Archive for May, 2008

Cost of College Education in the Philippines

I’ve been trying to write something about Educational Plan or something like Importance of Educational Plan way back I started this blog. But somehow, I couldn’t get to start coz I’m missing some important data that would make this article worth reading. And that important data are current rates / tuition fees in the […]

My Adsense Earning jumped because of RR Enriquez

Last May 19, 2008, Monday, I was in the province. I was watching TV Patrol while having dinner. My wife with my mother in law, went to the terrace after they’ve finished their food. In the news segment showbiz balita of TV Patrol, the topic was about RR Enriquez to Cover the Maxim Philippines […]

Use your SE K608i as a Modem and Connect to the Internet

If you have a Sony Ericsson K608i and always complaining with its big size, hard to press keypad and not so easy to use joystick, maybe I can show you a better way to appreciate this phone. As the title says it all, yes, you can use your Sony Ericsson K608i as a Modem and […]

When is the Right Time to Save?

Knowing the importance of Saving and Planning, the next question would be, when is the right time to save? The best answer would be NOW!
Spending is a habit, so is Saving. If we could only have the discipline to save while the sun is up, then I’m sure that we’ll have more than enough when […]

Rule of 72 Working Against You - Credit Card Interest

If you can still remember my previous post about the Rule of 72, wherein you can determine your money or investment the number of years to double, at a certain interest rate. Now, I’d like to share to you where the Rule of 72 working against you as I have personally experienced this one just […]

How to Earn Extra Money from Blogging

A lot of people are quite amazed when they learn that some people are actually making a living thru blogging. There are even those that were able to buy a house, buy a car, buy a laptop, buy an LCD tv thru blog. How did they do that? The concept is fairly simple, so to […]

33 Amazing Laws You Need to Know

Before you read this post, I must WARN you. The VIDEO you’re about to see is highly contagious that if you can practice this in your daily activities, will tremendously CHANGE your life. This is really serious! If we could have the discipline to instill these laws, believe me, everything will never be the […]

What is the rule of 72? How is it related to Financial Planning?

The rule of 72 dictates that to be able to compute the approximate number of years for your money to double, simply divide 72 by the interest rate.
72 / interest rate = approximate no. of years it will take for your money to double.
Let’s take the example of having a Savings Account in any commercial […]

Don’t Put Your Retirement Fund in the Bank

For this post, I’d like to borrow Bo Sanchez’ Chapter 30 story of the ‘8 Secrets of the Truly Rich’ that differentiates the spender from a saver and from an investor. According to that chapter, there were three (3) salesmen, James, Jim and John. The three of them got a big sales and therefore each […]

Top 15 Philippines’ Richest People as of 2007

Now that we’ve seen the World’s Richest People as of 2008, it’s now time that we get to know our own Billionaires and Millionaires. The Top 15 Philippines Richest People as of October 2007.
Guess who’s on the Top list of Philippines Richest People of 2007 according to Forbes.com? It’s no other than Mr. Jaime Zobel […]

What is a Mutual Fund? Is it legal?

Due to insistent public demand and the growing awareness on Mutual Funds, we’d like to elaborate on this topic more. What really is Mutual Funds and why is it making such a big intrigue to a lot of us, having a higher interest rate than the usual bank deposit? Isn’t this one of those SCAMS […]

The Importance of Insurance

Unlike the usual scenario of hiding from insurance agents, my case was the opposite. I was the one who actually hunted my agent. After reading several books about financial planning, the urge to have an insurance quickly came in the picture. Maybe because before, I am not aware of the real importance of insurance. Maybe […]