Biggest take away from this!!! Live within your budget!!! If you have this much each month don't spend over EVER!! Also have a fund that doesn't get touched for emergencies real emergencies!!! And the last thing get a vasectomy before heading out!!! Got mine done years ago now I'm a proud blank shooter oh we can try to have kids but good luck with that!!! Stay within your means ALWAYS!!!!!!

One of the best videos you have done!!!

I feel for you John,I hope everything works out for you. I think your just one of those genuinely nice guy that just got taken advantage of.while all you really wanted is love from someone and be as family. This topic is very important I myself is thinking about retiring there. Thanks Paul for sharing this story

Brother come back to state few years make some cash and go back take yoyr daughters and run from that family

When a trust is gone , happiness is gone …. both side the damage is there … The guy loosed his money the 19 yo girl loosed her benefit from her man… plus she need to take care of the twins … The man have a big responsibility for manage the family what he created , but he felt … Sad story he sud move away but have to take care the kids.

Feel sorry for you. You have been used by this this girl. Never ..never trust any filipino girls. Lots of them are scammers & their pure intentions are to use foreigners , to experience some kind of one day rich millionaires .

John need a reality check of what was to where you are now being stubborn won't help your kids I'd go back you want even leave as I for your kids till you love with her a ew at from her family for years. think of your kids not your ex she's throwing you away and wills find someone else whether you like it or not

John need to accept re ali

You had bad decisions….and i guess he has a health problem….take care of your health…why a younger filipina and not the same age as yours?

John has no financial or emotional discipline. 30,000 Us$ to live in the PI for two years totally ridiculous. He had too little money to fund building projects and a viable love life! He has overspent from the start and was always going to run out of money and be unable to support his new family! Naturally Dianna will be looking for another partner to finance her life….

There’s no keeping this guy. Sadly he’s stuck In a fantasy. He’s hoping for a fairytale to come reality smh. Even if he makes it to receive his ss benefits. His GF will suck him dry like a vampire every month until he is dead and forgotten

This sounds terrible but I have to say it – the family want you dead .Get out while you can – try and get back to the USA – then you can regroup and try to sort out what to do – but you need to get away before it's too late .

You are the dumbest person in the world I suggest heavy drinking and drugs.

It's easy to pass judgement on others and I'm sure John has had more of that than he needs. Best to learn from his experiences and to wish him well in the future. Anyone can end up without funds, we walk a tightrope in life all the time. Maybe it would be best to just try and help John make it to his social security check in a year and a half or so….. At least when he starts getting that he will have a steady income to take care of the things he is struggling with now. John, I wish you well and just keep trying to improve your situation until you have a steady income. Thanks for you story.

I'm sorry to what happened to you sir,to all foreigner coming to Philippines be careful with your money don't trust some filipina,i didn't say that all filipina but please be aware and don't get blind,i think you know if woman scamming you if she asking always money from you,like go shopping buy staff for her sister or brother mother bla bla bla,..think if she ask you money to give money to her parents ,tell her it's not my responsibility to give money to your parents,why?dont you find a job and support your family instead,and remember filipina think all foreigner are rich but the reality is not because you also working hard to earn money for a living,..and if one of there family member get married to a foreigner they think the life of there family member will get rich and all of them will relay to the family members with foriegner husband,tell your wife or girlfriend to work and don't depend on you because it's not your responsibility to support her family,and if you don't have money they will kick you out from the house and you live out in the street….so to all foreigner coming to Philippines be careful with your money and don't be stupid,.i feel pity to some foriegner get homeless in the street,and they get abandon by there wife and gf on the street.

before you leave,burn that house you built to the ground,you paid for it,its yours to do with as you please,,BURN IT TO THE GROUND,Do not reward them and burn the truck,,

A LOOSER .WAKE UP

What a story, goes to show how careful you need to be.

