Money Matters

Purchasing power

MM — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:03:26 +0000

Being an accountant I know for a fact how important having purchasing power is. You are old, no longer has a job to get a monthly income from. How will you find money then? It is not very common to find really old persons with money to dispose of. But if you prepare for your [...]

A side effect

MM — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:59:46 +0000

Medicine side effects can vary from a simple drowsiness to as serious as complicated ailments. One such side effect that came from a medicine for diabetes is the actos bladder cancer. Actos is used by diabetics but a lot of unsuspecting people had already been left vulnerable by the medicine. The people I am talking [...]

Learn and train

MM — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:23:06 +0000

Some college courses require the students to undergo on-the-job training. This is part of the learning process of the student, to get to know what’s really out there and what entails the course they took. I know that some students find a hard time looking for a company who will really give them the kind [...]

Knowing when to spend more

MM — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:05:31 +0000

One of the things I learned from my mom was to always choose the things I will spend more on. Weight the cost against the length of benefits I will get from anything I buy. For example, I can buy a cheap spatula but not cheap pots and pans as the latter can easily get [...]

Handling the family finances

MM — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:59:57 +0000

I am bad with estimates. For an accountant who was so darn good in budgeting, I suck at it at the personal level! I admit as much and I am fully aware of it. My sister said it right. I should let somebody else do the budgeting at home. I am not really good at [...]

Get moving!

MM — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:07:57 +0000

I need to get motivated to get this blog going. I will start with the theme/template. I need to find one that will suit this blog’s overall concept. Financial freedom. I want to find a theme for financial planning and stuff related to finance. Personal finances actually. Now where do I find one? I also [...]

Here comes 2012!!!

MM — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:50:08 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!!! I am hoping 2012 will be the best year in terms of finances for me and all my love ones. I am praying that I will be able to do everything I want to do and at the same time still be able to save. So many things I plan to [...]

If money didn’t matter…

MM — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:03:50 +0000

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. If money didn’t matter, I’d most likely have taken up Journalism or B.S. English or Creative Writing. I would have been a writer by now. I would really love to become a novelist and if money didn’t matter to me I would have been a [...]

I will become a millionaire soon!

MM — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:33:40 +0000

I knew it in my heart. It may take me a couple of years more, when my sisters finally become stable. But it will happen. Sometime ago, I watched Korina Sanchez’ Rated K show. A segment featured a former domestic helper (DH) becoming a self-made millionaire. She worked hard in Saudi Arabia as a DH, [...]

Status of My Savings Account

MM — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:52:23 +0000

If I will rate the status of my savings account, I’d say it’s Very Poor. Or Fail might be the proper rating. I told myself I will save at least 5K every month. It should be in my bank account by the end of each month. But if you check right now, there’s nothing there. [...]