It's Time!

by: Kendrick Chua, CIS, the Wealth Warrior
First published in Money Sense March-April 2010 issue.

Ask anyone what trait defines Chinese the most and you’ll likely get one of these two answers—rich or cheap. To a certain extent, the answers are accurate. After all, despite accounting for only 2% of the total Philippine population, seven out of the ten richest Filipinos are of Chinese descent. Although most Chinese will not plead guilty, it has what defined this race based on the society’s perception. It has what defined me. Read the rest of this entry »

By: Kendrick Chua, CIS, The Wealth Warrior
first published in Business Mirror March 15, 2010 issue. Link

“Save a little each day, every day and see small things grow big,” says Bam Aquino, a social entrepreneur in a Sun Life advertisement. Yet, long before those words were popularized in a television commercial, the Japanese were already living that principle, which they called, Kaizen. Read the rest of this entry »

At 34, i admit having no savings esp for my wife and three kids. I have been working since college days but those earnings were spent mostly on other stuff. I dreaded the day when one of the family members get ill or will have an emergency because we only rely on our bi-month salaries. Read the rest of this entry »

March seems to herald everything that pertains to the fairer sex: beach, summer blossoms, and hotter-than-thou temperatures. Incidentally, it is the celebration of women’s month, where equal rights and opportunities go beyond bikinis and piña coladas. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a stay-at-home mom to a 2 yr old boy has made me realize that money doesn’t come that easy. I used to work corporate but when I gave that up in lieu of taking care of my little boy, I learned the fact that preparing for the future not only for myself but also for my son must be a priority. Read the rest of this entry »