Realistic budget @ $600 a month in the province? Could you do it? HD 1080p 

As someone who has recently been diagnosed with diabetes (controllable) and high blood pressure, one of the main reasons i am looking forward to relocating to the Philippines is access to cheaper fresh produce, seafood and meat. Also, not constantly exposed to processed foods and the marketing of it. Throw in a gym membership and those conditions should not be an issue.

Saw you over on Paul's and checked out your channel. Love the short, to the point informative videos. You cover a lot of ground without the waffle. Cheers!

AWESOME video. I am excited to relocate their soon. As a member of Paralyzed Veterans of America on a tight fixed income, I am glad to discover a place I do not have to worry about becoming homeless. Looks wonderful !

Thanks, this was a perfect breakdown of what, where and the cost to buy food. So helpful

Really like and appreciate you doing this kind of video!👍

Dude, you ae my favourite YT. I am 29 days aways from retiring, but not counting. Will be in Paranaque come July to get paperwork done. I continue to be astounded at people in supermarkest bitching about prices. Im still in Australia and go to fresh markets - cannot wait to go to fresh markets there. Not just for cost but freshnness For rest of year wil be travelling, a month in each place I think I may settle. You really have your shit together - way to go.

Great vid, thanks for sharing. I always look forward to seeing you have posted. Keep well.

Fell in love at the three minute twenty three second mark on your video.

Good shopping tour, very useful information

Public market looks awesome.

BTW, the house with a piant job would be awesome.

Hello my friend im antonette friend in the seminar.nice video my friend

Great vid! Always wanted someone to cover this topic this well.

Glad to see the channel progress. Budget videos are always good, because prices are always changing, and your island may have different pricing than others.

Great information. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

thank you for posting this. i really enjoy your vlogs.

Another exceptional video. You giving the real details is a real value. Thx for sharing your knowledge.

Always helpful videos. Seeing the different food shopping choices 👍🏻👍🏻

informative and entertaining. congrats!

Thank you for doing this video. I'm astounded by the selection and prices of food there. We think everything we have in the USA is good. I am looking to retire soon and will be leaving the US. Your videos are very helpful for those of us who are wondering what our retirement dollars will get us there. It's nice that some expats can go there and live like royalty but I like seeing videos that show a more realistic budget for most of us. And, it's not just about the money, as the people there seem friendly and the markets and stores are very clean. You are truly living the good life! I envy you!

Hi, Ex. So fun to go along with you and see the shopping opportunities. Def an advantage being closer to the city and have access to anything you could want. The rental deals you find are unbelievable! Can’t wait to go to the Phils someday. Liked & subbed. Really enjoy your vids 👍👍

Another great video my friend. A lot more affordable than I originally thought 😊

Great interesting content. I can't wait to come over

Great video thanks for sharing.

Another great video, my friend!

These videos are great. the value for money is incredible

The public market is amazing. I could easily get everything I wanted there. Thanks for the tour.

Absolutely stunning views of a beautiful place, every time you shoot a new vidoe you do the Philippines proud my friend 👏🏼

Province life is the good life for a reason, very easy to live at what ever level you want eed. That was a very decent rental for the price. Even by my province standards. Good video.

Thank you for sharing this informative video. I appreciate your efforts in creating and sharing this content.

Thank you so much for sharing, keep the videos coming 😉

New subscriber here. Thanks brother for the good information. Boots on the ground

Loved your video 👍👍👍

What a great video. Would love to visit your area when I make the trip!

MarQuee Mall! I spent so much time there renewing my visa every one to three months!

My gosh I never knew. Them grocery stores are awesome and with the little markets the food selection is much better than the USA. Great video Thank You 😊

Soda and other products (ketchup etc.) in the Philippines is sweetened with sugar. In the US they us high fructose corn syrup. I think that is why it is healthier in the Philippines.

Thank you for another informative video. I wish I had the courage to move there. Perhaps if I was younger. Kind of worried to do the move being a retired older woman. Thank you again for sharing. I truly enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share all this valuable information. I continue to dream of a life like yours.

Very informative video, you are really helping people to make informed decisions.

