Have you heard of the saying "Don't put all your eggs in one basket?” I have- a number of times actually.  And if we are going to talk about budgeting, saving, and investing, I would tell you the same.  I am quite knowledgeable on how I manage my earnings from my bonuses, talent fees or my regular salaries. But, it took me a while to make the first step to make my earnings work harder for me. I’ve invested in different financial products already but I’ve never encountered an investment plan that’s as easy and as user-friendly as Manulife’s GradMaker....

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So I am a work at home mom now and maybe some of you think that I haven't been doing real deal household chores because I've worked all my life - and that my most hated chore (as most of my mom friends say) is ironing. Wrong. I am blessed to be trained by a hardworking stay at home mom who taught me almost everything I need to know to be an equipped woman at home or outside home.  That includes all household chores.  One of my favorites next to cooking is, would you believe, ironing! Yes!  I...

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I don't know if you would agree with me when I say that deep inside as a woman, we believe that we can do so much (sometimes we think we can do even more than some men - aminin!) to contribute to the society, earn our own money, be independent and self-sustaining, and be leaders and succeed in the fields we choose to be in. Having our own money makes us feel secured and fulfilled, tama ba?  That's why, the moment we stepped out of college - we looked for jobs or entered a business venture, climbed the...

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Hello mga momshies, kumare, titas of Manila, mommies, mudrabelles, mudrabeks, and everyone! :) SO, here's another chapter in my bloggy life as I keep on growing more in love with the digital world of sharing, informing, and inspiring my readers and followers.  Announcing, the launch of my first-ever VLOG entitled: MOMMY PRACTICALITY VLOG#1: USAPANG LABAHAN, TANIMAN, JENGA, ATBP. Subscribe to my channel:  https://youtube.com/ldfandino My YouTube channel has been existing since 2011 for the mere purpose of uploading personal videos of my children.  I have two channels actually, nalito na rin ako which one I am using.  The other one...

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I am a Manileña since birth. I cannot imagine myself living elsewhere amidst the traffic, the chaos, the tricycles and pedicabs taking over half of the street, and the old smoke-belching jeepney.  My love and loyalty for Manila can't be questioned. I know the streets of Manila, the old buildings which I even painted when I was six.  I studied in one of the schools in University Belt hence, I ate street foods, I walked along the scary (to some) streets like C.M. Recto, Morayta, Legarda, and witnessed numerous rallies in Mendiola.  There's so much going on along...

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