Every Peso Counts

Plan Your Actions Towards Your Goals

2013-01-05T18:45:00.000-08:00

Have you set your goals for this year? You probably started the year with a lot of motivation and optimism, but have you set your action plan? Most of us are good in planning but fail to execute, and I believe that is because we have not set an action plan.
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Prove It All The Time

2012-09-02T05:14:00.000-07:00

When I was in my early years as a Software Engineer, I always bragged in my own mind how I have already proven myself and proven my worth to the company I work for. At one point in my life, I became overly depressed about how my boss doesn't seem to appreciate all the efforts I've put in the team and our project.
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BDO ATM Machine Says : Your Card Has Been Reported Lost/Stolen

2012-07-17T17:41:00.002-07:00

One sunny afternoon I tried to withdraw money from a BDO ATM machine using a BDO ATM card. To my surprise, the machine rejected my card and spitted out a receipt that says Your Card Has Been Reported Lost/Stolen.
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Are Company Outings Profitable?

2012-06-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Summer is almost ending here in the Philippines and some companies have enjoyed their company outings going to different places and doing stuff they've never done before. A company outing might seem like just another expense for the company, with no real profit or benefits. It's an expense obviously, and it's obviously not profitable... No, not right away at least.
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The Idea Of Being Selfless

2012-06-07T03:26:00.000-07:00

Do you know the idea of being selfless? Perhaps you've seen Spider-Man, Superman, with the exception of Ironman and The Hulk perhaps... Those super heroes who selflessly act to save others, putting the interest of others before themselves.
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Money and Marriage Tips

2012-05-02T18:29:00.000-07:00

Money is a relatively easy matter to discuss. However, factor-in human emotions and everything goes into a blur. The conflict between money and human emotions comes from the fundamental fact that life is not only about making logical decisions, but also dealing with our human emotions. Money is a common factor for break-ups and broken relationships. So if you want to keep your marriage intact, you better know how to handle it.
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How To Be The Greatest In Anything

2012-02-12T01:30:00.001-08:00

It's common notion that the best people in the world are those with great talent, and are served by many. To be perceived as the greatest person in your line of work, you got to have the biggest salary, be the boss and all that... To be the best in business, a company needs to be the highest revenue-generating company with several branches on different places and all that... That's how most of us perceive success. But what does it take to be the greatest, really?
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Productive Pinoy Book Review

2011-12-21T00:44:00.000-08:00

Productive Pinoy is 157 (more or less) page book written by Mr, Yeng Remulla. It's thin, so I could always carry it around wherever I go. I always bring it with me, at least during the times before I wrote this book review.
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The Commonalities Of Time And Life

2011-11-19T02:14:00.001-08:00

Isn't life a big mystery? And isn't time one of life's big mystery? Time and Life are coupled with each other and no matter what we do, it will always stay that way.
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6 Chinese Proverbs That Could Improve Your Life

2011-08-25T16:48:00.001-07:00

We paid a visit to the Chinese Garden at Luneta near our national hero, Jose Rizal's monument. It was almost evening and it was raining, there's hardly anything good to see or take pictures of. However, once we sat on a corridor to take shelter from the rain, I was quite surprised that Chinese Proverbs were posted on (almost) every pillar.
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Will Persistence Pay Off?

2011-07-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

One unique trait of every entrepreneur is persistence. They know where they want to go, they know what they want to do and no matter what comes their way, they're like horses with eye covers (blinders?), looking straight, persistent.
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Overcoming Temptation

2011-06-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

How does one overcome temptation? Everyday, when we go out of the house we are greeted by different kinds of temptations. In whatever aspect you want to take this, whether financial, social or spiritual... I would like to make some suggestion that I think could help.
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What Is A Savings Account, Really?

