that I constantly have to have my defense mechanisms up - or people will take advantage of me. That starts in the airport on arrival with the "pirate taxies" and continues basically everywhere, when shopowners charge me "foreigner tax" e.g. when I need to have my cell phone repaired etc.
Oh yeah - and finally there was also a friend of my girlfriend - who told me that her father had died and she didn´t have enough money for the funeral etc. I told her that I can´t help her - so she basically got angry at me. I don´t understand things like that and I just find it disrespectful.
Some Filipino or Filipinas acts like that because also of some Filipinos who are mostly undereducated who brags what they have when they come and visits their families in the Philippines.I don’t deal with them kind of people ignorance is no virtue who tasted a good life suddenly their nose are up in the air..Be strong and don’t worry about her family and friends who does not know that us here in America works hard to acquired what we have. In reality I know of people who works two or three jobs to make ends meet.Message me so that I can communicate to your fiancée and her family.I am on your side “The working class of America!
@@curvy6c1 What are you a lawyer?🤔🤔
@@MsVroege ,I don’t have to be a lawyer to speak this way ,I am just a plain Jane who sees people that taking advantage of a good or kind person is not the best route to go and will try to help the person who is taking advantage of.BTW I am not a fictional name the last time I remember ,if you want you can visit the Abella clan of Salvador,Labangon Cebu City .
That's embarassing...sorry for that,
Your gf sounds like a scammer.
99% of Filipinas won't ever ask you for money, they're too proud and want to support themselves.
YOU NEED TO CUT YOUR LOSES ASAP
Thanks, Tim. I think you're right on.
This living at ones level is not only a Filipino trait, it is similar throughout Asia, and even throughout the west. Most people, regardless of whether they are from the east or west, do not rise above the class status they were born into. Most middle class Americans do not suddenly become wealthy, but it seems they did because the cost and class levels of living is so much different from those of poor countries. For example, you work hard, but would you be able to afford what you have in the Philippines if you were living in NY? I grew up in NY, and most of the people I grew up with since the 50’s and 60’s are still living in either the same area, or in the same class status as what we grew up with. They struggled to put food on the table, and now have to worry about retirement. It’s actually become more difficult in the west because of unrealized expectations. So a kid whose father rides a trike in a poor country will tend to follow that path, with maybe a slight divergence. There are those who break through, in all cultures, and for many in the US, the military might be a way out, or some kind of special talent guided by luck breaks them through. But in the end, being content is about being able to live with what you have, without grand expectations; but, if you find a special path, as you have, there are great benefits to those who recognize that path and follow it.
That seems fair. If everyone you went to school with got rich? You'd end up in a country with a president who can't compete a sentence, who's son has seen more coke than Pepsi, who has commited 10+ federal crimes, elected as the most popular president of all time.
Inflation would rise rapidly as your rich friends spend money they do not have. For them to gain money, would mean that everyone below them would see a wage decrease with inflation. What's it St now, 20%? I'm talking in the real world. Food prices, gas prices, energy prices.
Energy prices increases 400% in UK since 2020 January.
Are you sure you want that?
Wait....
Very Valuable lesson, Thanks, Tim. ( Hopefully people from Philippines listen )
One thing I like about your blogs is you have content
Thank you Tim for another awesome video
So, there’s generally no ‘Keeping 🆙 with the Jones’s’, 🤣👌✨☂️
seem like you are talking in code... just spit it out in layman's terms
😂
We saved first, built our three story home & paid cash. Started in 2013, and it finished in 2015 🎉 it took 2 years, because the foundation is 12 ft high, then first floor, due to floods 😂 awesome video ❤
Tim i like the way your house set's by the ocean God bless and keep it comin'
I'm bald and bankrupt, will that help me sore in the PI? LOL, glad to see you made it out alive! Love you and the wife's videos!
Good insight Tim. I can see you are a thinker. It can be a hard burden to carry😉
It is difficult to get into the idea of working smarter not harder to make money if you have no idea how to start.
Your vlogs are always interesting! The important is your happy to what you do no matter what bashers says! Youre so blessed and thats the real wealth in life.
