Naga, Cebu, Philippines

MINIMAX
VAN LIFE

58-year-old Navy vet. Living in the Philippines. Building income streams on a deadline.

See What I'm Building
Minimax van GPG 524 Naga Cebu
10
Years Navy
5
Income Streams
2003
Suzuki Every

Gumroad Guides

VISA GUIDES THAT WORK

No lawyers. No fluff. Step-by-step roadmaps for Americans bringing a Filipino spouse to the US.

Most Popular
Philippines Spousal Visa Roadmap
The full CR1/IR1 process from I-130 to touchdown. Every form, every fee, every stage.
$19
Get it on Gumroad →
 PDF Checklist
NVC Document Checklist
The exact documents NVC wants, in the order they want them. Stop guessing, start submitting.
$9
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 Visual Guide
Visa Process Flowchart
The entire visa timeline on one page. Print it. Tape it to the wall. Stop refreshing CEAC.
$9
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 Field Guide
IF Guide
Living in the Philippines while waiting for the visa. Budget, bureaucracy, and keeping your head on.
$9
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Bots & Services

TOOLS I BUILD

Crypto bots, Discord automation, and custom bot builds. Real tools, not vaporware.

⚙
Crypto Bot Starter Kit
Python-based trading bot framework. Connects to Kraken. Built for the kind of person who wants to understand what the code is doing before they trust it.
Coming Soon
💬
Discord Bot
Custom Discord bots for community management, moderation, and automation. Flat rate. No subscription. You own it.
$150 on Fiverr
🔨
Custom Bot Builds
Have something specific in mind? Trading bots, scraper bots, notification bots. Scoped and quoted per project. No speculation, no retainers.
Contact via Upwork

Content

THE LONG FORM

Writing, video, and whatever comes next. Honest accounts of the life being built here.

Medium
Desert Storm to Cebu
A multi-part series. Navy, retirement, the Philippines, the van, the whole thing. Started as a journal, turned into something else.
Read the series →
 YouTube
Minimax Channel
Van life in the Philippines. The 2003 Suzuki Every, the roads, the people. Cebu in real time, not highlight reel time.
Watch on YouTube →
Substack
The Minimax Letter
Weekly. What's working, what isn't, what the numbers look like. No motivational content. Just the actual report from the field.
Coming soon

About

WHO'S BEHIND THIS

Gerry and Karen, Cebu Philippines

I'm Gerry. Former US Navy Fire Controlman, Desert Storm veteran, 30-year industrial printer technician. In January 2026 I sold everything, married Karen, and moved to Naga, Cebu, Philippines.

Now I build things. Crypto trading bots. Visa guides for Americans navigating the Philippines spousal visa process. AI automations. All of it documented in real time, on a hard deadline.

The van is a 1993 Suzuki Every named Minimax. The brand followed.