Category Archives: Money Management

Rethink expenses and spend happily

Here is a guest post by my good friend and wonder boy Dodge Ronquillo. Awesome read! ———– Rethink Expenses and Spend Happily Expenses are things we spend money on, sometimes wastefully. That’s why all successful businessmen and all respected finance … Continue reading

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Christmas spending tip #3

#3 Write a practical Christmas shopping budget Christmas spending is just like any other expense that needs to be planned and budgeted. Proper and logical allocation for expenses should prevail over our mindless infatuation of wanting to conform to traditions … Continue reading

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Catch me in Singapore!

Professional Investment Advisory Services is pleased to invite you to an exclusive “All About Money: Living the Life You Can Afford” seminar. Take this opportunity to learn how you can create a personalized roadmap to financial peace. Learn how to take … Continue reading

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On Inception, part 2

.. con’t. Here are some hard to swallow facts as well: the level of savings of Pinoys are well below many of our neighbors, consumer debt is rising in an alarming rate, we are not preparing for retirement, number of … Continue reading

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On Inception, part 1

My wife and I had a date a few nights ago and it was spent watching the movie Inception. I was not too keen on watching that movie because I have always remembered Leonardo Di Caprio in his epic role … Continue reading

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Direction, not intention

Sometime ago, while attending our church service at Victory Green Hills, my Pastor (Dennis Sy) said something that made a lot of people pause and think. He said “direction, not intention, determines destination”.  I believe my pastor picked up those … Continue reading

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Regrets we make in life

I wrote this blog about 18 months ago… nice to be reminded. —————————– Most people have a lot of regrets in life, albeit they may not want to admit it publicly or even to themselves. Most regrets stem from bad … Continue reading

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Financial quest and Holy Week practices, part 1

It’s Holy Week once more. This is the time many of us Filipinos try to become pious, try to seek penance for the many sins we have committed during the past months. Churches will be filled more than usual and … Continue reading

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Confession of a Financial Planner

MY wife Mia and I went on a date last night. Since my wife loves to watch movies and since the secret to a happy life is a happy wife, I instinctively knew she would prefer watching a movie.

I thought she would prefer watching the John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo movie so I was trying to psyche myself to watching it, but I was so delighted to find out she wanted to watch something else. My wife knew I’m not a big fan of those movies so she wanted to watch something else for my sake. That’s one of the many reasons I love my wife so much—so unselfish! Not wanting to be a total … Continue reading

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Who Can Afford Education These Days? (Part 2)

So what’s the problem with the pressures of education? Well, if we put nearly all our resources in it, we tend to neglect other things that are important, such as retirement. Let me use myself as an example. I have … Continue reading

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