Archive for the “Personal Finance” Category

During times of economic recession, the single most important word is SAVE. Therefore, it is essential for us to find ways to lower our monthly expenses and free up cash for more important expenses. While many of you will tell that insurance is not a basic necessity, insurance lets you protect for uncertain times like an accident. In my previous post, I discussed about life insurance and differentiated between whole life insurance vs. term life insurance. Today, we are about to discuss car

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We are experiencing global climate change nowadays which causes a lot of abnormal calamities like strong typhoons and the like. Therefore, we should save our environment for us not to suffer the detrimental effects of mother nature. One of the things that we should do is to “go green”. It wont’t only save our environment but also it can also save us more money. Yes, going green can be a bit frustrating and inconvenient. Hybrid and organic products, for example, often come at

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Electric bills are one of the utility bills that we keep on paying in our homes. It is one of the expenses why Kiyosaki considered house as a liability and not an asset. While you can live without paying other bills (i.e. tv cable bills, magazine subscription bills, internet bills, etc.), electricity is one the “must pay” bills that we should pay. So how can we save money for these electric bills? How can you lower your electric bills? In one of my earlier posts, I already gave

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Most people will tell you they have a financial plan. What they really mean is they have a “retirement package” with a pension fund, life and health insurance policies, mutual funds, and the like. The typical plan is nothing more than a collection of financial products purchased without a clear idea of the total picture. Investing requires a personal financial plan. Where are you and where do you want to go? Do you just want to be secure? Comfortable? Or rich? Are you set up to retire

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There might be nitty-gritty stuffs in your home that needs repair. I admit, I am not that knowledgeable when it comes to home and electrical appliance repairs. I envy my dad because he has a lot of knowledge when it comes to it. He don’t need to bring the appliance to a service center or hire a contractor to service us for little things he can handle. That saves us a lot of money yearly! Hiring a handyman to work around your home is a luxury to many people can’t afford. But before

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