Thanks dude
Really good video, interesting to here the real attitudes and how things actually work over there.
Good info! And your living a good life with the family you made there. You have worked hard to give your family the life they only dreamed of 4 years ago. I wish your family excellent health and prosperity in the future 🙏 ✨️ 🙌 ❤️
Another great in sight to life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Hello Tim, I think that my Filipina has probably saved most of the Money that I have sent her. She uses the phrase ( Wants and Needs) all the time. She will only spend money on her needs. She is a hard working Lady. Take care.
I think a Filipina that grew up with out all the shiny and fancy things will be 1 of 2 people when there is money, she will either remain the humble person she was or she's going to go extravagant and buy things she's never had or thought she would have. Everyone wants to have a better life, and money can help provide that in having a roof over your head, food on your table, clothes on your back, safety and security, there's nothing wrong with wanting that in life, it's when you think there's an unlimited supply of money and waste it on unnecessary things that it becomes a problem. Another factor could be in the western world, many were brought up learning the value of money, being taught to be financially responsible, and working hard to earn it (Not exactly what's going on in the world now with technology and social media making everything quick and easy). On the flip side of those trike drivers that are using bikes, maybe they are doing what they have to in order to change their situation, start out with the bike and save up for a motor bike, then upgrade their trike to motorized to make more from it or ditch the trike and be a food delivery person and make more from it, or it could be they're doing what ever they can just to survive because there are no other opportunities for them. You pretty much need a university degree just to work at Jolibee's or as a cashier, is it really that difficult to push a button on a cash register. Her family was surviving before the foreigner got there, they will survive without his assistance too, it should be the foreigners choice whether he wants to help out, he's the one that worked his butt off most of his life to EARN the money he has, and shouldn't just be expected to give it away. As you said it's important to talk about your intentions and her/her family expectations right up front, set and STICK TO those boundaries, if you can't reach a common ground, better to move on and look for someone else, because it will create a lot more problems down the road and you won't be happy.
The option to move on to the next is what to many foreigners forget to do when they go to PHL. Especially the ones that settle down with a pinay and have a child
Great informative video, Tim
Always interesting brother. You've done well with the relationship you've found.
I've been busy setting up in Thailand so I haven't seen any videos the last month or so..
Sad to hear Hanna is off the market but best wishes and happiness to her. Lovely girl, just like sister Chrissy.
One American-Filipina couple in the Philippines whom I also respect are Richard Armstrong and his wife of “The Armstrong Family Channel”. They both work very hard to earn their keeps. Compare that to some Filipina women just looking for a foreign man as a way to escape poverty.
Keep her the way she is. You are absolutely correct on most of your comments and that is based in all my years there,,,peace Tim
.... keeping her the way she is IS the difficult part because why would she hook up with a greenback gringo in the first place..... I saw a message on the shirt of a wrestler named Terry Bolea and it goes... " I'm here for a good time... and not for the long time."
I know what Tim want to say.
Spending without thinking how much is available,.is wrong.
If you want this and that, without a budget, then life can become a kind.of hunting.
Being content and frugal.is the best way to built up.a good relationship.
Dont put pressure on each other where the money sjoulf come from.
Simplicity is still a great virtue.
Great in sight to life in the Philippines!
Damn bro how did you find that ocean front rental what island is that on. I love it
I know 3 bicycle drivers. One is single and he said he does it so he can eat.
Tim… This is not a criticism but… Tuned into your content couple years ago well it’s now evolved/Matured, amazing how life opens our eyes. Even in Shangri-La/Philippines. Glad to see you’re doing well and looking lighter/healthier. And yes a big part of our decisions… Let’s see consumption can be based or viewed as the glass half full or empty.Keep it coming.😎🇨🇦
Tim with Chrissy it is always a win!
Interesting story in this country, it's fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands ⛵️ 🏝
Great information.
I like your place very relaxing. Money helps us get some of life's intangibles..freedom or independence. Thank you for sharing
Nice info video Tim. Have a strong day💪Egil Olav. Oslo Norway.