2011-04-28T02:50:00.000-07:00

If I ask you now what is a savings account to you, you would probably say that it's your money put into a bank for safe-keeping. Well... That is true, but there's more to it than that.
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Splize - Another Way To Do Business Online

2011-04-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

What is Splize? With so many e-commerce websites that have sprouted over the Internet, any person would wonder if there's enough room for further innovation in such a competitive market. We already know of industry giants such as e-Bay and Amazon.com, as well as TipidPC.Com as well and Sulit.com.ph.
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The Three Little Pigs Lesson In Real Life

2011-04-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

We've all been told about the story of the three little pigs. As a child, anyone would take the story literally in their lives... The wolf bites, concrete houses are better than houses made of wood or straw. My wife teaches the story to my child, and it became a habit for both of us to tell the story to our child before he goes to sleep...
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Health Is Wealth - It's True!

2011-04-05T03:00:00.000-07:00

Health is wealth as a lot of people around you say. I recently experienced some pain in my stomach that I almost thought I was into something serious... After a few days, the pain I was suffering from disappeared like a bubble. Some old people I knew say to me that it was a "stray air". Whether it's true or not, I'm just thankful that I didn't end up being hospitalized again as that could take a toll on our finances.
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Stainless Lonnganisa by Bob Ong

2011-03-15T02:47:00.000-07:00

Stainless lonnganisa is a book related to the life story of Bob Ong while writing his previous books. I heard about him a few years ago until but I never read about him until me and my wife took a vacation I got bored and asked my wife what the book stainless longganisa was all about and she said it wasn't all joke but also contained some real life story of Bob Ong. I borrowed the book and read...
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The MLM Flaw - The Ultimate Danger In Multi Level Network Marketing

2011-03-11T03:00:00.001-08:00

Perhaps most of us have heard about MLM or Multi Level Network Marketing. I think and I believe that most of today's organization related to this business are true and motivated towards their mission, whatever that is to them. It could be leverage, a stepping stone to a lot of people who want to become rich, if you work hard enough to pursue your goal.
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The Benefits Of Asking Questions

2011-03-08T03:00:00.001-08:00

Are you afraid to ask questions? Do you need someone to ask questions for you instead of you asking them? We're afraid to ask questions not because we are afraid to ask them. We're afraid because we don't want to be rejected.
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Taking A Big Break - Are You In The Right Direction?

2011-03-05T05:53:00.000-08:00

I had an extra 20000 pesos that I got as a bonus from a job a few years ago and my interest in personal finance and business was still new back then... I asked several friends what would I do with it or what would they do with it if they had it. The most disappointing answer came from a friend whom I lease expected that kind of answer from. He told me to take a vacation...
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100th Post - Top 10 Blog Post Roundup For 2010 Part 1

2011-02-24T03:10:00.000-08:00

Wow, look at that! We just reached 100 post here at Every Peso Counts! Every Peso Counts will be reaching its first year this April 12th, certainly the mission to be among the top 10 finance blogs is far from what really happened... In fact, I seem to be moving backwards! But I guess my actions didn't really reflect my goals as my attention was divided between making quality posts here in every peso counts and also making posts on another blog that needed frequent updating and almost new content every week.
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Should You Allow Other People To Use Your Credit Card?

2011-02-14T00:17:00.000-08:00

Should you allow other people to use your credit card? You may feel like being the good samaritan and think that you are doing another person a favor. But the truth is you're just complicating both of your lives.
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How To Make Your Wife Save Money

2011-02-03T02:05:00.000-08:00

How can I get my wife to save money!? This seems to be a common question for a guy who just started his journey to financial freedom. He starts to realize the wrong things that he and his wife did over the past few years and now he wants to control and change things. This seems to be a normal thing for most people and it could be vice-versa. But what a lot of people don't realize is... It's actually easier to change your self than to change the world.
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Outsourcing Tips and Challenges

2011-01-28T19:43:00.000-08:00

I have been outsourcing work for my other blog for quite some time now and my background working for outsourcing companies did help a bit but experience managing people over the Internet was still such a hard work to do especially for a start up Internet entrepreneur (naks) such as myself.
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The Block To Creativity - What Keeps Most People Away From Being Creative

2011-01-24T01:23:00.001-08:00

What is creativity? Creativity for me is the expression of an idea, so it becomes part of reality. Like the concept said in the audio book "Conversations with God" said, unless an idea is put into action it's just speculation.
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