“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”– Maya Angelou I remember the story of the two children of our laundry help, Aling Luming. She would, oftentimes, bring them to our house so we can play while she does our laundry. Back…
About 3 weeks ago, Pag-IBIG announced a 7.10% return rate for its MP2 savings in 2024. Question: Were you able to participate in that gains or did you again miss the opportunity to grow your money?I am passionate in sharing the MP2 program because I experienced both missing it and enjoying it. I missed it…
“I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that demanded the best that I could bring to it.” – Rose Kennedy Every year, we get to celebrate the economic, cultural, social and political contributions and achievements of women in the world through the observance of…
“Marriage is a partnership, and couples can’t win with money unless they budget as a team.” — Dave Ramsey As we cap the love month of February, let’s look into one of the most important but often neglected conversations between husband and wife…money talks. Money can be a touchy topic for couples, most especially for…
“Health is a priceless wealth. Invest while you can.” – Bryant McGill. At this time of the year, many of us have set our career and financial goals. We have planned and identified the many first things we have to do to ensure achievement of our goals. This includes doing a performance review, attending development…
“You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it’s not a mistake, it’s a choice.”― Steven Denn Each time we start a brand new year, making our new year’s resolution has been a part of it. We list down the things we promise to do and not to do….
It’s again the time of the year when we set our annual goals, lay out our plans and craft our new year’s resolutions. We all feel excited and eager to start working on them. But same as last year, many of us, might again find ourselves, losing the steam midway. When we begin facing challenges…
“Celebrate endings — for they precede new beginnings.” — Jonathan Lockwood HuieIt’s now day 6 of the new year. Without us noticing it, January is done. But before we go further down 2025, I wish to reflect on my personal wins and lessons of the year that was, 2024. Win: Becoming a first time grandmother…
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” — Hal Borland. Just two more sleeps, and it’s 2025! Another year ends and a new year starts. For me, as in the case for most people, end of the year is…
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood”. – Richard Paul Evans As for most Filipinos, Christmas in our family kicks off in September (the start of the “ber” months) and continues until the Feast of the Three Kings, every 1st Sunday of January. No wonder, the Philippines holds the record for the world’s longest…
