Archive for May, 2009

Investing Money In Plain English

It’s the end of the month and most, if not all, just received their salaries. So what do you do with your money now? Of course, there would be some for your debt payments and some for your living expenses. But how about a portion for your savings or emergency fund and a few more [...]

Reader Mail #8: Your Business Start Up Questions Answered

Welcome to another edition of Reader Mail. For today, I will be answering several questions sent by readers regarding how to start a business. Let’s now read some of the emails I received in my inbox. Please note that the names of the senders have been excluded for privacy and the responses may have been [...]

Back To School Special: Money Saving Tips For Parents

Students will soon be going back to school here in the Philippines. And if you’re a parent, then I’m sure one of the things in your mind right now is your budget. When I was a kid, I would always notice how stressed my parents were during the opening of the school year. They’d go [...]

Tips On How To Start A Vending Machine Business

Are you thinking of starting a vending machine business? What are the things you need to know if you want to start a vending machine business? Personally, I’ve always wanted to start one but never really took the time to study how. But recently, I saw some ads on used vending machines for sale in [...]

MB Blog-O-Rama: Prosperity Secrets at Ready To Be Rich

Last May 11, this blog was featured in Manila Bulletin’s Blog-O-Rama. Blog-O-Rama is a regular section in the newspaper which features bloggers in the Philippines. So if you’re interested in learning more about blogging, then I suggest you read this column often. Anyway, for those who missed the article, here’s some of the questions that [...]

Easy Budgeting Strategies For Beginners: Try Creating This Simple Spending Plan

What are the things you spend your money on? If you’re already in the habit of tracking your expenses, then I’m sure you could tell me exactly where your money goes. However, if you’re someone who is not used to budgeting and creating a spending plan, your answer might be a random litany of your [...]

Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

The song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield is one of the most beautiful inspirational songs that I’ve heard in most recent years. I’ve long wanted to share this song with you but have hesitated because of its very strong association with a hair care product which used it in an advertisement. (bleh!) Nonetheless, I’ve decided that [...]

How To Write A Business Letter Of Intent To Rent Or Lease A Space

If you’re interested in putting up a business inside a mall, the first thing that the mall administration will ask you to submit is the Letter of Intent (LOI). A Letter of Intent is not a document we often see that’s why a good number of people don’t know what to write inside it. Some [...]

Top 5 Tips That Probloggers Will Usually Not Tell You About Making Money Online

A lot of people want to make money through blogging. If you’re one of them, then I’m sure you’ve read a lot of make money online blogs and tried to learn the things that these probloggers are teaching. This is also what I did at the start when I first came into the blogosphere. After [...]

Probe Features Mystery Shopping

Probe recently featured mystery shopping in one of their segments. The television program hopes to inform its audience about this very good income opportunity specially for those who enjoy going out and shopping. I was contacted by Probe last week after they stumbled upon my article last year on how to become a mystery shopper. [...]