Rick seems like the American version of a Filipino, easy going, strong family values and satisfied with just a simple way of life, a super nice guy. Best of luck to him and his girl! Mike, keep us updated
Thanks Carter Yes I am just a country gentleman and we are living without water until we get it piped up the mountain from a spring 580 meters below us I hope in next few weeks
Hey Mike/Janet, nice interview, he'll be very successful with his down-to-earth expectations and will settle in nicely with his future plans, Happy retirement sir, and enjoy yourself.
A country farm boy in The Philippines TH-cam channel would be cool. Seeing his farm develop with all the animals and small crops. In the mountains in the Philippines they are all subsistence farm families, like America 100s of years ago…Grow it, raise it, eat it. My wife’s family in the Negros mountains live that way. It’s amazing to see.
Hi Mike and Janet, I agree that the right partner can make all of the difference. I will not be involved with a long-distance relationship. I would want to find out where I want to live first.
Mike - I like your interview style; clear good questions, good speaking voice, careful listener, curious. I O W -Your good at it. 🙂. The mic seems to work well even w the breeze which helps. Thanks!
Hi Mike... I have stayed in Carcar for 1 week , before covid. I stayed at Tatope Travel Lodge, which is on the main street and the prices were the same... $ 60 a night , including breakfast.
@@mikesphilippineretirement Mike, thanks for asking..As a matter of fact, I would be glad to hear you interview a/some military veteran and discuss different topics such as benefits, health care and just about anything else. 🙏
Really enjoyed watching your vlogs, Mike. You are so natural, and you ask the right questions that most of your viewers can relate to. Fabulous, keeping going.
Looks like you four get along great. I could see Mike and Janet heading to KarKar to visit. Maybe even trying some of the pork as soon as he gets some pigs!
Ism married to an Smerican for 28 years my husband got 100 percent disability he is now 75 years old last August he got covid and since then he is in out of the hospital tricare is paying 75 percent and we pay 15 percent Usva is paying for his service connected disability but i pay for the doctors fees we got good hospital the VFW is also very helpful I take care of my husband through thick or thin Americans who want to retire here should have money for healthcare for the future
Actually it would be good to read from some expacts how much it costs for them to have a filipina relationship with all costs. All costs I mean her,her kids,her parents including everything.
We you get a lady that doesn't want kids and older like Lydia. She has 8 brothers and sisters. I hep here mom and but in a different way by rasing animals that I want and overflow of egg her mother get to sell ple live chickens I get my part and mom sell the ones I don't want
Enjoy your retirement in the Philippines. I think it's a nice place to be far away from the rat race and stressful life stateside. If you live a simple life in the province, it would add years to dear life. There is fine dining around, beaches are very accessible, and most importantly, they have good doctors and hospitals, especially in big communities. 👍
Good morning my friend, not feeling too well this morning, think I drank too much bourbon, LOL, I'll tell you Mike between the doctors, in the surgeons they'll make you crazy, anyway great video my friend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ good morning to you Miss Janet, y'all be good, don't forget yours and Janet's tennis shoe sizes, 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
So when you exchange cash USD at the bank, they write down the Serial Numbers form each bill you exchange? So best to write down the Serial Numbers beforehand and give that to bank teller?
@@mikesphilippineretirement I'm in the U.S so I'm asking to be prepared once I come over there. You're saying write down the serial numbers from the bills and take that piece of paper to the bank to save some time with the exchange?
They do it and they also have a form they fill out....remimber only bring new 100 and 20 dollar bills old worn and damaged or if someone has wrote on the billl most places will not take them...only bring new bills..get them from the bank
Another good topic would be to find out why expats get married at such old age,why they choose to take care of their partner at such old age and not just enjoy life without the headache of a relationship? You can still have a gf but not live together. At some stage we all have to go back to our own countries because of health issues or if you stay you live 5-10 years less.
I do not know anyone who knows the date they will die...Just enjoy your life as long as you can..If you find someone who loves you share your blessings with her
Good video Mike.. Having to write down serial #'s when depositing bills at the bank? He lost me on that one. By the way Janet cracks me up everytime with her tongue. 🤣🤣 My girlfriend does the same thing.
Good Morning Mike, Ill be coming to Duma in June for 2 months and I wondered if you friend Carol could help me find a few places to stay. First i'm looking for something in Pangloa that can sleep 6 adults and 6 children that has a pool?
