Most OFWs dream of putting up a business when they go back home for good because they know our expatriate life has a deadline depending on our contract expiry date or our ability to handle homesickness or if the company we work for wants to renew our contract. They cannot imagine working again in the Philippines given the pay we receive overseas is way, way higher than the salary we will receive here. As an OFW, we have 5 advantages…
Don’t get me wrong. My trip to Manila last Feb 2015 was not all disappointments. It was mostly a laid back trip with just running errands, celebrating my birthday, spending time with the family and eating nice food especially desserts, as it is very rare to find nice desserts in SG. Errands Completed: COL account application for my nieces and nephews in preparation for the Mutual Fund being offered in COL. We went to COL office in Tektite to physically…
This month, January 2015, marks my 8 years in Singapore, working as an OFW and in Coke, initially starting with SG Bottler then moving to CPS SG 5 years in CPS SG 3 years of doing investment As I look back (accompanied by sentimental background music), my first 5 years in SG and in my previous working life in the Philippines I was a spender burying myself in credit card debts for consumables. The only investment I had in the…
A Happy New Year to you dear blog readers! I wanted to wrap up the year 2014 by giving you my most popular blogs. Skim over them again if you want to grab a quick motivating refresher, or read them for the first time if you missed any of them. Here’s the recap of 2014’s Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts: Collecting Coins: A Pleasant Surprise The simplest way to save that even kids can do – the power of…