Living Well on a Middle-Class Income in the Philippines
Practical money, home, and family guides for the Filipino middle class, whether you’re building your life here or sending it home from abroad.
No more sweldo-to-sweldo or petsa de peligro
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Money & banking
Budgets, digital banks, and growing your sweldo
How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy in the Philippines? (2026)
Money does help in the pursuit of happiness. But are you earning enough to afford things that make you smile?
Family & education
Raising kids and paying for school realistically
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Home & property
Renting, buying, and building without growing broke
7 Things You Should Check Before Buying a Subdivision Lot
Buying a subdivision lot in the Philippines can be a very good investment whether you’re getting it as an asset or a site for your future home
For OFWs & retirees
Coming home, investing, and building from abroad
Lifestyle Creep: The Silent Inflation Eating Your Sweldo
Lifestyle creep quietly swallows every raise and bonus you get. Here is how this silent inflation hits Filipinos, and a kuripot’s way to dodge it.
The guides worth your time
Essential must-reads for those looking to achieve a comfortable middle class lifestyle in the Philippines
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The latest on middle class living
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Written by people actually living it
Saktong Burgis is managed by middle-class Filipinos working through the same questions you are: where to live, how to budget, what’s truly worth it. No get-rich-quick, no maarte na lifestyle. Just honest, researched takes on living life, sakto lang.
The main writer, Alex, is an editor and a business development consultant. Most recently, he’s helped brands stabilize and grow their businesses through e-commerce. He’s also a former teacher, marketer, and HOA president. He delves in photography in his free time.
What does “Saktong Burgis” mean?
sakto sak·to
a shortened form of “eksakto,” meaning “just right”
burgis bur·gis
from the Spanish “burgués,” a borrowing from the French “bourgeois,” referring to the middle class