You can come here in Thailand and get a teaching job. Americans, europians teach English Conversation here..Whites are very in demand here no need for College transcript for you

Thanks For The Videos Paul

God Bless Him But He's Getting Ready Too Be Mucked Up!! She Talking Too Guys Online Trying Too Find a Hookup! She Wont Even Let Him Touch Her!! No Money They Dont Want Him Around!! Get Your Girls Find You a Job And Get the Hell Out Of There!! Because She's Getting Money From Those Men She Talking To By Showing Her Body She Maybe Dating One Of Them? Run Brother Run Get Your Girls And Go!! God Bless You

I can see the same happening to me because I’m like him in many ways

These bozos at 60+ seriously think these young chicks.want them because they are SO HANDSOMEHa haha

My god the empathy is ridiculous! ……these OLD MEN chasing around after very young women is a joke! It's disgusting! It's their own fault if they get taken for a ride! No sympathy AT ALL!

What you're doing is exploiting these young women's poverty because let's be REAL here…..in his own country, every women under 50 years old would laugh in his face if he hit on them. A 19 year old in his own country would vomit in their mouth at the thought of him touching them! …….a 19 year old Filipina would feel sick having him touch her, but struggle through ONLY because of the financial aspect. Just another sad foreigner living a delusion in South East Asia. It's sickening and exploitive.

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same over and over again,theylove americans here as they are so easy to scam,andbelieve and trust these people.If you trust anyone in thiss country,your own fault.Stupid is,as stupid does. haha

I feel sorry for the guy because he got played out of all his money by a Philpina hooker. I remember the Philippines very well back in Subic Bay Naval Base when we got shore leave our NCO would warn us about these local girls and the games they play.

All of this could have been avoided if he would've left the women alone. I'm glad I got all of that crazy love bug stuff out of my system. I still love women, but I know that staying discipline and not getting involved is the best way to be.

Geez that was painful to watch. There are so many video channels out there that give Western guys tips on relocating to Thailand or the Philippines. John broke almost all of them in short order. To hear he is still holding out hope that she'll still love him, brutal. No income stream, no job prospects to speak of, and seems set in his ways.

Where is he now? is he's in Mindanao area?

That American man went to the Philippines with only $30k. He has some vision of doing something to provide for his stay but nothing workout. Instead of trying to what to do next while still have money left, he went to dating site😂. Greatest dumb headache. 😞
Anyway he just wanted to be happy. Sorry for you guys

i know it's just something said when you don't really know, but John please never use HOPE as a life strategy. you need a plan for today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. hoping she will be the girl you once knew will never work. you are a good man please take care of yourself and control of your life.

Yeah hes not lost weight from starving he has huge lump on his neck and needs get it looked at.

If you're an older guy and you date a young woman, there is a good chance you can be scammed. This guys should have went for a woman 34yrs old or older.

JOhn your a real gentleman and i wish you the best for you and your twins! Praying for you.

$30,000 / 2 years = $15,000 a year (he’s planning 4 years). Too little money to live anywhere.

That's the sad reality in Philippines with some girls or women looking for foreign national husband…i hate the thing of living with all their families and I really don't understand that system in Phil.

Wow! At 40:10 Paul asked the question I was wanting to ask, “Do you feel safe?”

His girl and the family don’t want him around anymore. She cheats online in front of him and refuses all physical contact. Her family took him to immigration and in front of his face told the immigration authorities they want him deported . They all want him gone. He has no money and they told him they want him gone and refuse to give him any food but he still sticks around . Every day the mother tells everyone in that squatters village she wants him gone. I’m afraid it’s just a matter of time before someone takes the mother up on her plea and this guy ends up a missing person

I’m not sure if they can stand having him around 16 months before his social security ATM is open for business . That’s the calculation I think they are weighing and is perhaps the one reason why he has not already been disappeared . However, based on the mothers actions I think they believe 16 months is too long and not worth it . Who knows if they will see any of the money once he has resources and is mobile again? I think they already decided it’s not worth the wait especially since there’s no guarantee they will get the money . Plus it’s hard for his girl to get her next guy with him hanging around . They unambiguously told him in actions and words they want him gone. John, be careful.

what a loser, so naive, people with half a brain will look at this incredulously seeing how could this adult man be so taken for a ride and not use his intelligence to not keep making the same mistake time after time, no sympathy at all he brought it all on himself, harsh but true, i do believe he has some emotional or mental issues which the author of this video should not take advantage of to get hits shameful on all areas

John had said that he was unaware of his Filipina having a child, did he ever ask or was he lied to?

I hope your kids have their American citizenship already

Any way I can help him out paul? Bless his heart he is a good guy hate to hear his situation