$600 a month budget (I feel) would not produce "stress free" for me, as $2,000 a month adds A LOT more of stress free living, with more comfort and options (to deal with stressors).

You can live on $300 pm but your choices will be limited. Darrell is doing what he enjoys on $600 so good for him. Unfortunately it wouldn’t pay my rent but that’s my choice. My choices cost more but I have it so no problem 👍

Nice different view interview !!! Regards Erwin

My father was in the Bataan Death March ..He was a prisoner of war for 4 years in WW2 ...He was captured on the Isle of Java ..Good luck Mike and Darrell

Maybe we should drive up to Porac and visit Darrell? I watched when he got his place, and was watching him fix up the place. He's living life on his own terms! 👍

***Women in the Philippines are not stupid. Even in the province... You are not the first foreigner they've been with and sometimes they won't tell you. They will say you are the first American they are dating but it's not true! Second, the guy in the video said "she left him, did not work out " she went West do you know why Guys ? she was hoping to change her life for the better and live differently but in my opinion... she probably realized he is trying to Live cheap! And stay in the fishing village and it's NOT for her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 (Laughing) He is trying to save the money he has from social security by living a less expensive Life... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 SORRY can't stop Laughing

Darrell is an inspiration. I anticipate every one of his videos.

Been through the phone scam, the hospital / death scam and the job scam ...when she could no longer keep her story straight I found out she was doing this to 3 other men (multiple facebook accounts) and one fellow from the states went there for a month. I already helped her get her passport and she said she was coming to the United States. I kept and printed off all the conversations. Since she was trying to get the k-1 visa ...I gave the department of state her name(s) she used and detailed data of her involvement with the extremists activities she was part of. She was not Muslim, but her bff is. Thankfully the money lost did not amount to much, just a really good lesson learned. Other's try to scam me and they get blocked immediately. I've even started looking at women in different countries where the government incentivizes men to marry their women!!! Hell with the Philippines!!

I follow him, great guy and straight forward.

Mike has it figured out , I am happy for him !

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NO MONEY FOR US 😁 (and we don't do the b.s.) . Congrats on your channel 🎉🎉

Hi Mike, what I'd like to hear more about is marriage registration in the PH and the US (or other countries for the same matter). Because are you married only in the PH or do you also registered your marriage at the US embassy and US tax reports? And if you would be married only in the PH how do you deal with passport renewal at the US embassy? Because they want to know if you are married or not. Same with US tax reports. This can be very confusing and complicated because each choice has their pros and cons, choice of having a registered marriage in PH and the US, or only in the PH. If you can talk about it freely then please do in a video. If it is complicated for whatever reason then you can delete my comment and ignore it.

This is not a moral decision. Mike hammered planning and thinking things through in his earlier videos and now it is a lot feelings and white knight savorism. Filipinos are resourceful they will do what they have to do to make ends meet. They will live as comfortably as possibly. If a family member finds himself or herself homeless. The immediate family should be the first to reach out to assist. If the family can't be bothered to do that or if the family member has a bad track record that should be taken into account. But overextending yourself by moving someone else in to your home. Or renting a place for them is too much.

Sending someone money that you have never met, of course your gonna get scammed,, some of these girls have a dozen guys sending them money.

Many strong opinions on this one. Not a lot of information on this just her side which is understandably subjective. I don't think that he owed her anything. I think she knew that things were ending and that he was moving on. He is not obligated to provide her a post break uo settlement. She might have been happy but it is clear that he was not happy. All of his friends blocked her and refused contact with her. George is not obligated to provide any details as to why the relationship wasn't working for him anymore. All of the moving he did shows that he never got settled in the Philippines.

Or dependant of officer in military

I hear marines are coming back there because of china

The fan behind you

Chris it looks like you have a. Halo on your head with the chaiR your sitting on

Every 75 year old man trying to get a 20 year old in bed should give you or anyone the creeps

I have a new way that i am trying... to test their commitment. After a few weeks when they want the relation to become more serious and move in with me, i tell them that serious relation for me only works when it is a D/s relationship. Nothing extreme, some bondage, rules and rituals, mild punishment (no phone for a day etc). And that they will learn poses and wear a collar that only i can unlock to show she is my submissive. If they are really in love they should be open to at least learn about it and ask questions. If they are desperate for money they will tell you that they will do anything... you can test that too If they are not interested in you and have other options, they will decline it and not even ask more info about it.

