Today is a very memorable day for me because today, I can now officially call myself a stock market investor. I bought my first ever stock; 1,000 shares of Megaworld Corporation (MEG) at PHP 4.88 per share today. So what does this mean actually? It means that I now own a share in the ownership of … Read more
Just recently, a colleague of mine endorsed me to his brother-in-law who happens to be a credit card agent. He called me and offers me a pre-approved credit card. He told me that they have a promo specifically on professionals and I only need to sign a few papers and submit a copy of my … Read more
I’ve just activated my account at COL Financial today. I received my login details and now I’m ready to buy my first company. Unfortunately, I’m still not decided on which company would I buy first. I’ve been busy on work last week and I haven’t had the chance to review the financial statements of the … Read more
I’ve been studying a dozen financial statements of different companies these past few days to find out how successful value & growth investors like Warren Buffett choose winning stocks by themselves. Warren Buffett’s investing style is based on finding companies with durable competitive advantage. His investing principles are written in these two books; Buffettology and … Read more
Three years ago, I decided to live my life with debt by my side by loaning a motorcycle to use for my daily commutes to work and other personal journeys and trips. This loan changed the way how I budget my salary. A lot of sacrifices had been made on my lifestyle and leisure living … Read more
To answer this question, you now enter the mind of the most successful investor in the world, Warren Buffett. These past few days, I see a lot of first-time investors like me asking these type of questions on Facebook forums that somewhat goes like this; In my opinion, as first-time investors, we should learn to … Read more
If you are someone who’s having a hard time saving money, I’ll share to you some of my saving techniques that I practice regularly and consistently. Please note that these techniques may or may not be applicable to you. You are welcome to tweak my techniques to create your own saving style. How to save … Read more
Nowadays, I see a lot of companies emerging from the internet that offer high-yielding, low-risk businesses or investment products to the public. These companies usually have some type of marketing system that enables an individual to get rich in a very quick way. These companies attract millions of people and for an average individual, these … Read more
Back in 2001, I remember a schoolmate of mine who introduced me in Multi-Level Marketing business or MLM. It was the very first time that I heard of such system that makes people rich despite of not having a good educational background. There I saw jeepney drivers, maids, former employees, janitors, and all sorts of … Read more
Yesterday, my girlfriend and I were having this conversation about her friend who wants to buy a coffee shake at Starbucks that costs somewhere around PHP 150.00. She insisted that her friend shouldn’t buy that expensive coffee but instead buy that same coffee shake somewhere where the price is more affordable so that whatever money … Read more