| If you're an American and want to retire in a place | | | | month. On the other hand, $1,000 can go a very long |
| with a low cost of living, then living in the Philippines is | | | | way in the Philippines -- if you're smart about it, you |
| a great option for you. When you live in the | | | | could have a very comfortable, even extravagant, |
| Philippines, you'll quickly discover that people are | | | | life living in the Philippines. How? You have to |
| different from what you may think. Rarely will you | | | | remember that the average monthly income for a |
| meet people who are sulking and complaining all the | | | | family of two adults would only be $250 per month. |
| time. But rather, Filipinos are mostly happy-go-lucky, | | | | Your $1,000 would be putting you in the top 20% |
| very friendly and accommodating. When you visit the | | | | income bracket. If you make more than $1,000 per |
| Philippines for the first time, you may be suddenly | | | | month, then trust me when we say this: you will be |
| shocked at how different it is from what most | | | | like a king living in the Philippines. |
| people imagine a third world country to be. Life tends | | | | It would be very possible for you to hire household |
| to be a lot more relaxed and easy-going in the | | | | help like a maid, a driver AND a babysitter. Imagine |
| Philippines. The entire country operates at a much | | | | waking up every morning and having someone else |
| slower pace and a more relaxed attitude towards life, | | | | prepare your meals for you. Imagine coming home on |
| work and love. If one of your priorities is to quit the | | | | a Friday after work with your clothes clean and |
| rat race and retire to a country with white sand | | | | pressed, ready for you to tackle the weekend. Not |
| beaches, a low cost of living and not to mention very | | | | to mention, imagine having a driver to drive you |
| beautiful women, then living in the Philippines is the | | | | around anywhere you want to go. In the United |
| best place where you can do that. | | | | States, it would be impossible to even dream about |
| Think about something for a quick minute: how far | | | | that sort of lifestyle on $1,000 per month -- you can |
| can you go with $1,000 in the United States? If you | | | | only get that type of lifestyle when you live in the |
| live in a major city like New York, then that will | | | | Philippines. |
| barely cover apartment rentals for one person in a | | | | |