Democrats are gonna stop S.S. if they get in office in November....what will you guys do then?

All I want to hear is the words "Thank You"...But it's evidently very hard for Filipinos to say those words.

My Filipina wife and I live very well in the suburbs of cebu city on $5,200 monthly, VA service connected compensation and SSDI. We own a fully furnished home that was move in ready when I got here. Working on spouse visa now, waiting on birth certificate from NY state, taking forever.

Thank for the good advice. That made sense.I memorize my card number, expiration date, and 3 digit code.

I’ll be in Dumaguete early September… staying almost 4 weeks than coming back to Michigan and I will retire in February 2025 and moving to Dumaguete….😊

I have telling Mymy for years now when she picks her monthly budget from WU to not always go to the same one at the same time.

Im going to retire in 2 or 3 years . I hate snakes , do you have problems over there with them ?

I disagree, most are scammers. I waste so much of their time. The more they waste with me, saves a poor bastard from really getting scammed

It's amazingly easy to 'plan' to go but to actually do it requires action and planning is finished. Some people should NOT be in the Philippines. It truly is not for everyone. I just finished a trip from central USA to home on Mindanao and it took me (after a flight cancelled,) 100.5 hours from Minnesota to Bukidnon. Not everyone could adjust to that sort of .... change in plans.

Thanks for all the informative information. I took your advice and moving to the Philippines. I will be in Cebu on August 6, Hopefully, we can meet at your convenience. See you soon

Pension is pension my friend, if you don't have enough SS or retirement income you fail in your life. How many expats living homeless in the Philippines? Make programs about the ones who failed and in some cases will leave their filipina wife with lots of debts. After 30 years married to my Filipina I don't need advice from selfmade experts to be honest.

So where are the good guys? Someone faithful and loyal??

My bank is Chase (JP Morgan).

Gio, what part of Florida are you from? I have a lot of relatives in Florida but I'm from California.

Mike, do you understand Cebuano?

I got scammed on a Philippine dating site. One lady told me that she lives in a nice apt. and that she can reserve an apt for me there since I will be visiting the Philippines. She even had a lady who pretended to be the manager of the apt. complex. I chatted to them online. I sent the money, then I later contacted the apt. complex via email. They told me that they sell the units there, not rent it out. When I tried to reach out to that supposedly manager of the apt. complex, and the lady on the dating site...no response back.

Always enjoy your stream

Jesus! too much information. We are all adults, we don't need a lesson in sexual health. Also not everyone is going around hooking up. I haven't had sex in over 3 years and not interested in it.

Come here poor, live poor. If you have a Filipina, rent or buy a place JUST FOR YOU TWO. Don't even think of coming here on less than $2,000 monthly, and have some credit cards for emergency evacuation. Leave the woman in the Philippines and bug out if things go south.

Well all the videos im watching are scaring the bejeezus out of me. Why would anyone want to retire in the Philippines? I was there for 3 weeks left after 1 week in Junez. Was in Cebu been there at least 10x. No matter 0:01 where you travel you have to be on your toes. Leave your money in the safe. Passport same thing. Carry only what you need. 1 credit card on you.

Good work

Love your videos thanks for the info man

I watched to see if I could grade it naive or scam. #1 "My phone broke" = naive (Is dumb too harsh?) #2 "Savior" = naive (white knight is totally understandable as you should help people in this world. If it feels innocent then it's good, like helping a boy in the street or giving extra to a local charity) #3 "Hospital" = naive, but (not dumb, as it could happen after seeing someone who seems genuine and real for a while and that makes it) also a scam. #4 "Pregnant" = dumb (why don't you abstain before marriage or have a vasectomy if you are not doing that?) #5 You had me at on-line GF 🤣 "Buy a house for us" = beyond naive and sorry to be so judgemental, dumb. If you wouldn't do that in your country, then don't do it there! Gotta admit I feel really bad for this guy. A two year fantasy and a long flight for worse than nothing. and bonus round #6 OMG!! I don''t even know what to day. Really too tragic to comment on. People will kill themselves over sexploitation. Not to go too far off topic but just wait until AI can generate a completely false image/narrative and ruin you. It's coming sooner than people anticipate.

I play with these women now and make them think I'm going to give but then it comes to the video call or no send and they think about it and never get back to me.they play me I play back that's all there is to it.