So you left. Got the green card, then the other passport, sang a different national anthem at some courthouse ceremony, and somewhere in the back of your head a small voice said: Teka, did I just give up the right to buy a lot back home? Short answer: kind of, yes....
I spent a good chunk of my life surrendering two, sometimes three hours a day to Metro Manila traffic. You know the drill. You leave your place before sunrise to beat the crawl down Commonwealth, or Marcos Highway, or EDSA, you still don’t beat it, and you...
Disclaimer: This article is for general information and isn’t personalized financial advice. For decisions specific to your situation, it’s worth talking to a licensed financial advisor. Last year, our refrigerator died in the middle of a brownout. One...
Let’s talk about getting healthcare on a middle class budget here in the Philippines. There’s this post about how a patient was denied Philhealth coverage because the person’s confinement did not reach 24 hours. The person was just admitted and...
Deciding on what kind of house to live in is one of the major life decisions for the burgis. For many middle class folks, it usually boils down to either living in a condominium or a detached home in a subdivision that stands on its own lot. But which one is better?...
