It's Time!

by: Reyna Tabbada Before the big financial shakedown, money issues dwell on the shadows of sensitive and taboo topics. There was no urgency to put one’s financial house in order, until Filipinos realized that anyone could fall victim to bad money management and bankruptcy. Financial advice and useful tips abound, together with a troop of dedicated experts who carries the mission of financial freedom to heart. Given our own unique situations, a financial advisor can help make sense of the jargon... (more...)

New years are befitting of great beginnings. As you promise to exorcise personal demons and execute a new world order, have you looked at how much you’re really worth? Ultimately, changes command financial viability – so be armed with the five financial equations below. (more…)  Read More →

by: Ken Chua When we want to determine how physically healthy we are, we undergo blood tests, X-ray, ECG and other similar tests. Ideally, these tests are done twice a year so that any abnormal findings can be immediately treated and cured. And so isn’t it just right that we also do tests to check how financially healthy we are? (more…)  Read More →

by: Tara Cabullo Is it just me or were the recent holidays too overrated? I spent the last four weekends of December holed up in the cave that is my room. With a ration of three five meals a day, lovingly served by Manang, a bathroom I can drag myself into in five seconds, comforters, stacks of DVDs acquired from a recent Astrovision sale and wifi, I came to ignore the world, or Manila, for that matter, while the city spins itself into a web of frenzy over Christmas shopping and parties. (more…)  Read More →

Freedom is essential to lawyer and blogger Jill Sabitsana. In her hugely popular creation called Kikay Exchange, (www.kikay.exchange.ph) this Court of Appeals attorney not only features the latest finds but also the best value for the budget conscious. When it comes to her finances, she wants to “have enough to allow me the freedom to do what I want to do.” (more…)  Read More →