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The Personal Finance Habits of Filipinos

Fitz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:29:35 +0000

I’ve been attending a lot of personal finance seminars lately and each time, I learn a little something about the personal finance habit of Filipinos. In summary, it’s really alarming how poorly we manage our money and how much of the population don’t see the importance of nurturing good financial habits. Below are some of the facts [...]

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The Personal Finance Habits of Filipinos

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

Fitz — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:53:20 +0000

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 card officer, [...]

What To Do When Your Parents Are In Debt Trouble

Fitz — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:42:40 +0000

As a child, most of us believed that our parents are perfect. But as we grow older and become more independent, we often realize that our parents are just like any one who would sometimes make bad choices and commit mistakes. Such is the realization of a friend who confided with me one night about the enormous [...]

Seven New Year’s Financial Resolutions for 2010

Fitz — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:12:54 +0000

Do you do New Year’s resolutions? Did you know that the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight and to save more money? Well, I’m no expert at weight loss but I can surely give some advise on the second one. And to help me with that is the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). Below [...]

On Thanksgiving, Blogging and Personal Finance

Fitz — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:21:16 +0000

I’ve been awfully busy these past few days that it’s only yesterday that I realized that this blog had just become another year older last November 22nd. It was two years ago, in 2007, when I started Ready To Be Rich and I can’t help but be happy and grateful of how much it has grown. And [...]

Five Things I Did With My Christmas Bonus and 13th Month Pay

Fitz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:39:02 +0000

I worked in the corporate world for around five years. And in all those time, the arrival of the annual Christmas bonus and 13th month pay was something I looked forward to. Well, who doesn’t? A few days ago, as I receive text messages from friends who had already received their holiday bonuses, I can’t help but [...]

Borrowing Money In Plain English

Fitz — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:55:30 +0000

All rich people borrow money – they all have credit and loans. Do you believe that statement? I do because I’ve experienced how powerful it is to leverage on credit. More than 70% of the start-up capital of the internet cafe I own was borrowed from an investor. Furthermore, a lot of the equipment I purchased was bought [...]

How To Find The Best Personal Financial Adviser

Fitz — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:45:10 +0000

Are you thinking of getting a financial adviser? If so, how do you choose the right one? Personally, I’ve already found the best personal financial adviser and if you would like to find yours too, then let me tell you where and how to find him or her. Ready? Simply look into the mirror and you’ll see the [...]

Reader Mail #8 On Business, Investing and Personal Finance

Fitz — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:49:49 +0000

Welcome to the eight edition of Reader Mail. This is the time where I answer some of the interesting questions I receive from my readers. Today, we have business questions, inquiries about the Philippine Stock Market and some personal finance questions. So let’s go to the emails now. Oh by the way, please note that the names of [...]

On Michael Jackson, Debts and the Man In The Mirror

Fitz — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:17:48 +0000

I was online when the news of the untimely death of Michael Jackson hit the internet. And now, countless blog posts, personal tributes and other stories are everywhere (including this). But anyway, personally, one of the most sobering articles I’ve read about Michael Jackson is his staggering $400 million of debt. To many, this news came [...]