In the Philippines, there is only one money blogger (that I know of) that has ever retired early–in her early 30s(!). She’s that Cebuana chick over at Pinasforgood. Post-retirement life has been good to her. Her last post was at the end of 2019. … More Rethinking the “Early Retirement” portion of FIRE
It’s about that time to check my money situation. We’re at the tail-end of doing home improvements to our home. It’s been spendy, to say the least. My current net worth is: … More Net Worth Update 28 Apr 2021 / Rising Inflation
We’re on the last leg of home improvements this month. Installing a split-type aircon in a condo unit? Piece of cake. Installing one in a house? Hassle and a time-consuming chore that lasted the aircon guys THREE (3) whole days. We are still wiping off the dust from our floors. … More The [Un]joys of a Split-Type Aircon
This incident gave me the hibbie jibbies. Why the delay? Is the company suffering from a liquidity issue? This led me to contemplate a change. … More Contemplating a Change
After a self-imposed ban against posting a net worth update (to empathize with fellow Pinoys who have lost their livelihoods during this pandemic), I’m back! I have to admit, without the feeling of accountability that these updates bring, I have been slacking in monitoring net worth or saving rate. Writing these posts requires me to take pen to paper and calculate my numbers. It’s the only time that I get to check what’s been coming in and going out. … More My Sixth Million
It’s a new year and a good time to put pen to paper and make some goals. If you have a goal, you tend to monitor it, like your net worth. What doesn’t get measured, doesn’t improve, they say. Building on the five money moves to make in 2019, here are a few more that will be relevant this 2021. … More Money Moves to Make in 2021
In late 2020, FH and I moved to our new home, which had finally finished construction. I had dreaded it for weeks. We were caught unprepared. It seemed that we had become so focused on the finances aspect of picking out a home, budgeting and paying for it, borrowing money for it, and buying it that when moving time came, we were not emotionally ready to move out. … More Moving Homes During a Pandemic
In the Philippines, when you buy a pre-selling house that will be built by a developer, you are given the freedom to continue paying or adding to your down payment on the home, until the developer finishes construction. … More The Uphill Climb that is a PAGIBIG Housing Loan Application
When your car breaks within the warranty period but the car manufacturer refuses to fix it, should you litigate or not? … More BARLIFE: To Litigate or Not
The internet is full of articles touting the merits of buying a pre-selling house or condo. I’ve even written about buying my own condo at pre-selling. We must also recognize the risks of buying pre-selling and the danger of using developers’ in-house financing. … More The Risks of Buying a Pre-Selling House or Condo