Been In manila for 48hrs man what a disappointment after Bangkok and Saigon! Hope the other parts of the Philippines is better. Gonna fly to sibulan the 8th 👌 Btw those free tourist SIM cards are a scam I'm using my 🇺🇸 t mobile phone with Wi-Fi working fine here 👌
Every new retiree really should watch what happened to John from Paul In The Philippines channel. I get these guys don't have much time left but to trust a much younger partner after a month, get engaged, be giving money to her relatives to fund a business, and then transferring money directly to her bank account so soon just seem like very naive and a recipe for being taken advantage of. Best of luck to these guys that hopefully they didn't get in relationships with golddiggers who will just entertain them until the money runs dry.
no way the same thing...Rick has an income...Rick sends only his monthly budget not his life saving...also Rick spends what he can afford to lose John had only a little and lose it all...he could not afford to lose one dollar based on the money he had
@@mikesphilippineretirement I hope you are right. It's just disheartening to see some retirees lose their common sense over the initial sweetness of a local young lady, only to get treated like an ATM and cleaned out by scammers. Saw it happen to my best friend's dad who at 68 went back to Vietnam and got smitten with a scamming 19 year old who used him as her ticket to America. He later died of cancer and she has a new boyfriend now living in his house.
@@RickyFuller-wq6os To be clear, I'm not saying all Filipinas are golddiggers and hopefully the person you found is not in that category. However, some who are golddiggers purposely target older gentlemen with pensions as their perfect victims because the saying is, "the older the better because they die sooner." The majority of these men are kind and trusting who want to live a dream retirement in paradise with company. Sadly some end up heartbroken when they learn their sweet new Filipina loved their bank account instead of them. Poverty is prevalent in third world countries and I don't blame women for wanting financial security but they should genuinely love and care for these men in return. You worked hard for what you have and deserve to enjoy it in your golden years. Best of luck to all of you.
Yes she is thanks. She is a sweetheart and she has a beautiful body because she has no kids never married and doesn't want kids that's why I picked her
No not really she wants me to be happy that is why we we to Dumaguete because she thought I would like it there.I told here I want to move up on the mountain above Carcar because we have a 3 bedroom house 4 apartments. I have a inground pool can have a garden chicken pigs rabbits and no rent payments. Just the up keep on the house
She has her own bank account and when they exchange money USD to PHP they do it in her bank....He also transfer money from the states to her bank it is the money he lives on.
You can't get a bank account for 4 months here also if u want to get a loan on a car u have to show for 3 months you put money in gf bank account the they will interview u
Well this is a story about a man named Mike, who could barely feed his family and his pretty wife, and then one day he was chasing Janet up the hill, he came tumbling down and got a huge bill, hospital that is --dirty sheets, bedpans and catheters. Well the first thing you know ol Mike is completely broke, he's stuck in the hospital with a death rattle and a flipping stroke, Kinfolk said "Mike move away from there" Said "Californy is the place you ought to be" So they loaded up the Jeepney and moved to Beverly Beverly Hospital that is--clean sheets, bedpans and the best of care.
great interview mike. was rick married before and have kids? just wondering because he said he have a good friend in the usa that he can count on if he needed anything done while he is in the phil. also mike how bout u? in case there is an emergency and u needed someone in the usa to help u is there anyone u can count on? u told me u have a daughter so is she the person u can count on? are u in contact with her on a steady base? thanks for your videos. great stories
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Rick seems like the American version of a Filipino, easy going, strong family values and satisfied with just a simple way of life, a super nice guy. Best of luck to him and his girl! Mike, keep us updated
so a 2nd interview in a few months to see how they are doing?
they both are great people..I is everything you said and more...thank you for the comment
Thanks Carter
Yes I am just a country gentleman and we are living without water until we get it piped up the mountain from a spring 580 meters below us I hope in next few weeks
Great job, planning on coming in 6 months, look forward to coffee with you guys.
Sounds great! Janet likes a piece of cake with her coffee..see you soon
Well great to here you coming her.
Good audio for being outdoors in the wind!
I take the wind noice out in editing..Thank you
@@mikesphilippineretirement DaVinci Resolve has a pretty good wind filter. What editor do you use?
Great video Mike. Love the way you present it and awesome guests too. Really engaging. You're becoming a real pro now too. Great effort
I appreciate that!
Hey Mike/Janet, nice interview, he'll be very successful with his down-to-earth expectations and will settle in nicely with his future plans, Happy retirement sir, and enjoy yourself.
yes we all wish him the best
What a sweet story :) It was nice to hear a familiar Texas twang on your channel :) Hope I can meet y'all someday!
