What do your wives do?

I was just reading a thread about retirement. While not retired yet (any day now) I have never worried much about being bored. There are too many things I like to do and my self-esteem has never been tied up to my job.

OTOH my wife needs to be constantly busy. She works here in the US. This weekend she has been house painting - meaning I am helping, at least a little. I would rather have spent the weekend doing nothing

So while I am not concerned about my retirement in the Philippines, I am concerned that she have enough to do. So whether she decides to work, have a small business, have a baby, get involved with family nonsense, volunteer, etc. - I know she will need something.

Do your wives have similar problems? How do they handle it? More importantly how do you handle it?

 

I keep her busy, lol, prevents mischief. She worked as a journalist when we met. Now we have kids and are serious on retiring in the Phils we made the decision to make the Phils the base. The kids are educated here ( not sure this was the right decision, but hey am committed now) and we are 'growing' a few businesses. It keeps her on her toes and so far so good, the businesses support day to day expenses and provide employment for at the last count 12 people. So that's 12 odd families with at least one member of the household earning.

I commute between the Gulf, the Phils and the U.K. plying my trade - and that pays the educational bills, the odd emergency, travel, savings, holidays etc etc. I wouldn't swap her for all the tea in China. Hard working, industrious, and eyes firmly on the prize sort of lady. We might not be the best business folks in the world and are learning day by day, but without her at the helm I am sure our plans would have foundered before even we set sail.

cheers,

C

 

Our boy keeps my wife busy and the extended family are always available for yak yak.

 

I wouldn't worry too much, if she is a true Filipino, your lady Wife will have plenty to do, Mine works Full time but is still up at 5.30 doing what she has always done, The helper is indeed a helper. Some days I wish I could actually get her to slow down and talk to me.

 

My wife was working as an RN at a hospital in Cebu, but they wouldn't pay her anything. Supposedly the experience was pay enough and most quit after 2 years of working (free) and got jobs overseas.

Presently she's studying to take the NCLEX and get her working stateside!

 

Tell her not to waste her time with that. I have brother in law and sister in law who both did that to now avail. They now both work for ACCENTURE in Manila. They take calls and answer questions for Americans that have health care questions.
It is linked to insurance companies in the uSA and worldwide. Accenture also has a call center in Cebu that pays decent for Filipino standards Around 34k month. NCLEX is only for nurses in the USA and Canada National Council Licensure Examination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

I'm looking at the future when the wife joins me on my ranch in Hawaii for the long term and only visits the Philippines when she's forgotten her feelings about the place. She wants to work and, even though the money she earns in the USA wouldn't matter much to us, I don't want to stand in the way of her career. I'll be dead within a dozen or so years anyways, so she'll be better off with a career ahead of her.

The information on the Cebu call center is good stuff though. Maybe you can PM me some details on how she can contact them? She'd appreciate a decent job while studying and we've got a condo in Cebu (near Ayala) already.

 

For one the NCLEX is only good for two years. So get that K1 paperwork done. Its easy you dont need a lawyer. My wife and I filled out all of the required documents our selves without a glitch. If you call first wade through all the press 1-9 till you reach an immigration officer they will tell you exactly what you need to do. Hope you live for at least 3 years after she arrives so she can obtain her US citizenship and Dual citizenship after that. Took us about a total of 4 years to accomplish the entire process. Then you will have given her all the tools to have a good life in the US or Philippines.
Accenture Jobs https://www.accenture.com/ph-en/careers/jobdetails?id=j1599_philippines_2

 

I like the title of this thread, it makes me smile. I think 4 wives would be my limit as I know they can be a bit expensive. I also believe the Chinese got it right with the ideogram for trouble, two women under one roof. To give credit where credit is due, the muslims probably got it right and 4 is the best number. Unfortunately I'm not a hypocrite so I could not in good conscience convert so I will have to make due with one. Not married yet but I'm sure my wife would do what other wives do, spend money, whether for good or ill, sometimes both at the same time. It goes with the territory, right?