My Brother, I am really starting to like your videos! Thanks for showing that they have some really great craftsman in the Philippines, and for showing there version of Home Depot. I am blown away at the isles of products they have! I looking forward to catting with soon and meeting you next year!

I LOVE this! I keep trying to talk my hubby into moving to a place more cost effective

Another brilliant video, thank you!🙏 That house could be a perfect landing place for someone, as you said. Get a 3 year lease and spend $2-$3k doing it up, and you'd have somewhere nice to start out from. I like your house a lot better though, but my favorite was the "2 for 1" in an earlier video that needs more work. Landing in Manila in within 48 hours, can't wait to start checking the place out for the first time!🙂 Your videos are raising the bar for other vloggers in the PH, and great to see you started memberships now too. I've got some other ideas too, that I'll mention when hopefully we can meet up for a beer or something. Keep up the good work!👍

Very informative, and thank you, as always by showing the variety of places there are available and easy accessible to buy your food. The supermarket wasn't a bad size at all, with a great selection throughout, that hypermarket was bigger than anything we have in the UK, you could spend more than you want to! I have seen on other vlogs that have also shown that there are many shopping areas ranging from wet markets, to supermarkets. With a huge selection of goods including imports, so you can eat what you want...at a cost but worth it if that is what you fancy. There are also road side stands where you can buy fruit, veg, coconuts. Most foreigners do not like all fillapino foods but do find alternatives, and that includes eating out, except some food is often sold cold and we do tend to prefer hot served meals The selection in the Costco store was brilliant too, you can buy all things for the home there and I would imagine the prices were reasonable for quality goods. That house was very good value for the price per month. And yes like yourself, I would paint and clean the entire house if I were to rent it which wouldn't cost that much considering the labour charges there. Unlike your place, this one is furnished and although the furniture and kitchen and bathroom is not to my taste, if that were my base and most days I spent were out and about I could live with it for the money. On a personal note, I would love to know what you mean when you say social security. Is this a benefit you get in the US that you can still get while living abroad, as you don't mean it to be the same as a pension, which you receive when you reach a certain age like 65 for instance and you can be living anywhere in the world to continue getting it. You have seen a lot of the Philipines in your two years there, and still intend to travel, do you have a favourite area so far? The humidity would be my main concern, and the mosquitoes, but I would imagine both vary as to where you are, and whether or not it is rainy season. I recently watched someone visit Bagio, I liked whatI saw but would have liked to see moremof it. It has the cooler climate which makes it more appealing although its all on a mountain so walking uphill can often be a challenge, lol. Sorry, I didn't realise just how much I was waffling on...this comment is huge. Thanks again for your vlog, so well narrated and put together by the way!

Good information, thanks for doing this!

Just happened to find this channel. Awesome! I am close to retirement, and wont have much of a budget. I live simply, and this would be well within my budget. I would definitely rather live in the province than in a city anyway.

New sub. from Old Dog. I have been living in Angeles for a year and looking to move further out. I completely overlooked Porac for the reason i didn’t expect it to have so many stores. I doesn’t look so bad at all.

great video and perspective.... My goals are the same... It's My retirement My plan... and to make the adjustment in a different country on my financial terms and ideas.. Taking a slow and constructive pathway living and traveling in the Philippines and Asia... You have a very practical and systematic approach that is reasonable and doable.. This is very refreshing to see a fellow American who has his head screwed on correctly.. Instead of so many who come to the Philippines and fall for the first girl to look at him and take all his money and savings... Bravo... keep up with your video ideas... You have a wonderful way of showcasing and communicating your idea...

Ahhh Pocari Sweat…love that stuff!

Muchas gracias, muy interesante para los que tenemos pensado vivir en Filipinas ❤❤❤

Really great video! The first fresh outdoor market is my favourite.

Great video as usual

😮 what a wonderful selection of food, I'm impressed! Thanks for sharing enjoy your day 🎉

Great video, thank you!

I'm pretty far out in the Providence in Bohol. Just a few mini marts, but the market is good. And the prices may be cheaper here than where you are at. Painters make 700 pesos or $14 a day here.

S&R has Australian Beef sometime cheaper than local beef, and the cocked taste is Amazing.

