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Tools

Financial calculators and planning tools to help you plan your move. Some tools are free to explore. Full results available to Insider members and course participants.

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Financial Calculator

Enter your income, expenses, savings, and assumptions to see how long your money would last if you moved to the Philippines. Sign in to launch — all calculations run in your browser.

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Visa Decision Tool

Answer a few questions about your situation and get a personalized visa recommendation with next steps. Covers SRRV, 13(a), tourist extensions, work visas, RA 9225, and more. Full access for Insider members, course, and cohort participants.

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Where Should I Live?

Answer a few questions about your priorities and get a personalized shortlist of places that fit you — including trade-offs and lesser-known options. Full results available to members and course participants.

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More tools are being built — including a budget planner, savings runway calculator, and relocation cost planner. Insider members get first access.

Insider members and course participants get the full experience across the site; tools listed here are available to try so you can plan with real numbers.

Go Deeper

These Tools Are the Starting Point

Each of these tools gives you a clearer picture of your own situation. That's useful on its own, but it's only the beginning.

The Intentional Relocation course goes deeper: visa stacking strategies, scenario planning, contingency frameworks, and the procedural details for your specific pathway.