Archive for February, 2010

Eugene Lin: iPhoning My Way To Retirement

Today, I present to you this funny and interesting video by Eugene Lin called iPhoning My Way To Retirement. This video was taken during Ignite Seattle, held last December 2009. In case you’re wondering, Ignite is an event which started in the US where individuals go up on stage to share stories, ideas and thoughts [...]

“Load Mo Sarili Mo” Network Marketing Business: A Close Look

Buzz about a new network marketing business is going around lately and consequently, a handful of my readers are already asking me if this MLM business has potential or just another scam. That’s why I took some time to study the program and do a review. Below now is an explanation of how all these [...]

Your Five Financial Stages and Investment Goals

At what age should you start investing? The answer is as early as possible. Doing so not only maximizes your investment earnings, but more importantly, it brings you closer to the end of the finish line – financial freedom. Furthermore, it’s important to realize that investing is a skill. Hone it and you get better [...]

A Visit to the DAHON Community

Last week, I was able to visit the DAHON Community in Nagcarlan, Laguna. This community is home to the DAHON Program or the Dangal At Hanapbuhay para sa Nayon, which is Binalot’s CSR Program. Yes, that’s Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc – the popular fast food restaurant in the country that offers Filipino food wrapped in [...]

MoneySense Live Seminar: Where To Invest in 2010

I’d like to take this opportunity to invite my readers and subscribers in Metro Manila to attend the MoneySense Live seminar, Where To Invest in 2010. This is the third interactive seminar organized by MoneySense Magazine which will happen on February 20, 2010 from 1:30-5:30 PM at the AIM Conference Center, Makati City. This investing [...]

How I Started Saving

I know a lot of people considered “To save more money this year” as their resolution for 2010. A month and a half into the year, how has it been? I hope you’re doing fine with your plan. To inspire and give you some tips, here is Raine, our guest blogger for today, telling you [...]

Invest In Love

Why do I want to be rich? Because I want to be able to invest in love. To have the luxury to do the things I love, things that I am passionate about. To have the time to spend my days with the people I love, my family and friends. To have the capability to [...]

William Kamkwamba: How I Harnessed the Wind

More than a year ago, I shared an “interview” video from TED Talks 2007 featuring William Kamkwamba, a 19-year old boy from Malawi who at the age of 14, built an electricity-producing windmill for his family. I found his story very inspiring and reinforced in me the belief that we all have the power to [...]

Buying A Franchise Business: How To Know If You’re Ready

One question that people often ask me is how do they know if buying a franchise business would be better for them instead of starting one on their own. Some fear that they don’t have enough skills to start a business alone; while some don’t really want to spend time developing a business plan and [...]

What Happens If I Don’t Pay My Credit Card Debts?

What will happen if you don’t pay your credit card debts? Will you go to jail because of it? These and a lot of other questions about credit cards have been answered below, courtesy of a credit card officer which I had the opportunity to interview. Due to the sensitivity of the topic, the credit [...]