Nice place, thx for the vid!

Very well done.

Always enjoy your videos!

Wow!!! Once again you did it. 👏 hypermart will be my higher end marker and S&R for the cheese if i have craving for western food,...while im still learning on how to budget my money in the Philippines...thank you for this info...very inspiring that there's other options in life bisides working till old age in America...

Another great video! I will retire early in 2 years,and I plan to live 6 months in my country an 6 months slow travel SA Asia. This home base style will be perfect for me,rent a place for a year for a price of a plane ticket to Europe!

Holey Moley! I'm almost convinced to move to the Philippines after watching your videos! I'm in love with the open market and all that fresh food.

Just watched you on Paul’s channel, another well presented and informative video, I have a house in Sta Maria Pangasinan but mostly in Australia at the moment, thanks 🫡from 🇦🇺Aus

great honest video thanks for showing

Perfect episode for me always thought I would have to be near Manila for such stores. I plan on being native as much as possible but nice to know the comforts of home are available.

Great job with the break-down. Wish I could live in your area, but too many family ties in Cebu.

Depends on the region. I've been to Surigao and Butuan, Surigao is very limited. Butuan is pretty good. It's like living in city with just one kroger and a couple IGAs vs a city that has 4 Walmarts and a Costco.

I must hook up with you when i come to phils for first time .your a handy man to know.great vid.cheers from UK.

Great vlog, thank you, new sub. 👍🇦🇺

Thanks a lot for this informative video friend. How about some street food videos?

The variety of fruits are just insane, forget the regular staple of oranges, pears and apples like what we have here. Thanks for the visuals of the markets.

Forget about high quality milk and cheese there! Not gonna happen. Also, no, variety is NOT there. Not like in Europe or the States for sure. Do not mislead people. And yes, I spent some time in the Philippines since 2010, three months/year on average.

😎👍🇺🇲 Fantastic work brother. I'm a coffee drinker. My first trip back in 2014. It took two days to find coffee and creamer ( Folgers instant and Nettles creamer). Of course I was in Davoa city. My last trip (Apr last year). I was prepared for the limited supplies. I brought coffee and creamer, not to mention it shipped over a ton of goods before hand. The 7/11 across the street from the hotel had my brand of creamer in small packets 🤦 Robinsons had it by the kg. Anything you need is available in the popular cities. You may have to search and it might cost a little more but it there somewhere. Personally. I wouldn't be worried but not finding anything I'd need. Just like here. I make a trip to Costco and load up for the month. Be the same there. Load up and relax 👍 Keep up the great work ✌️ Maybe some information on transporting goods from one place to another without personal transportation? Might be a good topic?

Another home run. My belief is that one should emerse themselves in the local culture. Shopping at the local markets, supporting the local economy, is the best way to do so. It's great seeing all avenues of food shopping, but my money would be better spent at the market. There are outlets that have the must, but I love the introduction to the local economy. I must also add one more thing, moving to the Philippines, remember the metric 😂.....2.2 lbs equals 1 kilo.🎉🎉🎉

Good morning good afternoon to everyone. I just want to say I listen to you talk on the old dog new tricks and I ran straight to your blog and I must commend you everything you said is right and true and I must say keep doing your thing I should be there soon, hope to meet up with you. Keep educating Karen’s and Kevin.

I had to stop the video at 11:10 and comment. Americans are NOT more health conscious!! The potato chip/candy aisles are Humongus here. I just got back from a 5 day cruise and I have never seen so many OBESE people in my life!! I work in healthcare and do MRI and yes I see a lot of them, but this was tragic. Thanks for keeping it all real. The more I watch, the more I want to go.

I really enjoy your channel and appreciate you teaching us about life there. What is the visa situation now? Is travel every 90 days a necessity? How often does someone who retires there forever have to leave the country, and for how long. Thanks. From the Midsouth USA

Great deal on the house. Enjoyed the last part of the video

As always Bro, Great Video! Thanks for sharing

Great Video Paint the house and it would be great and a nice budget.

Thanks for this.

