Cheap vs. Frugal (Which one are you?)

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of the word frugal means “careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to.” 

With the mindset of knowing how to allocate your resources properly and avoiding any unnecessary purchases at all, frugality is more of a lifestyle and less of a chore. However, a lot of people often interchange cheap with frugal living.

8 Financial Lessons from Playing CoC

A few months ago, while some of my colleagues were busy contemplating on what appeared to me as some sort of “strategy-planning”, my curiosity invited me to take a look at what they’re raving about. 

It was Clash of Clans, a mobile game (developed by SUPERCELL) in which players build and protect their own village and train troops that can attack other villages.

Love and Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so they all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

4 Things to Consider Before Buying a Car

Whenever I dream of driving a sports car on that vision board of mine, I sometimes think of things like "What questions would I exactly ask a car dealer? Should I ask 'if it's fast'? Ha-ha!"

But seriously, how does one compare cars before deciding which car to get? What are some of the things you need to be aware of?

Ang Pinaka-Kuripot na Money Challenge!

 

A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a link about a 52-week saving challenge that basically increments a specific base value every week.

It was entitled the (Mas) Kuripot 52-week Money Challenge. And since we'd be using a lower base (Five Pesos!) for this particular system, what better way to call it than Ang (Pinaka) Kuripot na Money Challenge!

5 Things to Add to Your New Year's List

In case you don't know yet,  a New Year's resolution is a tradition in which a person makes a promise to improve or do something positive, such as to save money or to start exercising, beginning from Day One.

 

Historically, the Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January was named after.

Traveling Manila, the Green Way!

Getting around Manila is a constant struggle for many Filipinos. The congested roads and the infamous traffic will always make it a daunting task for many to find transportation just to get from one point to another. 

Though public transportation (such as MRT and LRT) might prove useful, the long queues that commuters have to face remains a dilemma. Oh, and by “long” I mean, looooooong!