http://www.mariecasas.com Money management for young entrepreneurs by Marie Casas Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:23:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/09/12/stock-market-education-september/ 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 ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/09/05/pera-finally-ira-filipino/ 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. ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/08/05/reboot-budget-20-minutes-ynab-review/ 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 ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/07/16/jeepney-fare-up-to-p850-taxis-buses-too/ 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 ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/07/07/die-broke-book-review-july/ 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 ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/06/27/personal-finance-seminars-for-july/ My father's side has been active in politics. It's time for me to join the family business. I'm counting on your support. http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/06/26/faith-change-true-running-president/ I used to run competitively in high school -- sort of. Running was something I was good at outside of schoolwork. I suited up and bought my first "serious": ankle weights. However, I got chosen only as the substitute player for school intramurals. The main player never got sick so ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/06/26/fitness-running-30day-challenge/ If you'll notice my sidebar, I just put up two savings trackers. Being an entrepreneur, cash flows aren't as predictable as the salaried. There are days when inflows are so delayed, I literally don't have cash to spend so I have to use my credit card for groceries just to ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/06/24/savings-trackers-today-set-automatic-savings-account/ I always wanted to learn a new language. Growing up in Manila, you can only get so fluent in English and Filipino. In college, I had a spreadsheet where I compared the amounts for learning German (Goethe Institut), French (Alliance Francaise), and Spanish (Instituto Cervantes). I must have had what ... http://www.mariecasas.com/2008/06/20/mandarin-lessons-terms/