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 […]
Shield Your Family Against Dengue
It’s all over the news – the Internet, the television, the newspapers, the radio. Even the self-confessed pundits in your neighborhood barber shop are probably talking about it. Yes, dengue is on the rise, and are you doing anything to safeguard yourself and your family from this potentially fatal disease? What is dengue? Dengue is […]
Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
In this time and age where change is the only thing that’s constant, even the most methodical and systematic of human beings can be jolted to the core by an emergency. And the last place you probably want to see yourself in is in a corner, hapless and helpless, shaking your head in defeat or […]
What Is Delayed Gratification?
Indeed, what is delayed gratification that we so often hear about it nowadays? According to the Merriam-Webster Online, gratification is synonymous to contentment, pleasure, satisfaction. Simply put, then, delaying or deferring gratification is passing up short-term fulfillment for long-term benefits. Example #1: To illustrate, let’s take for example a child named Alexei who is told […]
Manic Payday Monday
Once upon a starry night, we were informed at work that instead of a Saturday – as we had been used to for years already – our pay would be credited to our payroll accounts the following Monday. The disappointment that ensued was palpable. Some people wanted to complain, but they couldn’t because technically speaking, […]