A credit card can be our best friend in times of need and unexpected circumstances. But they can be our worst enemies, too. They can give you the best deals and perks that you can’t get from regular purchases, but they can also push you down to financial struggles if you do not know how…
If ever you are thinking of getting a credit card, think it through. This tiny plastic gives you the power to afford to buy things but with consequences and unspoken drawbacks. Using it irresponsibly may put you in a long-term struggle to pay; doing otherwise will give you so many benefits for being a responsible…
Living solo forced me to invest in furniture and house stuff, one of which is my bed. Since living alone all by myself 7 years ago, I haven’t cleaned my bed well (okay maybe surface cleaning I did) but to “deep clean”? Over the weekend, I booked a professional cleaning service to deep clean my…
It took a while to write a follow-up content about my plans of buying a property (sorry about that!). In my previous blog post, I shared with you the terminologies and factors that a homebuyer must know before diving into monthly payments and signing agreements, and eventually owning a house. Unfortunately, the transaction with my…
You have probably read about my “awakening” and setting my priorities straightin a previous blog I wrote as well as how I started my plans to buy a house for myself. In this blog entry, I am going to list down the steps on how and where I am at in my journey to getting…
If you are a stored-value beep cardholder, you have probably regularly checked how much funds you still have in your beep card. Your beep card is a powerful plastic that allows you to travel “cashless” from point to point within Metro Manila. As a beep cardholder myself, I check my beep card’s balance through the…
You got a Paymaya account that is linked to your mobile number, but the unexpected happens, and either you lost your mobile phone or had your SIM locked. You are an active Paymaya user and you need your Paymaya account to transfer funds and pay your bills. What to do now? In case you don’t…
“Gusto ko na magka-bahay.” “Sana may sariling bahay na ako.” Anybody else who has thoughts like these every once in a while? Back when I was younger, I never thought of the concept of owning a house. I never thought it was a big deal. I did not see the value of it. I grew…
“Nak, sama ka? Bora sa March?” A colleague invited me to join another colleague for a week-long vacation out of town. We are still experiencing the COVID19 pandemic; a year has past and we are still battling against it all while hoping, waiting, and praying for a vaccine that will end it all. The very…
Your home internet works perfectly well… and then it does not. A red blinking light suddenly lights up on your modem, particularly on the LOS indicator. If you are a PLDT subscriber and have encountered a Loss of Signal (LOS) issue on your modem, this blog might help you understand this problem. I can’t explain…