I hope so too!
Hello come to Carcar and we will come down the mountain and have coffee
@@RickyFuller-wq6os For sure!
A country farm boy in The Philippines TH-cam channel would be cool. Seeing his farm develop with all the animals and small crops. In the mountains in the Philippines they are all subsistence farm families, like America 100s of years ago…Grow it, raise it, eat it. My wife’s family in the Negros mountains live that way. It’s amazing to see.
we will try to visit Rick every few months to see how he is doing
It's great on top of the mountains. Cool and nice
Beautiful couple too 😍 still Janet and Mike is still my favourite couple ever ❤️
so sweet
@it's weng thanks 😊 😍
Hi Mike and Janet, I agree that the right partner can make all of the difference. I will not be involved with a long-distance relationship. I would want to find out where I want to live first.
thanks for sharing...good thinking my friend
Mike - I like your interview style; clear good questions, good speaking voice, careful listener, curious. I O W -Your good at it. 🙂. The mic seems to work well even w the breeze which helps. Thanks!
I have in my edit software a noice reduction...also a mic cover that lowers the wind sound a lot..thank you..
He definitely does a great interview
Hi Mike... I have stayed in Carcar for 1 week , before covid. I stayed at Tatope Travel Lodge, which is on the main street and the prices were the same... $ 60 a night , including breakfast.
Thanks for the tips!
Is that peso
@@richspurlock24 no...USD
Mike, nice interviews always with the newcomers…learned a lot from the Cowboy Rick.. Good luck to him and his new family!🙏
Glad you enjoyed it. Are you interested in me interviewing someone?
@@mikesphilippineretirement Mike, thanks for asking..As a matter of fact, I would be glad to hear you interview a/some military veteran and discuss different topics such as benefits, health care and just about anything else. 🙏
@@DikaMo will see who I can find that will be interested in being interviewed
Thanks and .I am always open for if anyone has questions
Great mike what an inspiration this video was for me that's what we all want you to help and be loved
I appreciate that
Hi Mike & Janet I'm from Arizona so I'm a Neighbor of Texas🌎
and Nevada...thanks for your support Timothy
Really enjoyed watching your vlogs, Mike. You are so natural, and you ask the right questions that most of your viewers can relate to. Fabulous, keeping going.
thank you so much
Very good interview Mike and Janet, Congratulations to Rick and his fiancee!
Yes what a nice couple
Great story Mike, thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Mike nice interview i hope to meet you guys in the future.
When are you planning on coming to Dumaguete? We would enjoy meeting you
Looks like you four get along great. I could see Mike and Janet heading to KarKar to visit. Maybe even trying some of the pork as soon as he gets some pigs!
yes...love some good pork
Oh he will come here soon He know we have 4 apartments for him to stay in just inside of the wall of our yard
Rick and Mike living the dream I am happy for you guys
thank you Michael
Thanks Michael
Great interview Mike. They seem like a great couple.
yes they are
Awesome interview. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Self sufficient is the way to go
Sure is
I think it helps here
Very good interview Mike….
Thank you so much my friend
Great vid, very happy that Rick found a Great Lady!!
Thank you
Great interview, thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi MIKE and JANET , great interview , nice TEXAS guy , pretty gf. wish them the best . CIAO
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks yes she is beautiful and sweet as can be
Awesome interview...Thanks... I am in sort of a similar situation as you two...I land on April 18th and want to check out that area.
Have fun! see you soon
Great video nice to see
Glad you enjoyed it
Great interview Mike
thanks
Ism married to an Smerican for 28 years my husband got 100 percent disability he is now 75 years old last August he got covid and since then he is in out of the hospital tricare is paying 75 percent and we pay 15 percent Usva is paying for his service connected disability but i pay for the doctors fees we got good hospital the VFW is also very helpful I take care of my husband through thick or thin Americans who want to retire here should have money for healthcare for the future
good advice, thanks for sharing
She is Very Pretty
yes she is very beautiful
Actually it would be good to read from some expacts how much it costs for them to have a filipina relationship with all costs. All costs I mean her,her kids,her parents including everything.
