Once upon a time, I felt like I wasn’t “in” because I didn’t own a credit card. I had a job, but yes, no credit card. The feeling sucks, believe me. At the mall while window shopping, I’d run across a gadget or something I so wanted to have, and after checking the price, I […]
3 Ways to Survive in a Workplace You Hate
Allison Doyle, a job search and employment expert with many years of experience in human resources, career development and job searching, asserts, “Besides being happier, you’ll do a better job if you’re working at a job you love or at least like.” For the record, I am happy with my job – my full-time job […]
10 Things Children Should Know About Money
One day, from out of the blue, my daughter, an eleven-year old, asked how much money I was making from my full-time job. I wasn’t willing to share that information with her, so I told her I was making enough to fund some of our needs. The answer proved inadequate, so wanting to get to […]
On Kids and School
Finally, the week that was the first periodical exams is over. The verdict is in. Kurt managed to scrape … drum roll, please … top 1! No surprises there, really. Somehow, I already knew. A tale of two brothers Even back then, at a very young age of two years, Kurt had been demonstrating a […]
5 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
You may not agree, but my argument is this: Writers may not necessarily be bloggers, but bloggers are definitely writers in their own right. And all writers, at one point or another, experience writer’s block. Imagine having to stare at your computer’s white screen for hours on end, the cursor blinking and your mind spinning […]
Reading and Children
Just like a lot of folks out there, I read a lot. I read when I’m bored. I read when I’m not bored. I read to while away time. I read to feed my mind. I read to satisfy my curiosity. I read just for the fun of it. And if there’s no book or […]
Are You Guilty of Coin Hoarding?
Maybe I wasn’t reading enough. Or maybe I was fast asleep in a comfortable little corner in my little world when the universe opened up to a brand new era. Or maybe I just had become so enamored with the idea of saving up – meaning, saving up however small – that I had not […]
Life According to Kurt: Inheritance
The following is a story related to me by my daughter. Before we proceed though, let me tell you that my husband’s family is a typical Filipino family that lives by some sort of a “code” that says the parental house will be bequeathed to the youngest son for care-taking when the old folks pass […]
Paul Navone: Millworker Turned Millionaire
If you’re an ordinary employee receiving just the minimum wage for your services, you probably think hell would freeze over before you become rich, especially in this difficult economy we’re in. For once, you must have dreamt of: hitting it big someday through the lottery or a television game show ending up married to a […]
Conversations With An Eight-Year Old: Spiders
My eight-year old boy asked me one day, “Mama, will you die if a cockroach bit you?” That made me pause. “No.” “Will you die if a spider bites you?” I said, “It depends.” A picture of a humongous tarantula in a desert somewhere came to mind. Too much movies maybe? “Why are you asking […]