22 March 2009 ~ 2 Comments

New Season, New Look, New Stuff, New Ideas

It’s been a pretty difficult past few months. I visited my cousins in California, ate a lot, enjoyed the (not so) cold climate of Fresno and San Francisco. I enjoyed an attempt to visit the city that never sleeps, ate a lot, visited the Tech Museum, Hearst Castle, reconnected with family friends and hung out [...]

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12 September 2008 ~ 7 Comments

Stock Market Education this September

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 [...]

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05 September 2008 ~ 6 Comments

PERA Finally our Retirement Account for the Filipino

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 [...]

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05 August 2008 ~ 12 Comments

Reboot my Budget in 20 minutes (YNAB Review)

Reboot my Budget in 20 minutes (YNAB Review)

I’ve been on YNAB budgeting system for 3 weeks now. Before that, I was on and off with my envelope budgeting, but since having reformatted computers and moving files, I didn’t have my old spreadsheets anymore so I had to start from scratch. Why did I buy YNAB? Jesse knows budget matters. Jesse Mecham, who [...]

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16 July 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Jeepney Fare Up to P8.50 Taxis, Buses Too

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. [...]

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