th-cam.com/video/wBOKsai1XpI/w-d-xo.html
We you get a lady that doesn't want kids and older like Lydia. She has 8 brothers and sisters. I hep here mom and but in a different way by rasing animals that I want and overflow of egg her mother get to sell ple live chickens I get my part and mom sell the ones I don't want
Hi Mike and Janet
hi David
@ david ride. Hello..🙂
Enjoy your retirement in the Philippines. I think it's a nice place to be far away from the rat race and stressful life stateside. If you live a simple life in the province, it would add years to dear life. There is fine dining around, beaches are very accessible, and most importantly, they have good doctors and hospitals, especially in big communities. 👍
Thanks for sharing
Great idea to have some power of attorney
Yes it is good advice
Yes because he is taken care of my income tax for me
Don't understand the need for immediately making women a fiance. It's a multi year process.
everyone is different and every couple has a different plan
Also Mike it would be great to see a video a cost of living in the Philippines without a gf!
I just did a video with my budget for march just do not count what i give janet and cut down the food cost
Good morning my friend, not feeling too well this morning, think I drank too much bourbon, LOL, I'll tell you Mike between the doctors, in the surgeons they'll make you crazy, anyway great video my friend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ good morning to you Miss Janet, y'all be good, don't forget yours and Janet's tennis shoe sizes, 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
janet is a size 7 and me a 10 wide...thank you Cliff
@ cliff thanks for watching..☺️
@@mikesphilippineretirement good God Mike, we both were 10 wide, what's the chances of that, 👍👍👍👍👍
@@mikesphilippineretirement I was pretty much on the money with Janet, I was going to say size 6 or size, what colors does she like ❓❓❓❓❓
1 in 10...hahaha
So when you exchange cash USD at the bank, they write down the Serial Numbers form each bill you exchange? So best to write down the Serial Numbers beforehand and give that to bank teller?
Yes, have you every had trouble with bills being rejected?
@@mikesphilippineretirement I'm in the U.S so I'm asking to be prepared once I come over there. You're saying write down the serial numbers from the bills and take that piece of paper to the bank to save some time with the exchange?
They do it and they also have a form they fill out....remimber only bring new 100 and 20 dollar bills old worn and damaged or if someone has wrote on the billl most places will not take them...only bring new bills..get them from the bank
The Bank will inspect and write on a form each bills serial #. Prepare to be in the bank half the day.
@@nobudgetcharlie7753 Yes, I'm learning one needs to practice patience in the Philly!
Another good topic would be to find out why expats get married at such old age,why they choose to take care of their partner at such old age and not just enjoy life without the headache of a relationship? You can still have a gf but not live together. At some stage we all have to go back to our own countries because of health issues or if you stay you live 5-10 years less.
I do not know anyone who knows the date they will die...Just enjoy your life as long as you can..If you find someone who loves you share your blessings with her
I PRAY FOR YOU GUYS........
thank you
❤
thank you
If rural texas is as cheap as the phillipines than why not go there or stay there in a first world country.??
I can not answer that
Because I would still be with American lady and if I get divorced one more time I would be on welfare
Hope it works out for them, considering he broke every rule as an older expat coming here.
yes He is at risk...lets pray everything works out
Good video Mike.. Having to write down serial #'s when depositing bills at the bank? He lost me on that one. By the way Janet cracks me up everytime with her tongue. 🤣🤣 My girlfriend does the same thing.
when you exchange USD for Peco they write Down the serial # down on a form with your Name and ID passport or ACR card...in case it is counterfit
@lightning351. 😝😁😁😁 thanks for watching..
They want the numbers and mak sure bill are new no bent bills and no bills with writing on the. They look at all that
Good Morning Mike,
Ill be coming to Duma in June for 2 months and I wondered if you friend Carol could help me find a few places to stay. First i'm looking for something in Pangloa that can sleep 6 adults and 6 children that has a pool?
only for 3 nights and then something in Duma area for my wife and I for 2 months
best bet is a resort stay for 2 months or AIRBNB an apartment or house rental would be hard for only 2 months..best of luck see you when you get here
Carol is a great chose to help u.She helped me there
Overall, you seem to be doing okay and well, that's all that matters. :)
in the long run yes
Hey Mike how come you didn't choose South America like Mexico or south of Mexico?
I have hard enough time speaking English let alone Spanish so i picked an English speaking country
Love to talk with you Mark about moving to Phillipines
i am not Mark I'm Mike
Been In manila for 48hrs man what a disappointment after Bangkok and Saigon! Hope the other parts of the Philippines is better. Gonna fly to sibulan the 8th 👌 Btw those free tourist SIM cards are a scam I'm using my 🇺🇸 t mobile phone with Wi-Fi working fine here 👌
Dumaguete is a sleeply town at least for me...way past my bed time
@@mikesphilippineretirement t mobile working fine here 👌
Great to know...be safe in your travels
How much is the T-mobile International plan costing you? I may look into it, when I return to the States later this year.
