Most people know Goldilocks for their cakes and pastries.
I like those too… but they’re not all that I come to Goldilocks for.
What those pasalubong people probably don’t know is that Goldilocks has some pretty good meals too.
JP and I always stay late at the office. When we get out past 10pm and still have the energy to walk home and enjoy the late night breeze along Pasong Tamo in Makati, we usually end up eating a late night dinner at Goldilocks. Our usual Goldilocks branch is the one beside …

Not quite. I’ve turned off my job alerts for about a year now. The only time I’m on jobsites is when I’m posting job ads myself for junior web designers, web devs, and interns. Recruiting is so not easy — but just another business skill I’ve had to learn along the way.
Paper screening, phone interviews, writing the perfect job ad, communicating with job sites… I don’t think they teach this even to Psychology majors. Good thing I have CiteHR and HR Philippines to run to.
Back in March I wrote about …

Just me documenting some sales training articles, videos, and/or podcasts.
Colleen gives a high-level explanation of their Sales Training program in this webinar (Recorded Nov 21, 2008). Even from just the introduction, I got a wake-up call much similar to the self-slaps on the forehead I get listening to Steve Pavlina and Dave Ramsey. You really are what you do. I’m fond of getting to know people and networking comes easily — but I have to get in the habit of making that first call to a prospect and follow-up …

Aside from the usual FREE stock market orientation everyday given by the Philippine Stock Exchange, you can also go th the ff events. The free schedule at PSE is Mondays-Fridays, 9:30-11:30 am at PSE Tektite Training Room, PSE, Ortigas Center. RSVP Ms. Agnes Ignacio at 688-7534.
The Stock Market Simplified
This event organized by the UST College of Commerce Alumni and Young Alumni Achievers Council could be a good introduction for those of you who are just starting to get interested in trading the stock market. Its covers the basics of stock …

I’ve long been awaited a retirement fund akin to the IRA or 401(k) in the United States. Even Malaysia has the Finally, the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Law has been approved by GMA and now awaiting IRR.
Championed by Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, he brings up the startling fact that 8 million Filipinos have no pension or retirement savings. Even scarier is that the reserves of SSS will run out by 2011; GSIS will run out by 2040 (World Bank study) — I haven’t found which paper this is; …

Rode the jeep to Walter Mart yesterday, paid exact P16 (P8 minimum fare x 2 for me and JP) and was told by the very smug driver that I had to pay another P1.
I allot P600 for commuting every month. That’s for jeepney rides, the rare bus ride, and MRT Stored value P100. Sigh. I used as P7.50 as my base when I computed that… I guess I should add about P50 or P100 more to my transportation “allowance”.
BUT… I had 2 jeepney rides today and they both charged only …

Every month, and as long as my budget will allow, I will read a new personal finance book and share with you my learnings and insights.
Feedback for Die Broke:
Die Broke authors Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine certainly provide a “radical” four-part financial plan:
1. Quit today
2. Pay cash
3. Don’t retire
4. Die Broke

I carry this book around with me in my laptop bag. Whether it’s so I have it handy when I finally write this book review or I honestly want to live by it, I’m …

In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve set up a page for the Calendar of Personal Finance Events. Quickly head on over there now to get details about upcoming seminars including the Want Money? 4-week series by Dennis Sy and Chinkee Tan starting June 29.
If you use Google Calendar, on top of your Calendar, you can also input “Personal Finance Philippines” and click on “Search Public Calendars”. My calendar will show up and just click “Add to calendar.”