Popular Post Malcolm Graham Posted September 30, 2013 Popular Post Posted September 30, 2013 Just to set things in perspective I will lay out what I spent in the UK and what I now spend here. I've now been here about 10 months, All in pesos at the current exchange rate UK IMUS Rent 28,810 13500 Electric 8040 3000 Groceries 21000 17000 Travel 0 5000 Visa 0 2000 Gone over on that because I never know what the bill will be Internet 4355 0 Part of the rent Water 5963 0 Part of the rent Drinking water 0 140 Council Tax 7839 0 Now if I was living in the UK the figures would be 1/3 of what is shown (kids pay their bit) on my pension of about 70000php I could live ok in both places but out here its so much more fun and with the new immigration rules I don't earn enough to take the lovely lady back to the UK. Now those figures are current I've just checked my UK bank account. If I was living there I would need to travel to work which at my last job was about 20000php. or £300 but its gone up since I've left. Most of the bills for uk come back to me as my kids pay me back weekly so my spending is just for the philippinnes. People talk about surviving on $2000 but when you've never earned that sort of figure you live with what you have and still enjoy yourself. So far I've been to Baquio, Bicol and Bohol plus Angeles and Subic and when you live with someone who has never been outside Manila I've lots of places to choose. Just in case anyone is wondering the groceries does include bottles of SM Pale Pilsner and a bottle of Tanduay now and then. Thats my spending habits and I'm loving it out here. I'll talk about how much I enjoy the food in another post and I have a theory about why some people don't enjoy it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingmanPI Posted September 30, 2013 Posted September 30, 2013 great info in this thread, thanks to all for sharing your personal info. cheers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted October 1, 2013 Author Posted October 1, 2013 One of the first questions everyones asks is - "how much?" It is good to see so many answers to compare results. :tiphat: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave Hounddriver Posted October 1, 2013 Popular Post Posted October 1, 2013 One of the first questions everyones asks is - "how much?" Maybe. Sometimes there are people who have never lived here who like to TELL everyone 'how much'. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettGC Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 Thanks for sharing guys and great to see people happy with the simplicity; what's important to you might not be important to others is something to remember, I think the hard part is finding out what really is important :) Tuka and Papa seemed to have worked it out. I raise my glass to you both, many times *hic* PS 400 condoms??? Really???? Wow, I'm impressed and I manage an adult shop, we don't sell that many to the our regular working girl customers here on the Gold Coast!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 PS 400 condoms??? Really???? Wow, I'm impressed and I manage an adult shop, we don't sell that many to the our regular working girl customers here on the Gold Coast!!! Yeah... well I am a freelancer... and busy! The priests in town draw lots to see who gets to hear my confession. ... bunch af smart a$$es... ha ha :tiphat: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Carl Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 PS 400 condoms??? Really???? Wow, I'm impressed and I manage an adult shop, we don't sell that many to the our regular working girl customers here on the Gold Coast!!! Yeah... well I am a freelancer... and busy! The priests in town draw lots to see who gets to hear my confession. ... bunch af smart a$$es... ha ha :tiphat: Triple like Tuka! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyno 47 Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 Tuka from what I can gather you are living on love :hystery: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tukaram (Tim) Posted October 5, 2013 Author Popular Post Posted October 5, 2013 No... my girlfriend went back to Antique for the weekend. I am living on Chooks To Go. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyno 47 Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 So you are telling us that there will be a saving on condoms this weekend and now you can afford chook sounds like a good deal :cheersty: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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