In general, good car maintenance and relaxed driving habits will give your better mileage. This was the main point of my first article on how to save gas. If you haven’t read that yet, I suggest that you do because it mentions a lot of the most obvious ways to save fuel that we often [...]

This is the last part of this article, to read the first part, click here: A Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Anything and Everything, Part 1.
You now have your emergency fund and determined your investment objectives. Likewise, your budget is ready and your acceptable level of risk has been defined. You are moving closer to [...]

Where can I invest my P20,000?
This is a question I often see in business and investing forums everywhere, although of course, the amount varies. After the first post, I’d often read invites from other forum members to join him or her in various affiliate programs and multi-level marketing companies. At other times, the answers would [...]

A few weeks ago, I featured Richard St. John and his talk on what leads to success. If you enjoyed that video, then you’ll like this one also taken from TED. If this is the first time you’ve heard about TED, then you should know that it stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It is [...]

Being a young urban professional, we often try to keep an image of success to other people, specially to our colleagues and friends. As a result, we sometimes pressure ourselves to show that we are earning good income and could afford luxuries often associated with people working in the corporate world.
The truth is, although you [...]

Filipinos have very close family ties and as a child, I was raised to honor this tradition. And since this is a big part of our cultural upbringing, it is often considered inappropriate to decline giving financial support to family members and relatives. I was able to talk to one of my friends regarding this [...]

One of the reasons why I love going to the beach is because it’s one of the best places to spin a fire poi. Ever since I got acquainted with this hobby, a visit to Laiya, Puerto Galera or Boracay is never complete without a night session among my friends.
What is a poi? It means [...]

What is time? Does it really exist in nature or is it just an invention of man? I remember my Physics professor telling our class that time can be considered as the fourth dimension. I sometimes think about these questions when I’m ruminating in my room and waiting for sleep to come. But recently, I’ve [...]

After coming up with a good name for your business, creating a logo is the natural next step. Many take this part for granted and fail to give it much importance. What they don’t realize is that when it comes to branding and marketing your products and services, a great business logo will really help [...]

How many times have you caught yourself daydreaming at work? You know that you have a lot of things to do but because of lack of motivation, you choose to stop and ponder why you’re stuck inside that cubicle and wishing that you were somewhere else. Don’t you hate these moments when you bump into [...]

It is important for businesses to learn about their customers that’s why most of them, specially big companies, spend a significant amount not only in advertising but also in market research. This process involves buying research reports, looking at market trends, evaluating purchasing patterns, getting customer feedback and conducting focus group discussions. All these analysis [...]

I recently wrote two articles that will help you save electricity and help you make some money by recycling your electronic junk. I discovered that these were very timely because Earth Hour is once again happening and it’s now a global movement. Last year, more than 2 million residents from Sydney flicked the light switch [...]

I was sick a few weeks ago so I decided to slow down my lifestyle for the rest of the month. I turned down invitations to go out of town for the Holy Week from friends and planned to just enjoy the almost empty city by driving around and hanging out in whatever establishment is [...]

There are lots of ways to save on electricity. All it takes is a little effort and some plain common sense on our part. You don’t have to be an electrician or an engineer to implement some of these techniques. In fact, if you look around your house and be conscious of your habits at [...]

I was walking out the university building, wondering where to go next, when suddenly a deep voice from behind me called out my name. I turned and saw that it was Bill Cosby. I smiled back and waited for him so we could walk together.
“How’s your day so far, Fitz?” the legendary comedian asked.
“I’m doing [...]