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Credit card hidden charges

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Here’s another reason you should watch your credit card bills closely. Aside from making sure you are not paying for fraudulent charges made on your card, you should also take a look at the finance charges you are being charged with. I usually pay my credit card bills in full so that I don’t pay [...]

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Tags: Bits from Back Home · Money

Filipino Savings Culture

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I came across this article by Merry Riana and Noriel Malacaman from www.Pinoysg.com.  I found it to be a good read.  Filipinos should be more conscious of where their money goes.  I know a lot of people who despite having a salary that’s barely enough for their families still want to eat out a lot, [...]

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Pacquiao did not disappoint

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Woot! Woot! Manny Pacquiao, our “Pambansang Kamao”  surely delivered and made us Pinoys very proud yet again when he won his bout against David Diaz in the ninth round to become the World Boxing Council lightweight champ.  Manny Pacquiao is the first Asian to hold four world titles in four weight classes as well as [...]

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Tags: Money · Proud to be Pinoy!

Inspect your bills, they might be of no value

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments

    Markings like the one shown in the picture are common when you got your bills from a money changer. I see it in most of the US dollars in the Philippines and they don’t seem to be a problem. But according to the Money Authority of Singapore (MAS), Sphere: Related Content

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Think Rich Pinoy Seminar in Singapore

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Fellow Pinoys in Singapore, here’s your chance to take that first step to financial freedom. The Think Rich Pinoy Seminar is coming to Singapore. I was able to attend this seminar in Manila before but then Sphere: Related Content

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US based Pinoy Millionaire Trace Trajano shares his secrets to Real Estate success

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

In my path to financial freedom, I encountered the

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Tags: Money · Proud to be Pinoy!

A review on the Think Rich Pinoy Seminar

February 17th, 2008 · 12 Comments

In my previous entry,  I wrote about my apprehensions on wealth seminars like the Think Rich Pinoy seminar.  As I said, I wanted to attend but I wasn’t sure if it was worth the S$200.00 registration fee.  Luckily, I discovered that the same seminar is going to be held on the weekend that I was going [...]

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Tags: Money · Review

Wealth Seminars abound

February 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have read some books like Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad and indeed it was very inspiring.  But most other books are more like motivational books.  A cheerleader in paper form, if you will.  Wealth seminars and books are popping up left and right.  And all they can offer really is encouragement and sometimes I [...]

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Get a chance to win “8 Secrets of the Truly Rich” by Bo Sanchez

January 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Get a chance to win “8 Secrets of the Truly Rich” by Bo Sanchez just by answering these simple questions.

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Remitting Money to the Philippines from Singapore

May 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

You can find a lot of remittance centres for Filipinos at the third floor of Lucky Plaza in Orchard Road.  Personally, I’ve tried iRemit to deposit cash in my BPI savings account.  I remitted the money on a Saturday and it was reflected on my account on Sunday.  It works even on weekends!  How convenient! [...]

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