Once upon a time, when I was teaching at university, my fellow junior faculty and I had that talk about how our careers are panning out. Sadly, at that time, the outlook for us was bleak. Overworked. Underpaid. Financially drowning. We all wanted to explore life...
I spent a good chunk of my life surrendering two, sometimes three hours a day to Metro Manila traffic. You know the drill. You leave your place before sunrise to beat the crawl down Commonwealth, or Marcos Highway, or EDSA, you still don’t beat it, and you...
Disclaimer: This article is for general information and isn’t personalized financial advice. For decisions specific to your situation, it’s worth talking to a licensed financial advisor. Last year, our refrigerator died in the middle of a brownout. One...
There is a special kind of energy in the family group chat whenever the peso slides. Some tito drops a screenshot of the exchange rate. A cousin asks if now is the time to magpadala ng marami. Somebody inevitably types “buy condo na!” with three fire...
I remember when I finally got some truly “disposable” income. Coming from a lower middle-class background that got thrust into the thick of things right after college graduation, it took me a while before I was able to afford my wants. Some side hustles...
It’s been three years since the pandemic forced many businesses and employees to operate on a work-from-home or remote work basis. But now that we’ve mostly shrugging off the virus as something like the common flu, offices are now issuing return-to-office...
