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How to Get LTO Student Permit
Being a driver in the Philippines is not easy, especially with the new regulations and rules that must be met before you can obtain a driver’s license. Before you can fully obtain a driver’s license in the Philippines, you must first get a student permit; and yes, I understand how stressful this may be. Getting […]
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How to Get NBI Clearance Philippines Online
The clearance from the NBI may appear to be nothing more than a paper, but in reality, it reveals a great deal about your social position and image in the community. As a consequence of this, a great number of businesses and organizations consider this document to be a key need that is frequently non-negotiable. […]
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How to Get UMID ID Online Philippines
The Unified Multi-Purpose ID card, or UMID card, is one of the most generally accepted forms of identification in the Philippines. In the event that you don’t already have a UMID card, now is a good time to get one because you can use it to prove your identity and to prove your legitimacy in […]
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How to Get Postal ID in Philippines
We all know how difficult it is to simply get a valid ID in the Philippines, especially if you’re a student. Aside from a school ID, the easiest way to get a valid ID is to process and enroll for a postal ID. I remembered when I got married, this was the very first valid […]
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How to Register in SSS Philippines Online
For sure, you too are tired of the endless queues on government agencies like SSS especially when you are availing some of its services. As we all know, SSS or Social Security System provides Filipino workers with replacement income, loans, benefits, and retirement pensions regardless if you’re working in a private or public company. Years […]
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Saan Aabot Ang P20 Pesos Mo Can Buy P20
What can you buy with P20 pesos? It is a simple question. You can take it as a helpless statement about how the value of our peso is becoming less and less over the years due to inflation. Way back in college, P20 pesos could buy a decent lunch. (Oh don’t ask what year that […]
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Risks Returns Involved Investing
I am going to attempt and point out the risks and returns in investing in various assets in general. Of course, while the list below is not complete and as comprehensive as I would like it to be, I will try to be fair and objective. When doing a comparison, it is important for me to choose […]
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Part V Start Investing Today
We’re now on the last post of our Investing series. I would like to say that you can go ahead and buy shares from the Philippine Stocks Exchange. But checking which stocks to buy, at what amount to purchase and how to build your portfolio are beyond the scope of this post. I recommend, instead, that […]
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Start Investing Today
You are reading this short course because you might have heard about investing, but you don’t know where to start. Don’t worry. I was once like you. This is first part in a series of articles about the basics of investing. And it is my hope that after you completed the course, you will walk away confident […]
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Part II Invest
In Part I, I talked about the need to start saving money and investing early. Because the value of money grows not only with earnings (compounding interest) but also with respect with time, we found out that there is cost in waiting. The longer that you delay saving and having it invested, the lower your chances […]