It was January 2009. Three minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, US Airways Flight 1549 experienced a bird strike which took out the thrust from both engines of the plane. The pilot, after realizing that his fast descending plane won’t be able to make it back to the airport, decided [...]

I first heard of the zero-based budget planning system from financial author, Dave Ramsey. During that time, a few years ago, I’ve already been using the Envelope System to track and control my spending. And upon realizing how similar and complimentary the two methods are, I’ve decided to incorporate both systems into my budget planning. [...]

There are two things that Filipinos will be doing in the next few days. They’ll either go out of town and spend time on the beach to have fun… Or they’ll spend it reflecting upon the lessons of the Lenten Season. Since I did the former last year, I’ve decided to stay in Manila this [...]

Last Saturday, April 16, Blogger Fest 2011 was held at Thunderbird Resorts in Rizal. I was one of the resource speakers that day and I thought I’d share here the presentation I gave, and also, tell about the business venture I did. My topic was entitled, How To Write Awesome Blog Posts. My talk basically [...]

I went to Bonifacio Global City (BGC) the other day to meet some friends for dinner. Since I didn’t really have anything to do that afternoon, I decided to go there early so I can shoot some photos. Honestly, that’s one of the reasons why I love going to BGC . Going around, you’ll see [...]

I always say that the very first thing you should do if you want to achieve financial freedom is to learn how to save money. Be frugal, pay yourself first, avoid unnecessary expenses – it’s just some of the things you can do to start building your wealth. And after a few months, or even [...]

Recently, a friend went to ECHOstore in Serendra to buy Monks’ Blend Premium Coffee after reading about it on The Thirsty Blogger. She’s never been to ECHOstore before, so I sent her a text message to ask if she was able to find the place. She replied, “Oh yes! The place was easy to find. [...]

Having debts is a normal part of a person’s financial life. You are not alone – millions of people have debts. So there’s really no reason for you to pity yourself for having debts because as I said, it’s normal. However, what is important for you to realize and remember is that, not all debts [...]

Last weekend, I had the chance to talk to the Philippine Blogging community on how to get blog traffic without SEO. After giving my presentation, I was greeted with a lot of congratulations from the audience. That was a really good feeling for me – to know that I was able to successfully get my [...]