Is it worthwhile bumalik sa Pinas?

[chieffy]

ipon ka pa kapatid...uwi ka lang dito pag naguumapaw na dolyares mo tapos ampunin mo ako ...kidding aside, ipon muna...mahirap umuwi sa pinas na walang naghihintay na kabuhayan...madaling mauuubos ipon mo dito...

ipon pa - isip ng negosyo dito habang nagtratrabaho sa abroad - uwi pagkalipas ng ilang taon - magtayo negosyo sa pinas - enjoy na buhay mo sa pinas, may ipon ka pa, may negosyo pa at nasa Pinas ka pa ;)

[kimpOy]

true aside sa farm, at ano ano pang investments, dapat ang pension mo every month is more than $1000 or 55,000 a month para pa relax relax na lang.

[IceColdBeer]

Kung wala kang negosyong itatayo wag ka na muna umuwi baka maubos lang ang naipon mo. Ipon ka na muna dyan and try to start a small biz sa Pinas with somebody na buo tiwala mo or invest ka sa mga lupa. When time is right, pwede ka na umuwi to run your biz.

[pissword]

yeap tama, for me dyan ka muna wait for a few more years, siguro around 2010 or so... at least makikita natin saan talaga papunta ang pinas. as of now masyadong unstable baka magsisi ka lang...

[ILuvDetailing]

When you said a couple of Ms is that in Peso or dollars?

I agree with most of the peeps here... you can visit the Philippines for a month or two, visit your relatives then go back to the States for work, my brother does that. Visit different tourist destinations in the Phils like Bohol, Cebu, Palawan, Boracay, Tubbataha, etc.

[ts1n1ta]

you're still young. you still have a lot of time para mag-ipon. Stay there muna.

Maganda umuwi ng Pinas pero dapat talaga may negosyo agad. Farming is good. may it be poultry/fishery/piggery. I've seen a lot of balikbayans venturing in that kind of business. Good Luck!

[jds]

"There's no place like home"
Masarap talaga sa atin. Pero let's be wise, and the best is mag-ipon muna bago umuwi. Mabilis ang galaw ng pera espesyally kung sa Metro Manila ka titira.
And think of a business or even start a business (if possible) while you are working abroad.

Planning also to settle back to Phils soon.

[BlueBimmer]

unless u have a house here and any business to come home to..dont!

[Karding]

Yun ang balak ko kaya sinabi kong probinsya...sakahan/palaisdaan.

My guess is that it would be a 2 year ROI. So, in those two years, kailangan pensyonado...hehee.

Si ermat nga full retirement na dapat pero nanghihinayang sa mawawalang sweldo. Although $2,500 'daw' and magiging monthly pension nya. At sa dami ng kamag-anak na naghihirap, mapupunta lang pensyon nya sa mga yon. So, why retire sa Pinas daw...hahaha.

edit: pag retire sa pinas, pa off-road off-road na lang...hay buhay!

[badkuk]

imho try to find some other work there muna; kaya nga nag Iraq si Tarongoy di ba? B) pero kung gusto mo mag business, have enough M's, and willing to take the risk, then i'd have to say, very cautiously, ok lang!

in general, kawawa ka dito pag empleyado ka lang. imho

[thebrief]

ipon muna! batang bata ka pa namn.. hehe. tapos uwi.. negosyo dito..paglaki na tkga ang ipon..

[Asus700]

You know, I live in Toronto for a couple of years as an immigrant but I decided to come back here simply because mas gusto ko buhay dito. I worked again here and the Lord was good to bless me. Ewan ko ba di ako mapalagay sa ibang bansa, hinahanap hanap ko ang maraming bagay dito sa pinas at tsaka I always feel like a stranger abroad, iba talaga ang nasa sariling bansa.

I agree with some of the posters, kung may bahay ka dito at you're okay with a simple life and you're willing to slug it out again with other applicants in getting a job, go for it. Tipid tipid ka lang muna at talagang mabilis na mauubos ang milliones mo pag walang kita.

Most of all dre, ask God to lead and guide you. After all, it's a major decision.

[nitrox]

kuroy, ive been in the same boat as you for a couple of years now. ive long thought about coming back to PH after years of living & working abroad. like what most of the pipol here say, wag ka muna bumalik until you have a good job or business in mind in PH. ive been trying to explore employment opportunities in PH but none of them can offer a package w/c is acceptable enough or even to compensate for the 'downgrade' of my overseas income. i'm still searching up to now, & that's why i havent decided on going back. with what's been going on in PH, looks like makakauwi ako dyan pag retirable age na ako.

[warbird]

no place like home, hit and run lang ang abroad pag me extra pera na retire early say 45 like me so you can still drive your dream cars,suv's and trucks to your heart's content.pag nag retire ka ng matanda yes you can buy a bmw pero mukha ka na dom hehehe

[kuroy]

salamat sa mga inputs ninyo...super duper valuable talaga mga kakosa.

well bisnis wise ay medyo nasadlak na ako diyan noong taong 1993 may computer shop na ako noon like xt and 286 computers pa ang gamit and msdos 5.0 pa...i mean halos 4 years din akong nagkashop(consulting/rental/sales).

