How did you meet your girlfriend

get ur passport and head on ovr there 🏖🌆🏝

Can you give some examples of province living with luxury condos and large malls in the provinces please?

@@VegasNegus yeah that would be helpful

@@VegasNegus In the future

Big Malls in the Provinces? I have never even seen a shopping center in The Provinces!

your welcome

Awesome, thank you for your input, glad you've got a good deal locked in on airbnb.

$3k will be a very comfortable amount to work with, even when living in BGC or Makati.

Brio Tower looks luxurious due to the design theme of DMCI in all their condo projects and that is the resort lifestyle. You are like living in a resort and their interiors are really eye candies. Still it cannot be included in the list of luxury condos as looks alone is not enough for it to be qualified as luxury, it has to meet the unit size requirements, how wide are the walkways, the number of neighbors in each floor, etc.

About how much does a 2 BR unit cost in a luxury building? Thank you!

@@jackbaldwin3649 at least Php 300K per square meters

@@jackbaldwin3649 a 2 bedroom unit in a luxury or high end condo here must be at least 120 sqm. If it is smaller but calls itself luxury condo, it's a wannabe.

Gcash changed in 2020. Maybe that's why you can't get it, but I had my gcash set up an lverified within my first 2 months in the philippines. I hated standing in lines to pay Melraco and water bill

Title of video is luxury lifestyle not luxury condo, I take into account all the advantages of the lifestyle, tax savings, cost of living savings, etc, etc, but I hear your point. Some higher-end luxury condos in excess of 75k+/monthly are not as good as these lower cost ones in many ways. It's actually quite funny.

Its never an advantage to be on a tight budget as a foreigner. You will waste endless amounts of time trying to do the most basic things possible.

There is two main reasons why you come here to the Philippines. Reason one is to learn about different cultures and you can do that by living like a local, but of course you will still not live like a local because as a foreigner you will always have a higher standard, so you will always slightly live above the local standards. Reason two is to experience the life you couldn't have in your home country because everything is more afforable in the Philippines, so you will live in a big city, in the best neighborhood possible, which is understandable because everyone wants to have a taste of the "rich" life. You can spend your money quickly even in a cheap country, if you are not a wise spender. I am living a little above as a local here in the province, and i have everything what i need. I have a beautiful condo, 5 minutes from the beach and always hot (sometimes too hot :D ). I've never experienced traveling to another continent, but i am glad that i did make this choice and to learn more about Asia, especially about Philippines. I am more happier than back in my home country and there is alot more opportunities out here. You can learn more about yourself and appriciate the little things more, which i didn't do in Europe. Overall, appriciate what you have, and dont be afraid to take action and do what you want to do in life, because life is precious and the years goes by quickly.

Yes sir, laundrymat is almost available in every condo bldg.

Right, in the USA they pretty much never offer offer super small apartments like they do here in Manila. The price per square foot for a rental here is obviously still less, (whatever I said it was in the video, and I was comparing the cost in Mesa, not scottsdale for this one, so, the cost of scottsdale would be significantly higher), rents in general per square foot of risen a lot as I'm sure you know of course, post panademic.

@@itsJustinSpencer One of my units, a condo in Mesa, just outside of Tempe, 1100 sq ft and rents $1,600.

Is a US policy for expats (true coverage)

@@itsJustinSpencer For medical ins, you may want to look into Phil Health combined with Pacific Cross or Pacific Prime. This assumes you do not need to return to the US.

Water is safe 👍🏼

@@itsJustinSpencer great! Thanks for responding.

Never drink the tap water. Bottled and water in restaurants is fine. Always look for the rounded ice, not the chipped ice.

@@jonb3189 thanks for that info.

why a major pain can you please elaborate about your comment here I am very interestwed because I don't yet quite understand how that works but I heard from another you tuber that the safest way to have access to one's money if you are in the Philippines is by getting a digital wallet and then you can send yourself money from your account in the U.S. but he also did not explain the process to do all that

@@user-lw3vd9ko8e In addition to a debit card or 2 , I would suggest Wise (formerly transfer wise) The Wise card is an online bank that allows you to convert USD to Peso or others. It or something like it is a good idea. Some US banks get nervous sending money to the PH. I use Gcash as well but only for paying utility bills and Lazada deliveries. I did not tie a credit card or account into Gcash. I go to a kiosk and put 5-10k Pesos when needed.

I made large amounts of money in my 20s running a marketing agency, coaching business and selling my real estate right after the insane surge in home prices that covid brought on

@@itsJustinSpencer Thank you for clearing that up and being honest. My wife and I are planning to retire to Legazpi City, where she is originally from. She has a two story, five bedroom house that we recently had renovated and remodeled. The work was quite extensive and cost close to $100,000.00 but now looks like a five star hotel. We will live off of our Social Security benefits and the sale of our house in Lake Tahoe, which we sold last year and included a one year lease which ends in August. I inherited a house from my Mom in Prescott, Arizona which we will live in and fix up to sell before we move to the Philippines. I don’t plan on vlogging, just living well and traveling quite a bit… Thanks for the informative videos…

@@Karetov Awesome! Stay blessed my man!

Me too

Crazy, by a condo

AFTER REASSESSMENT, a single person needs $5,000.-$7,500. per month for luxury living in Manila and to cover health insurance plus inflation. @

Depends on your definition, i think it's luxury all-around to have such low costs in exchange for so much value, plus the foreign earned income tax benefits you can get as a US expat

+C N ..... it's luxury living once u factor in the fact he can access all kinds of amenities at really affordable price(s), not to mention access to beaches/isles 🏝 which can rival the maldives and bora-bora @ about 1/3 of the price [*can't beat that bruh]

@@itsJustinSpencer Did you do a video on the foreign earned income tax benefits or banking and credit card information.

Hi Justin, I am new subscriber, great video thank you very much, I know you trying to get all the content in 1 video please slow down and talk slower please

Bgc and rockwell make for a great lifestyle

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Hey Dr Mike, back on the states for a bit, may return to PH though at some point in the future

It’s $90 every two months, divided by two = $45

Water is a bit less than illustrated. Electricity is high because Philippines is a tropical country unlike the UK and central AC, window AC or split ACs are used 24/7/365 here. Hotter weather means higher electricity costs to keep things cool. Unless you use a fan.

You need to look at total monthly costs. If you live anywhere outside of Manila you can live good for about half of what he’s paying. He lives where he wants and pays for whatever he wants. When I move there I will try different places until I find something that works for me. The electricity is expensive mainly because it’s a Japanese company.

This is a top-line estimate. It could be a little less than this. If you add in what I spend on bottle water, it's probably about right.

I don’t think you can rent a decent high rise condo in Dallas for $455 / month there champ

Joya lofts and towers, proscenium at rockwell, powerplant mall (rockwell area)

So far, this has been the case. Non-Filipinos have a hard time getting approved for a full account status with it.

Buying as upsides yes, but I'm very risk averse the older i get.

USA (with limits) based on type of income and how long your outside of the USA, only PH of income is derived from within PH

No you can have a health insurance policy within PH or not within PH

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True, luxury is subjective. I also prefer penthouses, I’ve rented a couple, but they are not featured in this video unfortunately. Wasn’t YouTubing during those times.

Going to jump on a Space X rocket to mars

@@itsJustinSpencer ..... 🤣

I’m just waiting for the rapture.

Never was, although I'm not against it. I was in rockwell/makati and I'm still basically in the same area

Yeah, I was just watching the episode where you moved and bought your own appliances

Me too. Something is wrong if people consider this luxury living. This is basic plain living. Something is wrong with this dude .He consider this luxury living.SMH