Thanks for your very honest review of the choices that are available. Once again your prices are spot on. My favorite supermarket is Pure Gold Duty Free on base because I'm on base almost every day. There is plenty of parking by the door and very few customers. There is rarely a wait in the check out. When I put my cart out the door a guy will push it to my car and put everything in the trunk. He gets P5 or P10 and thanks me profusely. For me I don't think that I would ever move from AC it has everything I want.

Great vid

Top shelf content

Good job

I love your vids man. Good stuff. I'd like to see one of those steaks cooked though

I would kill for the neighborhood markets in America, but those Costcos everywhere is really eye opening! They are really quite developed now, more than I thought. I have a wife, or else I would totally consider spending some time there.

Totally! We lived on $800 / month in Philippines. That was with plenty cash left over too. Our rental was in-town of Lucban, Quezon prov was $130 month. Loved it there. Most costly bills: Fast 100gbs Fiber internet was 100/mo. Electric was 100/mo. Fresh fruit, vegs, meat short walk away. Towns water via mountain spring well - no "bugs" in the water.

I eat nothing out of a can except for the occasional can of spam which I first boil in water to remove a great amount of the salt. You will get to know your neighborhood public market(s) very well and also some farmers that you can buy direct from if you are open to making friends. We avoid Restaurants 75% of the year as we enjoy cooking/BBQs.

probably the most helpful budget - grocery video i have seen yet. was a little worried about small sorry sorry style shopping. thanks , probably a bit of a western Question but can you get grilling pellets for grilling?

"...let not your heart be troubled..." 👍

For myself, my wife and our 5 kids including the visa extensions, food and all the other important things like transportation, education, internet. I account for $1500 for my wife and I. Then $175 per kid under 18 in addition. This comes out to 155,330 pesos per month. This is a lot better than spending $2300 on just an apartment in Wake county NC.

Another video well done, Sir! "...I usually just say 'thank-you, Karen'..." 🤣👍 More than enough selection for me if I lived in or near town. I think I'd leave that place 'as-is' on the outside & 'hide in plain sight'. Maybe fix the leaks over the patio/dirty kitchen, do a few small projects inside & call it good.

thank you for breaking down the levels. i could spend all day in the market. please can you do videos for western style health care and rules/costs for owning a car/moped/truck?

Great video, sadly in Ilagan where I go they don't have the large grocery stores like the ones you showed, bit smaller with less selection, but things can be expensive in those stores, quite a bit more than British grocery stores. Yes everything is full of sugar and salt, even plain chips taste sugary, gross! but the markets are fantastic for fruit and veg! I get a bit annoyed when I see videos of guys saying you need at least 1500 or 2000 dollars a month over there, you and I both know that is certainly not true. If your good with money your dollar will go a long way! great video dude, i'm off to Philippines May 24 for 4 weeks!

My wife and I have a house near Santa Ignacia, Tarlac. When we're there we do most of our food shopping at the local public market for our meals and the prices and quality is good. A lot of times the way that meat is presented isn't in the most sanitary manner, but it will be fresh. We buy our veggies, eggs, chicken, pork chops and sometimes even a beef at the public market and it's always good tasting and cheap. You're money can go a lot farther if you buy your food exclusively at the public markets.

We shop the local market and Pure Gold here in Baler. I have been here just a few months and already lost 10 lbs! Could of been more but i like beer its 46 pesos for a bottle of San Mig lite from our Pure Gold. A bottle Jameson cost you 923 pesos. I've noticed ingredient labels contain less here as well. If your border line diabetic a healthier life style here would benefit you!

Thank you for sharing this video. We are coming in June for good and we can't wait to shop at the public market where everything is fresh. We watch what we eat here and I know once we get there we don't have to worry about what we eat as most of the produce are freshly picked from someone's backyard without chemicals. And yes, cheese is hard to come by there so we will be raising milking goats when we get there so we can have fresh milk and cheese for our daily consumption.

Great video. It seem like you are living a good (inexpensive) life. Maybe you could do a video on the pros and cons of owning a car. As an American I guess I feel the need for a car...

Always amazing videos. So cheap. Even cheaper for me as im a vegan. The house looks great. Take care & best wishes.

Yo i love the houses youve ben shouwing tryen to still be there by febuary march