Hello all,
Background
New here and I hope this is the right forum for this question. 45M here from the UK, my GF is from Iloilo (39) although not in the city but about 40 mins away in a rural area. We've been going 5 years and I've had many an enjoyable trip there and to Singapore with her etc. Of course all visiting plans have gone down the drain with this dratted virus.
Money
I'll get right to it - I want help her out with some money when I can for her food. I've used World Remit a couple of times which is very fast , excellent UK based customer service and no issues at all. But the fees are high.
Would getting her one of those cash cards be a better idea? I can just top it up? Can those be used at ATMs? Or should I head down the route of getting her to open a bank account? Is it very expensive to transfer money into those? If a bank is the best could you recommend a couple?
I'm frankly not a fan of her tootling along to those cash collection places and then waddling about with a fat stack of notes. Although I appreciate that in the Philippines cash rules the roost.
Since this is purely for food the other option is to just order it online and have it delivered to her, is this feasible? Are there decent delivery services there?
Would greatly appreciate some guidance, apologies to the mods if this isn't the right forum for all this.
Thanks and stay safe during these times.
Background
New here and I hope this is the right forum for this question. 45M here from the UK, my GF is from Iloilo (39) although not in the city but about 40 mins away in a rural area. We've been going 5 years and I've had many an enjoyable trip there and to Singapore with her etc. Of course all visiting plans have gone down the drain with this dratted virus.
Money
I'll get right to it - I want help her out with some money when I can for her food. I've used World Remit a couple of times which is very fast , excellent UK based customer service and no issues at all. But the fees are high.
Would getting her one of those cash cards be a better idea? I can just top it up? Can those be used at ATMs? Or should I head down the route of getting her to open a bank account? Is it very expensive to transfer money into those? If a bank is the best could you recommend a couple?
I'm frankly not a fan of her tootling along to those cash collection places and then waddling about with a fat stack of notes. Although I appreciate that in the Philippines cash rules the roost.
Since this is purely for food the other option is to just order it online and have it delivered to her, is this feasible? Are there decent delivery services there?
Would greatly appreciate some guidance, apologies to the mods if this isn't the right forum for all this.
Thanks and stay safe during these times.