One of the simplest and perhaps, the easiest business you can start today is the sari-sari store; and to put up one – all you really need is a space in front of your house, an inventory of goods to sell, a cash box and you’re ready to go. Our family used to have a [...]

Most of the things I know about stock market investing, I learned by reading various resources online. The internet has a lot of them, but I know, from experience, they can be quite hard to understand specially if you’re a beginner. That’s why I’m now writing for you this straightforward, no nonsense explanation of how [...]

The biggest lottery jackpot to date in Philippine history – the Grand Lotto 6/55, is now at more than P450 million. If you win this amount, what would you do? I asked my friends this question and almost everyone said that they’ll quit their job and retire, build their dream house and travel around the [...]

Whenever I’m asked what’s a good home-based business to start today, my usual answer would be “whatever you believe you can do”. While that’s not exactly what most people are hoping to get as an answer, I do give some tips on how to find the best home-based business that would suit them. And beyond [...]

Keeping a piggy bank is not just for kids. Anyone who wants to save money can do what probably is the most straightforward and simplest way to be thrifty – and that is to have a piggy bank at home. A couple of nights ago, I had the pleasure to open my piggy bank which [...]

Have you ever considered switching careers? I have, several times, from being an engineer to a freelance software developer to finally, an entrepreneur and investor. Each shift took a lot of courage and planning. And along the way, I’ve made many mistakes which took me very close to quitting and going back to my previous [...]

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the free stock market seminar last week. I hope all of you learned something new and valuable about the Philippine stock market. And to follow through with our learning, I’ve decided that I will now do a series of posts about investing, particularly [...]