Once you have finished setting aside a significant amount of your bonus to your hard-to-reach bank/investment accounts, it is when the fun really starts. It’s time to spend, baby! WISELY, of course. Here are some fabulous ways to spend your bonus … More Five Fab Ways to SPEND your Christmas Bonus
This 2019, FH and I bought a house. We had been looking for a house since 2017 but this year, somehow the stars aligned and we finally found one we actually liked at a price we’re comfortable with. … More Net Worth Update 7 Dec 2019 We bought a house
Gadgets are often faulted for creating spaces between us. I disagree. It is your constant access to the internet that divides us. Looking at all the colors on the photos or videos on your phone is what takes you away from the present, where reality actually lives. … More Long weekend at the beach without internet
Hanggang saan ba talaga aabout ang 500 pesos mo here in Cebu? (How far will your 500 pesos go here in Cebu?)
It’s Halloween season and what better way to celebrate than to talk about creepy stories from Pinoy condo owners scoured from the internet or well, real life. As this is a money blog, this is not going to be your typical ghost / ghoul story. … More Horror stories in buying a condo in the Philippines
In this post we will talk about something rarely anyone speaks of–money mistakes/regrets in car-buying. I actually learned a lot from our source, who doesn’t mince words against his car dealer. Buyer beware,* is always the caveat in consumer law. … More Pinoy Money Confessions: Hidden Costs of a Car
We are now at our fourth million. We did not set out on a net worth number this year as we were set on getting a piece of real estate instead … More My fourth million
It’s a fairly common practice–rent out your place instead of living in it, or buy a place and rent it out while you live in a rented abode. You’re essentially swapping out one cash flow for another … More Rent Investing in the Philippines
We went ahead and prepaid anyway. And instead of being slapped with said penalty, we were given a rebate. It appears that the bank always has the discretion of waiving the penalty so don’t hesitate to prepay, if you can. If you’re trying to find a reason to prepay your car loan, read on! … More Prepaying a car loan
For this post, we have partnered with iMoney Philippines, the country’s premier financial comparison website that exists for the sole purpose of helping all Pinoys make easy, well-researched financial decisions. … More When did you get your first credit card?