Great video and I watch with ads
Funny you talked about buying a house. That was my feeling we bought land and paid it off first. When the land was paid for i told my gf to use the land as collateral and borrow money from bank to pay mortgage. She couldn't believe i said that. She said she didn't want someone to be able to take it away and didn't want to pay interest. So I sent her money each month and she would go to the hardware store and every month buy things until eventually she had enough to begin to drill well and put in foundation. She did this over a course of couple years and the day came when she moved in with her kids while it was being completed. So now we have a house and land and no mortgage. It took time and we still have more to finish but it has everything necessary so when I retire there in September only costs will be food and electricity etc. I think Filipinas are very smart even though it may go against western culture.
Hi Tim, great video 👍 mate, take care and stay safe, you all there buddy. cheers 👍
Thank you very much, my dear friend!
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Better plant lots of guacamole and pretty soon you'll be running out of greens too ...I see red flag all over the place ..be safe out there and you're advocation means a lot to all this new comers ..more power to you .. my symphaty for some .
Saw a vid while back on starting bananna trees and growing banannas. Take whole unpeeled bananna with the stem and dip stem end in a root starting compound...stick bananna stem down halfway its length into a flower pot filled with potting soil. Water like any other. BAM! Transplant to yard...BAM!
I'm liking those avocados you're starting off of pretty good takes a while though but they're going to be good later glad you put out another vlog missed you bro 🙏🤙
Good luck with whatever you do.🙏love to Dale
MY wife who is from San Fernando,Cebu says, it's 5 for 6 but not ONE month but 2 months. So if you pay quincena (every 2 weeks) one pays in 4 instalments but within 2 months. Maybe in another province it's different.
Thanks for sharing your information....
My ex Filipina considered it an indignity to sleep in the car when we immigrated to the US even though it was temporary as we looked for rentals or were traveling. I also roughed it to save cash and it paid off with having money to invest and I also enjoy adventure. We have a nice water front home now but my now Guatemalian wife doesn't mind roughing it and is quire frugal buying stuff at flea markets etc.
@言行一致 Why are you constantly repeating the same comment?????
Hey Tim you might want to move your avocado plants on the road side wall of your house,because where you have it the salt water mist when it’s windy will kill it.
Great take and very rational balanced view, cannot wait to work my ass off in the usa for the next 10+ years, then leave in my 50s and live so nicely on $2000 month till social security kicks in at 65yo. All I need to do is buy my diesel Toyota Hilux GR manual trans, brand new and I'm good. And my $500 rent apartment includung water, internet, utilities and I'm golden. Never looking back, and if I do meet a filipina and we date or marry, I'm letting her know I have no interest in going back to the states to live, my life and retirement will be there permanently.
Tim I will get back to my routine of travel back-and-forth for the next five years to see my GF and her daughters whom I support I just can’t give up the money and the SoCal lifestyle just yet love your blogs rank
Frank
I see you are thinking like an older mature man and husband and father. Proud of you 😊
Interesting take, from my experience living in the Philippines, the need to be upwardly mobile or go getter, depends of several factors like are there other common examples of different people being successful, are there any opportunities or support, do you have connections or direction enough to pursue opportunities and of course all this with the basic need to eat and have shelter. The Philippines is not blessed with the many opportunities like other western countries where all you have to do is work hard to at least have a little bit of something, in that country you can toll day in and day out just for your next meal.
I find it interesting of what you say probably some filipinos might be like that but where i'm wife's family have a farm never felt like that alway's have thing's to eat out of the whole day sometimes they eat 3 or 4 time a day but i try to only eat 2 times a day in order to control my diet God bless and keep it comin'
Thanks
I like your house by the beach .i also love the water on your beach .clean green white sand .
