| Are you now ready for retirement and find that | | | | have a beautiful Filipina who completes you rather |
| you have lived a dull life, void of adventure and | | | | than competes with you. |
| excitement, and one where you went paycheck | | | | Women outnumber men in the Philippines, and due |
| to paycheck? Or, have you lived a fun filled life, | | | | to low per capita income in the Philippines, Filipina |
| but now find yourself a victim of the economic | | | | ladies are attracted to foreigners with a steady |
| deterioration of your life savings and limited | | | | pension income. Further, they are attracted to |
| pension, and that retirement life in the U.S. or U.K. | | | | older foreign men than to younger foreign men. |
| is not going to be that exciting? Then I encourage | | | | They consider them less likely to philander. |
| you to take a look at the opportunity to retire in | | | | 8. You will have great personal relationships that |
| the Philippines. | | | | are full of love and friendship and true caring for |
| Following are 12 of the most popular reasons for | | | | each other. |
| an Expat to retire in the Philippines that I have | | | | Filipinos find themselves by being surrounded with |
| encountered as a consultant on retirement. | | | | others and having lots of friends. They are not |
| 1. An Expat can retire with more money in his | | | | independent people like those from the U.S, rather |
| pocket at the end of the month. | | | | they are "joiners" and family people. You will |
| The cost of living in the Philippines is about | | | | develop many warm and lasting friendships while |
| one-fifth to one-fourth of the cost of living in the | | | | retired in the Philippines. |
| U.S. or the U.K | | | | 9. You can live in a male oriented society, as |
| Consequently, a retirement pension buys more | | | | compared to a female, feminist oriented society |
| lifestyle for less money and permits the retiree to | | | | where males are confused about what it is to be |
| even have savings at the end of the month. | | | | a man. |
| 2. You can escape those cold U.S. winters. | | | | The Philippines culture is one where the man is |
| The weather in the Philippines is similar to Hawaii. | | | | looked at to be the leader of the family unit. The |
| Although warm year around, it is a bit coolerduring | | | | wife is taught from time of childhood the |
| the months of October through March, and then | | | | importance of being in submission to her husband. |
| hotter during the period April to September. | | | | The Philippines is a male oriented society. |
| 3. You can escape the rat-race America and the | | | | 10. You can have nurses and caregivers readily |
| UK have become. | | | | available to care for you, if desired. |
| We all know the pace of life in the 21st century is | | | | One of the major vocations taught in the |
| fast, fast, fast in the U.S and the U.K. However, in | | | | Philippines is nursing. Nursing schools and graduates |
| the Philippines, things move at a much slower | | | | are everywhere, with many seeking employment |
| pace, which reduces one's stress level. | | | | overseas. This generates a pool of highly qualified |
| 4. You can retire with one or two maids, and a | | | | nurses readily available and seeking employment |
| driver. | | | | as personal nurses and caregivers, if desired, at |
| The cost of a maid is approximately $40 monthly | | | | extremely low costs compared to the western |
| and the cost of a driver is about $60 monthly. | | | | world. |
| Not only does the maid take care of the | | | | 11. You can live in a country where travel to |
| residence, but she will also navigate the weekly | | | | exciting and adventurous locales in Asia is |
| market shopping needs for the best and lowest | | | | inexpensive. |
| purchase price for you. Having this kind of value | | | | The Philippines is very centrally located in Asia, |
| added to one's life for this small monthly amount | | | | with just a few hours flying time to Tokyo and |
| of money is unheard of in the western world. | | | | Korea, a little over an hour to Hong Kong, a |
| 5. After 40 years of toil with no return, working | | | | couple of hours to Bangkok, and a little over an |
| on a job and always "running out of money | | | | hour to Singapore. |
| before running out of month", retirement in the | | | | Airfares are highly competitive and there are lots |
| Philippines reverses this. | | | | of daily flights in and out of the Philippines. This |
| Due to the low cost of living in the Philippines, one | | | | makes for a fun retirement life full of travel and |
| who retires there will find that due to the lower | | | | excitement, at a very reasonable cost, and with |
| cost of living, one will always "run out of month | | | | little pain of long travel times. |
| before they run out of money". This is a very | | | | 12. You can live in a country where elders are |
| delightful experience. | | | | respected and treated with dignity. |
| 6. You will be able to go to bed every night and | | | | Like other Asian countries, people are taught from |
| wake up every morning free of frustration and | | | | their childhood of the need for respect to the |
| anxiety over a lack of money. | | | | elderly. |
| When one is continuously anxious about the lack | | | | While living in the Philippines as a senior retiree, |
| of money, it leads to chronic stress which spills | | | | you will be treated with respect and dignity unlike |
| over into health and self esteem problems. By | | | | you can find in the U.S. or U.K. As an elder, you |
| retiring in the Philippines, due to the lower cost of | | | | are considered to be wise and someone to listen |
| living you can eliminate this stress from your life. | | | | to and learn from. |
| 7. You can have your first and only wife be a | | | | Your years of life experience are viewed by the |
| beautiful and exotic Filipina. Or if divorced, you can | | | | Filipino as one of you most valuable assets. |