Having 3 children all in grade school, the month of May just gives me the creep.  May because its time for enrollment and June because its time to shop for school supplies.  Since March, I have been saving some cash so I will have some cash to buy new uniforms for my kids.  I also bought the cloth ahead of time so I won’t have to bother nor worry about them...

Having seen how alot of Pinoys suffer financially through old age, I am determined to save and plan for my own retirement.  As a single mother, this is really more challenging,  I have actually made a spreadsheet with age forecast against future school expenditures per child.  The cost did not shock me at all.  What struck me is this.  By the time my youngest...

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 have been not been very good lately. I have been neglecting my blogs and I am sorry. One of the main reasons was I just bought Ecto for my mac and I was unable to import this blog into the system. I have been trying the past few weeks, until I have decided to ditch wireless internet and used the cable on the Macbook and viola, perhaps the steady stream of broadband...

I have started several accounts in our local FICCO months ago in an attempt to start my children’s savings account.   What is amazing about opening an account in FICCO is that you can open an account with as little as P50.  So there go your excuse that it is just simply  difficult to open a savings account for your children. To encourage my children and get...

As a mother of four children, separated and all, I take my responsibilities seriously.  At an early age, I wanted my children to be aware of money; How to keep money; How to spend wisely; And how to make more money.  I have discussed previously the benefits of discussing your money issues with your children.  I have a 5 and 7 year old and  they are both in school...