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The plan B should be to build a network of friends and contacts here. I swear I could live here on $200 / month if I were single. I could probably make $200 / month through Mechanical Turk. Anyone could log into Mechanical Turk and start making money from day one.

All I would need is an internet connection, cheap cell phone, backpack and a small portable keyboard. A mouse would be helpful as well. Make sure to get a cell phone which supports these peripherals. I might not even need the accessories, but they would be better for writing.

Between friends and friendly service establishments (restaurants, etc) I always have multiple wifi connections available to work from. If I didn't have a computer or cell phone, then many of these people would probably also allow me to use their computer while I get back on my feet.

If I were totally screwed and I needed something TODAY, then I would just hit the pavement and talk to foreigners about helping them out with small things in return for food (will work for food!) There are a ton of foreign owned businesses here where another foreigner could be very helpful. I know I could couch surf for a while here as I build up the above structure and save up enough money to rent a room. A room would be super cheap and obviously way better than living on the street.

The above would get me food and shelter without having to ask anyone for a handout. While some foreigners would agree to provide food in return for work out of pity, other foreigners would get value out of the arrangement. If I'm receiving payment in exchange for providing a valuable service, then that's a profitable business. At this point I'm already doing better than many business owners by grinding out a small profit.

Now that I have my food and shelter, I can use my off-time to increase the return on my labor and bring in more cash. If I'm working mostly for food, then just about anything I could find would be an improvement. Just being able to speak and write English decently well is probably worth at least $5 / hour. If I'm living on $200 / month, then $5 / hour can be a game changer over time as long as I'm not wasting money and saving all that I can.

None of this would be easy. It would be a grind and would require grit, hustle, determination, focus, discipline and a bunch of other traits which many people don't have. It's possible though.

 

For those who wish to watch these five videos; (plus one for the heck of it)

Expats Living Rough In The Philippines - PART 01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmVm3GOx94

Expats Living Rough In The Philippines - PART 02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs77UjAZF_4

Expats Living Rough In The Philippines - PART 03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gzor2GtQoI

Expats Living Rough In The Philippines - PART 04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H987kMFltY

Expats Living Rough In The Philippines - PART 05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaF0HjpA0w

How bad can things get for an Expat in the Philippines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZw_kEXMTY

 

In a bad situation like those expats living rough, I would have to contact some reliable people to get me the heck out, where I had some earning potential to pay them back, support my family if any and get my financial house in order.

 

HAHAHA Actually today I was thinking of making another post about about the potential for you guys to be on Jerry Springer.

 

Tunji;
I think finding love is akin to gambling, the investment often will not pay off unless you understand the game, and then throw in a wild card or two and the best laid plans go to hell...

I have a friend who is going thru something similar, I have offered to go halves with him to have her investigated by a well known guy who I think is now living back in Dumaguete, I would like him to skip over to Cebu and pay her a visit to check if she is for real or not. Facebook, very limited information and has not been updated in around 4 years, she talks on Yahoo, comes online maybe once a fortnight despite owning a laptop, her house (squat) was flattened in the Typhoon and even I helped her to buy materials to rebuild, but she will only text him if he has not sent her any texts for a few days, then she always states he is not texting her because he has someone else, I know he doesn't for a fact and even I agree with him that she COULD make more of an effort, but she claims she is learning Korean so she can go abroad to work, save, then come here to him as he is Disabled in a Wheelchair on Disability, but is as sharp as a tack, except like many of us, in this case.

When or where do you draw the line? When you are in the Web and the Spider keeps playing the same fiddle of 'Oh woe is me' emotions get in the way of smart thinking... I have been played before by other women, mainly those who have used their children as a way to gaining money via sympathy, when I have found out I have simply blocked them, I have no more time for liars...

You stated;
i need the money for any lady willing to be with me and make an effort to be with me even if i have to help her in that effort...

I think this is where a lot of guys come unstuck, a relationship should not be akin to a business proposition. (I apologise if I have read into that incorrectly)
When I began seeking and was asked how long before I come to visit them and how long before they can come here, I took a quick step back and told each; "It will take as long as it takes, if it is one year, two years, five, ten, I am not buying a car! I am seeking love, who knows how long that will take, so there is no time limit."
It amazed me how many straight out said they could not wait that long and did not want to waste their time if I could give them a straight answer, I mean; 'How long does it take to fall in love'? How long is a piece of string?

I think the worst thing I did when I chose #01 was starting to support her, she did fine before I came along, and I feel in a way it was my own fault it turned out to be such a strain on my finances in the end because where I thought I was taking responsibility, I was preening her into becoming a Prima Donna who became accustomed to the money instead of seeking love, so although it might seem like the right thing to do by supporting them, I think there needs to be a line drawn that should not be crossed, a little like going to the Casino, if you plan to spend $1,000 then do not pack another 3K in your back pocket for we all know how the night will end...

 

Over the years I have seen guys get financially screwed by their wife..girl friend or by their own deplorable actions. Many of them are still here living a very open life, while being 10-20 years or more under the radar, They can live but can't pay immigration for all the years they over stayed. Some I feel sorry for and some I don't.

As for the Facebook article, I smell a RAT. Looks like a scam to me. Someone else asking for money on his behalf, stating P4,500 per month not every 59 days.. I'll pay his immigration if he gives up the location to his Yamashita burred treasure site.....Not Not Not. LOL