Deal or No Deal?

Feb 09, 07 Deal or No Deal?

Posted by in Money & Investment

My husband’s text message cracked me up: The buyer offered ______ pesos for the land. Is it a deal or no deal? Haha, we were deciding on whether to accept a buyer’s offer on my husband’s property in Baguio. The proceeds will be used as equity to our new home. Almost every night when my husband is home, we tune in...

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Sulong Negosyo at Market! Market!

Jul 20, 06 Sulong Negosyo at Market! Market!

Posted by in Grief, Money & Investment, Shopping, Technology

My purpose for attending the Sulong Negosyo at Market! Market! was to meet Lynn, the owner of Crazy Choco. She sells Chocolate Fountain and fondue set and I’ve been meaning to buy the latter. See, I took photos of her Crazy Choco booth in Fil-Negosyo Expo 2006 last month. Fortunately for her, two customers surfed my photo...

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Paypal for the Philippines

Jul 18, 06 Paypal for the Philippines

Posted by in Money & Investment

J. Angelo Racoma entry on PayPal: One Great Way to Improve the Philippine Economy makes sense. If only we had PayPal in the Philippines, then I think we would be able to open to the world better means to access to our pool of talent. Having PayPal in the country would greatly benefit the following people: Web developers, ...

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VoIP Conference 2006

Jun 26, 06 VoIP Conference 2006

Posted by in Asides, Money & Investment, Online Culture

Just came from the First International VoIP Conference in the Philippines at the World Trade Center. The conference is timely because the House of Representatives just recently approved the VoIP deregulation bill on June 5, 2006. The Senate has yet to approve it. [tag]Voice Over Internet Protocol[/tag] ([tag]VOIP[/tag]) is a...

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Vacation Ownership

Jun 25, 06 Vacation Ownership

Posted by in Lifestyle, Money & Investment

Read Danvil Plans, Crown Regency, Nuskin and other Scams “You have just won a FREE 4 days 3 night package for two including 2 children from Crown Regency Hotel.“, the caller congratulated me. I know there is always a catch to freebies. They got my name from a “raffle stub” that I dropped at the Fil-Negosyo...

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Pinoy Entrepreneurship: Fil-Negosyo Expo 2006

Jun 24, 06 Pinoy Entrepreneurship: Fil-Negosyo Expo 2006

Posted by in Money & Investment, Stay at Home Mom

I had a lot of time to kill before picking up my daughters at their dorm yesterday. I knew about the Fil Negosyo Expo 2006 at the 5th floor Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall starting on June 23 till July 2, 2006 . My curiosity got the better of me. What are the latest small business ventures that one can enter to these days? I wanted to...

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On College Tuition, Investment and Financial Responsibility

Jun 22, 06 On College Tuition, Investment and Financial Responsibility

Posted by in Money & Investment, Parents & Children

You have a stockholder’s meeting on June 29 at the Mandarin Hotel. I placed the invitation on my daughter’s tables. Both girls suddenly got interested. “a whaat?“. I started to explain. Remember the college funds that you invested a year ago? We will probably be the youngest in there. They chorused. ...

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Apple MacBook, a birthday gift to myself

Jun 09, 06 Apple MacBook, a birthday gift to myself

Posted by in Money & Investment, Shopping, Technology

Edit (November 27, 2007)- I bought a new Apple MacBook – black (Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz, Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard). View latest Macbook and their prices Whenever I buy something expensive, I feel guilty . Never mind if I validate it by saying that it is an early birthday gift or a fixed cost for my online business. Excuses , excuses! ...

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Condominium Shopping

May 21, 06 Condominium Shopping

Posted by in Money & Investment

This beautiful ancestral house is inhabited by ghosts. No kidding! I’ve been ignoring the footsteps, the weird sounds, odors and the cat getting spooked for the past 8 years. We moved to Makati in 1998 and thought it was the best decision we ever made. Sure, it took only 15 minutes to my husband’s office. Luijoe was...

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On Eload business & Cashless Transactions

Mar 10, 06 On Eload business & Cashless Transactions

Posted by in Money & Investment, Stay at Home Mom

Woe me, the hazards of an eload or auto load business or for cash transactions for that matter. I have a small SMART Eload and Globe Auto Load Max business in the village. It doesn’t really yield significant profits since one only gets 14% profit. But hey, 14% of anything is still something. You can’t even get 14% a...

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