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30.06.08

How much is ‘your entire life?’

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If you were to put a peso figure on “your entire life” what would it be?

Watch this heartbroken Australian who decided to auction his entire life on eBay, which includes his three-bedroom house, a 19-year old Mazda car, jet ski, motorcycle, parachuting gear and – get this – his lifestyle, an introduction to all his friends and a two-week try out for his job as rug salesman.

Click here to see the video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia
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03.12.07

Guest Post: A stock trader wiretaps Senator Trillanes

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MY apologies to our non-Filipino speaking readers. This is an article in Filipino sent to me by stock broker-friend Rodney Lim right after the Makati stand-off last Friday, which affected the stock market and the foreign exchange market. I could translate it to English, but a lot of the funny stuff will get lost in translation. This is just for laughs guys; nothing is factual in this article. Enjoy the week ahead!

Manila Pen

According to sources from an asylum in Mandaluyong, this mobile phone conversation happened in Manila Pen.

Senator Trillanes: Pare, nasan ka na, nakareserve na ako ng room para sa iyo dito. Five star pa ang accommodations ko.

Royette Padilla: Pare pasensiya na pero kausap ko pa si Pareng Bill Clinton, inaayos namin ang mga supporters na babarikada diyan.

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17.08.07

Let’s take a break!

- Investing, Millionaires, wala lang -

Whew, I don’t know about you but I need a break from watching the market. This Lego doll knows how to relax! hehe…

Lego doll

Photo from Agence France-Presse with caption:

NETHERLANDS, Zandvoort : A huge Lego-doll of about 2,5 meters is seen at the beach of Zandvoort, 07 August 2007. Owners of a beachpub discovered the toy this morning. Nobody knows where the toy comes from, the Danish Legoland says they do not miss the Lego piece.

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10.08.07

How to find cash in a flash

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What do you do when you need money in a hurry?

harrypotterThis guy had it easy. A smudge of driveway sealant that resembled the face of Jesus Christ was found on in his garage, and he sold it on eBay for…$1,525.69. Yep, P70,181.74 for a slab of concrete that doesn’t even cry, change expression or something.

(Photos again courtesy of Michelle Morelos.)

One of my weirdest habits is collecting flyers of “quick sources of cash” and taking note of advertisements on walls and posters. Here are some of the most common:

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07.08.07

Just because it’s cheap…

- Saving money, spending habits, wala lang -

…doesn’t mean you have to buy it.

Not as cryptic as Seth Godin’s post here, but it totally captures a basic personal finance attitude and reminds of an earlier blog post on wants versus needs.

Anybody want to play a game? Hopefully we’ll get some good personal finance one-liners from you. Complete the sentence… :-). You can choose one, two, or all.
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