Grace left the Philippines to pursue her career in food technology in the US.  Armed with a degree in FT from UP, she now works as a QA Manager in one of the biggest food companies there.  Currently pregnant with her first baby with husband Jiri, Grace continues to enjoy the benefits of working abroad as well as living the life in full with her family.  You can...

I just went to travel to Bangkok on a strict budget.  So one of the tricks on staying on budget is preparation. Air Fare.  Buying your tickets months before your travel date will give you a huge discount.  This is true.  I checked all the airline rates online to determine the best airline rate.  Since Bangkok is fairly one of the topmost destinations for Pinoys...

Just found out from WSJ Blog that Google Docs has beefed up their resources for personal finance spreadsheets, allowing users to edit them from their cellphones and other mobile devices. The Web-based tools can help users keep track of variety of expenses, ranging from household and personal budgets to shared costs between co-workers and roommates to weddings. Other...

If you have removed gym membership from your budget with the goal of saving more this year, here are a few tips on how to stay fit–on a budget. Walk more. If you are one of those people who drives to work or commutes to work, you might want to ditch the car for awhile and walk or sprint from the parking lot to your office. While sprinting might race your heart...

How do you usually prepare for the celebration of any of your family members? I know this is a hasty generalization, but most Pinoy tends to break the bank in order to celebrate their birthdays. But with this strained economic time, lavish birthday parties is simply out. So how does a frugal mom plan and celebrate their children’s birthdays? Honestly, not...

One of the key in having a successful budget spending plan is having a weekly menu and following it to the tee. So, how can you effectively make a weekly menu? In my case, I only shop once a month, so instead of a weekly menu, I make a one month flexible menu. Flexible meaning I am amenable to inter-changing the menus since I have 4 children to feed and sometimes I...