Looking for the love of your life can be hard. But once you find it, you’ll discover that even harder, is keeping the flame always burning. Back in 2006, a […]
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Group Buying Sites: How To Be Safe and Avoid Scams
Group buying sites have existed in other countries for quite some time now but it’s only recently that the business model started to grow and get attention in the Philippines, […]
Continue readingOrganizing Your Personal Finances
It’s going to be the end of the year soon and from what I know, there are two New Year Resolutions that people usually think of during this time – […]
Continue readingWhat To Do If You Win The Lottery
The biggest lottery jackpot in Philippine history is P741 million in the PCSO Grand Lotto 6/55. If you won this amount, what would you do? I asked my friends this […]
Continue readingOn Middle Class Filipinos and Their Banking Perceptions
Recently, I was able to join a market research project. Its aim is to know the habits, attitudes, and perceptions of middle class Filipinos towards banking. Around thirty individuals from […]
Continue readingHow Do You Build Your Credit after a Bankruptcy?
Have you ever been bankrupt? And I don’t simply mean “being broke” but real serious “I just filed for bankruptcy” serious. I personally don’t know anyone who have filed for […]
Continue readingAll the Things I Did Before I Bought My House
Owning a house is everybody’s dream and today, one of my readers shares his story on how he was able to finally afford it. This guest post shows us several […]
Continue readingHow I Have Gotten Out of Debt through Settlement
Today, I’m giving you a guest post from Jason Holmes who has successfully gotten out of debt through debt consolidation or settlement. While this is not a very common practice […]
Continue readingReader Mail #15: On Finding Work, Investing and Family Finances
Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Reader Mail. This is where I post the questions I receive from my readers and share with you the answers and advise I gave […]
Continue readingTwo Events You Shouldn't Miss This July
I would like to invite my readers to attend two great events this coming July 2010. First, as I’ve already written before, is the Money Summit & Wealth Expo 2010, […]
Continue readingThe Three Most Often Ignored Necessary Expenses
Part of being financially smart is distinguishing between necessary and unnecessary expenses. We all know that food and shelter are necessities. Clothing too, but only to a reasonable extent. And […]
Continue readingPERA Facts: Personal Equity and Retirement Account Philippines
Have you heard of PERA Law or the Personal Equity Retirement Account? It’s a bill signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on August 22, 2008, which aims to help Filipinos, especially […]
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