What is your opinion if a foreigner thinks that a filipina only wants his MONEY?

This is always a trending topic when it comes to filipinas dating a foreigner.
Some says, we are a USER
Some says, a pinay will just stay at home and the foreigner will die working his ass off
Some says, we treat them as a walking ATM machine
If given a chance that someone (a foreigner) will love you, What will you do?

If that is his thinking then he can go away with his money ..but actually its not the foreigner himself who thinks about that but some bitter people around bcoz if a foreigner really loves and cares for you money matters is not a big deal

The median per person income in the USA for 2021 was $37,522, That’s about a million pesos (929,000 PHP)

Many Filipinos would gasp, “so much money…”

However, a single person in America can barely cover expenses—though that is unfathomable to a Filipino—how could that be possible, they might ask.

In America health insurance often costs 20,000PHP a month, double or triple for a family. (It is NOT optional--you must have insurance) My house is nothing special, I’m not wealthy but my taxes per year are about 424,000PHP. My water bill is not a lot, a mere 64,000PHP but my heating oil bill (it’s not optional—no heat and very simply, you die) runs about 318,000 PHP.

The harsh reality for many in America is summed up in this article:

57% of Americans can’t afford a $1,000 emergency expense, says new report.

fortune.com/recommends/banking/57-percen...0-emergency-expense/ ($1000 is about two weeks income for most)

Remember, unless you live in an inner/large city you MUST have at least one car. There are no tuktuks or even busses for most of America, and cars are expensive.

Let’s look at what Americans save: “The personal savings rate (personal savings as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 4.1%.” (1)

Often, I’ll ask a Filipina, “If we were a couple, how much should we give the family?” Often the answer is 50%.

Now, think for a moment: If the average person saves only 4.1% how could they possibly remit home 50%?

It’s really easy to say that if there’s love, then money is no big deal, yet for most couples it is a big deal, both in the Phils and in America.



This is an interesting point of view:

DOES A MAN HAVE TO SUPPORT HIS FILIPINAS FAMILY? Loyalty To Her Family / Utang Na Loob



From my experience often it is not the Filipina that expects endless peso, it’s the family.

Long ago, I suggested that my then Filipina girlfriend let me hire a dentist in Tubigon and to take all the kids, nieces and nephews for cleaning and urethane tooth coating. I even found the dentist and she was more than willing. Well, the money instead went to something far more important: A OceanJet ferry ride from Tubigon to Cebu and back (1760PHP per child). That was years past and I’ll bet that two dozen teeth have been extracted that wouldn’t if the money was more wisely spent.

I’ll admit though that what I consider important, is not necessarily what other in the Phils consider important.

I did cringe once when a Papa told his daughter, “I need 100,000PHP for a rice paddy tiller.” And the dutiful daughter, obediently started to transfer the 100,000. Except that I knew the model, the place in Cebu that sold them, and also knew that delivered, the total cost was not 100,000 it was 55,000. It was bought, delivered, for 55,000 by payment to the manufacturer who delivered it.

There needs to be a balance and a wise couple, if they work together can find that balance.

Well not all foreigner thinks filipina only wants her money,but some are think, because if they know filipina there thinking we are always nedd money, here in Philippines some filipina has no work, no salary income, because of that matter filipina will find foreigner knowing that foreigner can help our nedds

Mostly of the foreigners is not rich. Thats why many foreigners is considering marrying a filipina, and want to settle here, because its very convenient and affordable here unlike in other countries. So if someone thinks that im after his money, I will let him see my savings, i will let him see what i do for a living, my business, my work from home job, how am i working very hard doing 2 wfh jobs plus doing side hassles. I will let him see that, Hello, I AM CAPABLE OF EARNING MY OWN MONEY.