An interesting vlog Tim,and I have to agree with you.Lynlyns family needed a new motorcycle to replace the old wreck that had seen its days before the typhoon Odette finished it off.Lynlyn canvased ever reseller in Ubay to get the best deal for the cash that I sent over.I could hardly believe my ears when she reported back to me that some of the resellers didnt want a cash sale,they wanted credit sales so they could obviously gouge as much out of the sale as they could.
theese are the relevant topics needed to be discuss in the terms you well expose. well done
i will be in the Philippines in december. my first immersion in a new reality, new life style, new culture and that's capture my curiosity, the sense of discovery something new. i will be soon face to face with my wife's family, all simple persons living in a simple house, a numerous family, parents, brothers and sisters. i wonder how they will welcome me. my wife's father call me the american man even if im italian. that's funny. i will have time to talk with them about italy, a country pretty unknown to the philippino people as well as Europe. not like america, a country they are strongly accustomed to. it will be funny im sure. im pretty sure some of my steps will be similar to yours at the beginning. u give me a lot of suggestions during your videos. thanks Tim
They seem to have their priorities straight because they seem to be the happiest humans on the planet.
Many of them are OFWs. Crying themselves to sleep.
Best quote ever!
we really are not
@@arlynchen4394 ..not what?
Tim Your used car did you sale or what has become with it?
Great discussion. 👍
TIM.YOU ARE VERY VERY DEEP....
TNX GOD YOU OPEN YOUR......
Great video Tim I completely get it been in a relationship with my Filipina four years I will retire in two years and move to the Philippines she lives in northern Cebu, already have experience a lot of what you said, i’ve been there three times one month each time.
Hi,
Thanks for your comment.
I’m planning a trip to check Cebu out December.
Any place (security and clean) you recommend such as hotel or long term stay?
Thanks,
I'm wondering if hanna is like chrisy in that aspect, lol being twins in all,and brought up the same way, spending habits might very a bit. I'm glad that she found her a young man ,not like most beautiful women who end up with the old man like me.lol
very beautifulplace
Excellent video Tim.
Great video tim
Thanks Tim for sharing this insight on money and Filipino culture. Lot of knowledge being shared that will help others when they travel to that area of the world.
Is this the big guy with the surfboard? Used to vlog with another guy?
It's crazy to give your girlfriend the most expensive thing, Mac book IPhone 13. It's like in Thailand. Then they think the man has unlimited funds. So when I'm there I have an iPhone 8 with me and an old Nokia phone and say that I've worked hard all year to be able to take a 6-week holiday in Thailand. So they don't expect diamonds and gold and luxury. But do they have the perception that you have 10 million baht in the bank. So there is no limit, they do not understand economics as they do in Denmark. I'm not telling you that I myself have an IPad pro 11 at home in Denmark and bought an iPhone 13 myself. I don't choose to talk economics over there, I pay with Max 100-500 baht, which is 8 dollars. 🇩🇰🦋⛱🏖
From my own experiances I might say that you are a blessed man ! I know that you're not suppose to generalize but I can say , when it comes to here in scandivia that there has been a lot of problems about bringing your girlfriend here . Many of these philippinas goes beserk when they come here and start partying and gambling right away . Frankly , I know only 1 family that the marriage lasted longer than 5 years ! My own lasted that long and most of my friends that was married divorced after 5 years . Im still paying of bills , 30 year after the divorce , on an aparment that I dont even own !
Interesting topic ❤️
I live in Japan not a bad option for income then spend it in the Philippines only 4 hours away.
i like this video, thanks!
Believe it or not the Philippines and the way they live their lives seem to be happier than people in the West who are always scheming, climbing on the backs of others to get to the top. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with ambition but money does not necessarily make a person happy especially when they don't have time to spend it because they're burning both ends of the candle on the job.
I think that's one thing that's attractive to American men or foreign men in general is the lack of materialistic females in the Philippines. In the states when you first meet a girl within the first minute or two she's wanting to know what you do for a living only for her to determine how long she's going to talk to you unlike filipinas who you can carry on a conversation with for a long time and they will never ask you about your money or what you do for a living. I find that extremely refreshing.
Yeah one of the biggest issues I have staying in PH is the lack of people around me who are ambitious. I am a 100% believer that you will become the average of the 5 closest people around you. Having online friends who are ambitious helps, but it's not the same as in person influence.
