Retire Early $900 Month Davao Philippines

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I’m downsizing and dream of a similar lifestyle. Wish I had a buddy to do it with! Any suggestions?

Also, my preference are Latin American or Spanish speaking countries. Could you please tell me the top 5 countries/cities for this?! Mil gracias amigo.

Tulsi 2020 for a nice retirement. 1k a month for life. Regards

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I retired back in mid-2009 and moved to Davao City only two weeks after leaving my job. Davao City is a fairly safe place for foreigners. I married a Filipina so Visa was not a problem. I got an “I card” anyway and a Philippine driver’s license. The advice this vloger is giving is quite good but directed mostly for those not married to Filipino citizens and those that are just passing through. Davao City has a lot of pros and a number of cons that are mostly easy to navigate. The best of these pros is the weather, food, and safety. Davao City and its provinces are known in the Philippines as the breadbasket of the Philippines, and rightly so. The weather is liveable. It ranges from cool in the mornings to hot in the afternoons and cools down most evenings. Davao City is the home town of the Dueterte family. They have governed the city for many years now and highly value the safety of its citizens and visitors. So, you will see many people out even late at night, foreigners and locals. If you are someone that misses things you remember from back in your home country, you can find most if not all of it in Davao City, although you will pay more for those items. In my experience, when I craved those items, paying a bit more was well worth the extra cost. There is an S&R in Davao City. Costco attempted to set up shop in the Philippines, but the Philippines like Japan, are not favorable to foreign businesses so Costco partnered with Philippine investors and so there is S&R. When in S&R you are practically in your local Costco. The difference is the pricing of products. Same Kirkland products but at Whole Foods prices. For me, the downside of Davao City is the lack of upkeep of the infrastructure and the allowance of noise and smoke pollution. Many locals love karaoke and burning lawn debris and cooking with wood.
I think if you are passing through on a very short visit, you might miss them but I really don’t know how but there are a lot of malls in Davao City and in some of the outlying towns. I think I have been to all of them in the five years I lived there. When I left there in mid-2013 there were 2 major SM malls, 3 G malls, and about 3 NCCC malls. Then there were a few other big malls like Abreeza and Victoria. If that isn’t enough mall and grocery shopping for you, there are smaller outlets for SM and NCCC and loads of smaller department stores. In fact, I think my letter-writing campaign to S&R before they came to Davao City was the rapid growth that was going on at the time in Davao City.

Before moving back to the States, I had the opportunity to drive from Davao City in the Southern part of the Philippines all the way to Metro Manila (by way of two boat ferries) along the way. It was a great experience that I wish I could do again. Filipinos are great people. You may hear scary things about parts of the Philippines but let’s be honest, don’t you hear and know about those same places and people in your home country? If you know anything about traveling, you mush always know where you are going and where not to go. If you have the opportunity to visit or to live in Davao City, make sure you eat at least once at my favorite restaurant, Lachi’s and visit our favorite resort, Eden Nature Park and Resort.

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