Posts under ‘Finances’

I ought to start saving. I always find myself without one on rainy days. It has become a cycle already. I am hoping that this time I would have learned my lesson already. But one thing I don’t regret in not having some sort of savings… my family and I got to enjoy my earning$$$ [...]

Regardless if it’s the coming holidays or not, ATMs is the place to be for people with bad intentions. Robbers, snatchers, and other criminal minds. I remember a story where one student was withdrawing her allowance when at least three men stood in front of the ATM door, blocking her exit. She thought that one [...]

I think that it is not advisable for a person to lend money to a girlfriend or boyfriend. Because what if you just lent him/her money then you broke up? How will you ask for the money back? That very thing happened to a local music artist. She lent his boyfriend, who’s also a local [...]

Because of the positive response to President Noynoy Aquino, the peso is gaining strength the past few days. When I did a withdrawal in Paypal two days ago, the US Dollar-Peso exchange rate was US$1 : Php43.6870. Before that, peso was in the 44-something range. A strong peso is bad for bloggers like me who [...]

Have you noticed that there is two tabs now in your Paypal Send Payment options? I was told that if I want to be able to send money without incurring any fees on the recipient’s behalf, I should use the Personal Payments tab. Otherwise, if it’s eBay payments or anything online shopping related, I should [...]

Time flies so very fast! It’s now July 1st! Imagine that! Half of the year has already passed. It’s now the start of another half year. It’ll be my birthday by August. 31 na ako! Most people stop celebrating their birthdays when they reach 30. But me, naku, I will keep on celebrating each year [...]

If you ask me, I haven’t made that much this year unlike last year. My earnings from January to present is just a quarter of what I earned from July to December of last year. Income was really down for most people I know. And the effect of this global financial crisis is really great. [...]