Just need to meet the right asian girl. I have experience both sides and the 2nd wife turned out to be the best person i could share my life with. Best advice i can give is dont rush into anything and take your time.
Thanks for the info. I don't have your problem. My wife loves to spend money. But she doesn't understand why we're always broke at the end of the month.
Great insight into the Filipino culture. Being able to find a way to earn should be in everyone's culture. Here in Australia there are too many that think they are "owed" an income. I call it the "Poor Me" syndrome. I say get off your butt and get moving! Thanks Tim.
America has been destroyed by that government take care of me attitude
Both my girls are working from home using internet and are earning enough at least to buy what they need like books, makeup, clothes, food they like specially tea drinks that Im always saying have this high fructose corn syrup which is bad for health.
My Mom came from a former business class old family and that means we were not buying more clothes or shoes, only for special occasions or when it doesnt fit anymore. Fortunately I had an Aunt and Grandma who gives me more things than the usual 1 black shoes and 1 pair of very cheap so called sport sneakers.
I remember when I went to this International school in KSA and twice skid on the damp course for relay racing coz my sneakers cannot grip the floor.
I complained but my Mom said no budget! So I told my Tito who attends the church services and also a pastor in the what they called The Mission. They were Methodist. Some Americans couples with kids who needs baby sitters attend too. I got a job making 12 riyals for 3 hours plus free snacks!
My Mom has 4 years of home economics and 1 year of pharma, but my Dad did not want her to work. To my surprise he said that I could. Now I was only 13 years old, but I said I will have my money to buy my sport shoes so that I wont slide and hurt myself next school yr.
My Mom has this mentality that since I have one it will have to do coz my foot will get bigger LOL. Unfortunately I have a petite size. I only had size5 and since I got 3 kids Im now size 6.5. When I reached 18 yrs of age my Mom, did
get me some expensive designer Italian and french shoes and clothes as well in Europe..
I was before this buying Tom MCaans shoes and had at least 1 Candy high heeled sandals, everytime I went to the USA.
Now with my kids our lifestyle changed, I prefer to buy for my kids and less for us the parents. This of course is the norm specially here in PI.
My expenses now just for electricity runs upto 500USD. That includes a 2 story apartment and a separate one where my son and our grandkids are staying.
Im prepping so I have more canned tuna stocks, vienna sausages, bottled olives and olive oils, Chili Nachos, vitamins, shampoos, soap atbp.
No more new Italianne shoes nor bags nor clothes or even branded glasses coz I already have a collection of them and then some.
Just be more practical and buy local from Malls and just make do in these pandemic times.
I think Filipinas are relatively more resilient and less to complain about wants vs needs.
But more Filipinas now are able to go out of the country and provide for their families too. Our nurses alone are world reknowned for their brand of care and highly valued by many countries.
We also hold quite a nos of International beauty queens, some were born outside the country but had Filipina mothers.
And now we even have women wordclass gold medalist athletes in weight lifting unheard of coz 80yrs ago nobody can even see the girls heels!
Its in our DNA to be competitive and bring home the gold. I hope that whoever will marry a Filipina will first get to know her very well. See to it that he will be able to treasure her, for if you do, they will love and care for him and family for the rest of her life!
Thats because Steve, Australia has become to multicultural and diverse in relation to migration etc; in my opinion.. It's not like it was 30 years ago where people earned their money and worked hard for it and also typically, it was your normal average Australian back then compared to now, where you got mixed nationalities.. Multiculturalism has always been a thing with Australia, but I think in the last 10 - 15 years, it's evolved too much. I visit parts of Asia when i can, and see a big difference in countries like Thailand or Vietnam vs Australia; you get people that are much more respectful and happy with what they have to what Australia is and you just get people here that moan, complain and worry about what they don't have, instead of what they do have.
@@tomgerryinphilippines8817 Yes, it happened under the Boomer flower children
yes true
Thx
we are excited for the Farm 😍
Shit I thought that was cocktail you pulled out of the window ! 😳🤣