Pensioner in the Philippines

Hi I'm an Aussie living here in Naga City Phills
I don't know how u get over the 3mth reporting to centerlink
but ur payment can go into ur Aust bank account then u can tranfer to Phills account by internet banking.
U will notice a large drop in cost of living here while $A is so high, my wife and I are schooling and raising 3 kids as well as running car & scooter with all mod con in our house for 60,000p or $1500AU per month so on ur own I think $500Au plus rent which will depend were u live in Naga 1 bed unit cost 7500p per mth
but Manila is dearer.
I will say I know a lot of foriegner here who have got mixed up with the wrong women and are now broke, so don't fall in love with the first person u meet, check her out first.
safety is also depending on where u live but in general I've been here 2 years and never had a problem except for beggers on the streets and I've lived in Manila too
my suggestion is provinces if u wont a simple life but if u wont to party party Manila
Pete

Thanks a lot Pete,

That is a good starting point.

I am definately no party animal, i am a quiet person, well educated, and a little conservative, so partying and chasing women are not exactly priorities in my life.

I just want to live in a house, record some music, and not to be waiting for the next price hike to turf me out onto the street.

There are a lot of good people here, in this position, there is no affordable housing, and people who once were living a quality life, are looking at living in the street.