@onefogarty
Canadian expat in the Philippines
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Registration: 20 May 2021
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PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@Enzyte Bob Yes that will work with BDO. I use a Charles Schwab card with reimbursed monthly fee which is nice and monthly transfers over to CS account from my main branch.. again, no fees. Schwab is the way to go in my opinion. I ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
Understand.When my debit cards from NA expire, I simply create online login usernames for my accounts and do all my online banking, bill payments, money transfers and so on. Â I use world remit to transfer from my NA accounts to my Philippines ... Read More
Getting together with my philippina by Patient pete
I am unable to enter the Philippines as I am unsuitable for vaccination. We have established a close relationship over more than two years of one hour a day on Skype. We laugh and sing together and discuss everything about each other,the only thing ...
The first time I took my girlfriend out of the Philippines, on a trip to Thailand, she and I were both separately questioned for about 20 min by officers. She was 36 at the time but also looked younger - maybe 30. We had to describe our ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
Just use a virtual mailbox and have important mail scanned and emailed to you. Even when debit cards expire, at least in my situation, I can still get all my banking done. - @onefogarty         ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@Moon Dog I also use WF. When my Debit Cards expired, I had them send new ones to my daughter who sent to Consolidator in CA for Air Shipment to me. Had her hide it in a book, taped, plastic wrapped, then put in Ziplok bag. Takes about 4 weeks ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@Enzyte Bob I just checked FedEx for Rates. They show a cost of over $100 for FedEx Envelope delivered to Talamban Cebu City in about six days from Mississippi where my cards wd arrive. Using my method, it cost me less than $20 and I lose a few ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
Paypal has been mention many times. . . .not in a positive light. - @Enzyte BobThis is not a useful response. - @onefogartyonefogarty. . . .I really didn't want to mention all the disadvantages of Paypal, maybe you're not aware of them, if you do a ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
Paypal has been mention many times. . . .not in a positive light. - @Enzyte BobThis is not a useful response. Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@onefogarty1st. you will need a US number, get this from Google Voice.. it's free.. then pick a number using your old state/area code (you will now use this new US number for your PayPal account/transactions)2nd. you will need to download ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@Moon Dog I also use WF. When my Debit Cards expired, I had them send new ones to my daughter who sent to Consolidator in CA for Air Shipment to me. Had her hide it in a book, taped, plastic wrapped, then put in Ziplok bag. Takes about 4 weeks ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@Moon Dog I also use WF. When my Debit Cards expired, I had them send new ones to my daughter who sent to Consolidator in CA for Air Shipment to me. Had her hide it in a book, taped, plastic wrapped, then put in Ziplok bag. Takes about 4 weeks ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
Paypal has been mention many times. . . .not in a positive light. - @Enzyte BobI have a Paypal account but very rarely use it if only because , at least here in the UK, you lose the credit card protection under the  UK 1974 Consumer Credit Act. ... Read More
PayPal Setup by onefogarty
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ...
@onefogarty I've been through it and it involved calling PayPal. They told me I had to create a new account since my US account would no longer be valid. I created an account with a Philippine address and phone number and my US credit and debit ... Read More
planning to move to the Philippines in a year or two by bimprasad
HI my name is Bim from UK, aged 57, planning to move to the Philippines in a year or two. Have a kinda of girlfriend there.. Researching on rentals, cost of living, building a home , budget of approx 2M peso... also im a vegan where I found it ...
'Google' : Here is what it says about the retirement feelings of many expats interviewed :"After looking forward to this stage for so long, many retirees must deal with a feeling of letdown, similar to that of newlyweds once the honeymoon is over. ... Read More
PayPal Setup
Hello!Does anyone know how I can setup a PayPal account in the Philippines using my North American credit card? I only have a Philippines phone number and not a NA number to receive SMS messages on. Has anyone solved this problem before that ... Read More