...very hard talaga tulad ng sinabi ninyo cguro kung single lang ako ay ndi ako magdadalawang isip.

napakasaklap naman ng dinadanas ng mga pinoy...gusto ng umuwi sa sariling bayan ndi magawa dahil sa hirap ng buhay. ang tanong ko kasi sa sarili kailan ba talaga ang sapat na or tama na ang pera. para yatang walang katapusan ang paghahanapbuhay.

let's say kung may 8M(wala po akong ganitong pira hyputitikal lang) ka ba - ay kaya nang mabuhay sa pinas with 2 kids and stuff? i mean living a life na hindi naman magarbo? wala naman akong problem sa bahay at lupa and sasakyan kasi mayroon na kami sa pinas.

and then ano ba ang year na retirable talaga? kapag nasa 60's na saka ka lang uuwi? parang angdaming nawala sa buhay mo kapalit ng pira.

[kuroy]

You know, I live in Toronto for a couple of years as an immigrant but I decided to come back here simply because mas gusto ko buhay dito. I worked again here and the Lord was good to bless me. Ewan ko ba di ako mapalagay sa ibang bansa, hinahanap hanap ko ang maraming bagay dito sa pinas at tsaka I always feel like a stranger abroad, iba talaga ang nasa sariling bansa.

I agree with some of the posters, kung may bahay ka dito at you're okay with a simple life and you're willing to slug it out again with other applicants in getting a job, go for it. Tipid tipid ka lang muna at talagang mabilis na mauubos ang milliones mo pag walang kita.

Most of all dre, ask God to lead and guide you. After all, it's a major decision.

ditto...iyan ang isa rin sa mga principal reasons na gusto kong umuwi ng pinas. kasi ay may burden ako sa mga kamag anak ko and sa family. Christian kasi ako and I believe na ang isang tao pag namatay na hindi nakakakilala kay Jesus as his Lord and Saviour ay sa hell mapupunta. and iyon na nga...ang dami ng namamatay mga aunties/uncle/lolo ko na ndi ko man lang nashare-an ng gospel nakakalungkot. of course iyong iba ay nabahaginan ko ng word of God kaya lang sobrang tagal na kasi nga nasa ibayong dagat.

[badkuk]

kuroy:let's say kung may 8M(wala po akong ganitong pira hyputitikal lang) ka ba - ay kaya nang mabuhay sa pinas with 2 kids and stuff?

not sure what you mean...if you meant na kuha na lang ng interes sa bangko, tapos supplement with a job...tingin ko dehado pa rin e, especially if you want to send your kids to a "good" school/college(pwera na lang siguro kung me lahi kayong henyo at pwedeng pa scholar B)


don't rely on your savings this early in the game; andami pang pwedeng mangyari. don't think na you'll get by sa pagtitipid -- that's the mistake i made early on
;). mas maganda pa rin ung maghanap ka ng pera continuously.

if you have a knack for investing your money, that would be best -- i.e. making your money work hard for you.

[bad driver]

naghahanap lang po kayo ng sakit sa katawan. any job pays better than a job in the philippines. Unless Vp ka ng so and so...

ang ate ko umabot ng 30 dito sa pinas.... nagtatyaga sa sweldo nya sa adboard... di manlang makabili ng kotse.... pagpunta sa states, minimum (actually less pa) lang, may toyota agad in less than a year hehe.

There's no place like home? I don't exactly agree with it but I see the value of friends and family. pero I don't agree na just because you are born in one place, that you SHOULD die and rot in it. Once ka lang mabubuhay, ang laki laki ng mundo!

[hens]

naghahanap lang po kayo ng sakit sa katawan. any job pays better than a job in the philippines. Unless Vp ka ng so and so...

ang ate ko umabot ng 30 dito sa pinas.... nagtatyaga sa sweldo nya sa adboard... di manlang makabili ng kotse.... pagpunta sa states, minimum (actually less pa) lang, may toyota agad in less than a year hehe.

There's no place like home? I don't exactly agree with it but I see the value of friends and family. pero I don't agree na just because you are born in one place, that you SHOULD die and rot in it. Once ka lang mabubuhay, ang laki laki ng mundo!

dude, iba ang sitwasyon ng ate mo kay kuroy...naguumpisa palang ate mo..may ipon na si kuroy..i'm sure kung nakaipon na rin ate mo..uuwi rin siya dito..;)

[hens]

Kung wala kang negosyong itatayo wag ka na muna umuwi baka maubos lang ang naipon mo. Ipon ka na muna dyan and try to start a small biz sa Pinas with somebody na buo tiwala mo or invest ka sa mga lupa. When time is right, pwede ka na umuwi to run your biz.

Tumpak!!

btw, kuroy..kasama mo ba pamilya mo dyan?