@@nobudgetcharlie7753 50 +15 USD
nice! 👍💯
Thanks for the visit
Every new retiree really should watch what happened to John from Paul In The Philippines channel. I get these guys don't have much time left but to trust a much younger partner after a month, get engaged, be giving money to her relatives to fund a business, and then transferring money directly to her bank account so soon just seem like very naive and a recipe for being taken advantage of. Best of luck to these guys that hopefully they didn't get in relationships with golddiggers who will just entertain them until the money runs dry.
no way the same thing...Rick has an income...Rick sends only his monthly budget not his life saving...also Rick spends what he can afford to lose John had only a little and lose it all...he could not afford to lose one dollar based on the money he had
@@mikesphilippineretirement I hope you are right. It's just disheartening to see some retirees lose their common sense over the initial sweetness of a local young lady, only to get treated like an ATM and cleaned out by scammers. Saw it happen to my best friend's dad who at 68 went back to Vietnam and got smitten with a scamming 19 year old who used him as her ticket to America. He later died of cancer and she has a new boyfriend now living in his house.
@@mariateresagalito7053 only time will tell
Well the money will not run out because I have 2 pension and I don't give money to them plus it takes 3 months to get a bank account here
@@RickyFuller-wq6os To be clear, I'm not saying all Filipinas are golddiggers and hopefully the person you found is not in that category. However, some who are golddiggers purposely target older gentlemen with pensions as their perfect victims because the saying is, "the older the better because they die sooner." The majority of these men are kind and trusting who want to live a dream retirement in paradise with company. Sadly some end up heartbroken when they learn their sweet new Filipina loved their bank account instead of them. Poverty is prevalent in third world countries and I don't blame women for wanting financial security but they should genuinely love and care for these men in return. You worked hard for what you have and deserve to enjoy it in your golden years. Best of luck to all of you.
At 40, Lydia is beautiful.
she is that my friend
Yes she is thanks. She is a sweetheart and she has a beautiful body because she has no kids never married and doesn't want kids that's why I picked her
HAHAHA. The truth is your going back there because she wants to. Nothing wrong with that.
only they know the truth..hahaha
No not really she wants me to be happy that is why we we to Dumaguete because she thought I would like it there.I told here I want to move up on the mountain above Carcar because we have a 3 bedroom house 4 apartments. I have a inground pool can have a garden chicken pigs rabbits and no rent payments. Just the up keep on the house
In her bank account?
She has her own bank account and when they exchange money USD to PHP they do it in her bank....He also transfer money from the states to her bank it is the money he lives on.
Dose that sound safe to you after a couple of months?
@@johnbergeron9997I would guess some people just don't have the time and just jump in. Makes a great Elvis song don't it?
Sometime you just have to have trust if that is the girl you want to marry and spend your life with...
You can't get a bank account for 4 months here also if u want to get a loan on a car u have to show for 3 months you put money in gf bank account the they will interview u
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
5 Stars
@ cliff Pearce .. wow.. more stars 🌟
@@DumagueteRentals yes ma'am, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Well this is a story about a man named Mike, who could barely feed his family and his pretty wife,
and then one day he was chasing Janet up the hill, he came tumbling down and got a huge bill, hospital that is --dirty sheets, bedpans and catheters.
Well the first thing you know ol Mike is completely broke,
he's stuck in the hospital with a death rattle and a flipping stroke,
Kinfolk said "Mike move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the Jeepney and moved to Beverly
Beverly Hospital that is--clean sheets, bedpans and the best of care.
Talent on loan from God...made me laugh..thank you my friend...if you in the Philippines I want to interview you...hahaha
PHIL. US THIRD COUNTRY.....GIRLS LIKE AMERICANS.....AGE DOES NOT MATTER....
your a girl you married an American
great interview mike. was rick married before and have kids? just wondering because he said he have a good friend in the usa that he can count on if he needed anything done while he is in the phil. also mike how bout u? in case there is an emergency and u needed someone in the usa to help u is there anyone u can count on? u told me u have a daughter so is she the person u can count on? are u in contact with her on a steady base? thanks for your videos. great stories