Twlk123
American expat in the Philippines
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Registration: 15 April 2025
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Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.
@danfinn Correct, no Rhyme or Reason, There are also times I have received the confirmation email stating funds will hit in 4 days, and a few hours later We receive a message from BDO stating our deposits hit. SMH So if funds are needed ... Read More
Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.
Quote:"I agree, limit your transfers from the remittance services to less than US $600.00. Others may consistently transfer more on a regular basis, I know. These services never tell you the upper limits that kick off their algorithms, or which ... Read More
Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.
@bigpearl Monito will compare them. Depends on the amount, where the money is coming from (bank, card etc...) and where it is sent to (card, bank, cash pickup etc...). Wise will take a PH address, no cash pick-up and you get a debit card. Read More
Mail forwarding by Travelnman59
I'm thinking of moving to Davao so I'm trying to get all the necessary items taken care of. One of my first questions is how do you get your mail forwarded? I have no.one here that would do it. I've read about some mail forwarding but haven't seen ...
My mail forwarder wanted $200 for sending my card. It looks like $100 for labor. Is this the new ballpark price? Read More
Depositing monthly social security payments linto WISE by danfinn
I recall reading WISE advertisements a few years ago suggesting that Americans deposit their SSA payments directly into WISE. But when I checked recently, I can see that WISE has stopped recommending this. Perhaps there wasn't enough response from ...
My Wise account was closed because I do not have a US physical address. They will not accept My Traveling Mail Box address as a legitimate US address Luckily I bank with Navy Federal Credit Union, they have many other members that live in various ... Read More
Depositing monthly social security payments linto WISE by danfinn
I recall reading WISE advertisements a few years ago suggesting that Americans deposit their SSA payments directly into WISE. But when I checked recently, I can see that WISE has stopped recommending this. Perhaps there wasn't enough response from ...
Best to get a local bank for direct Deposit. I have read others have successfully direct deposit into wise account but I haven't personally. Read More