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Great Bash

Posted on January 23, 2011 by posh| Leave a comment

We attended a great birthday bash for a friend’s son. It was his second birthday party and we really enjoyed the decors, the sumptuous buffet, and the photo booths. We only had our photo in one booth because Dindin was asleep most of the time and so we had limited time to go around.

We have another one-year birthday party and christening in one to attend to this weekend but it also coincided with a cousin’s wedding in Manila and so we have to travel the day before that. Wow, we have a busy party schedule.

I think we have another friend whose son is celebrating his second birthday for February, so that means just one birthday next month. But on March, we have two friends and also
it will be our daughter’s second birthday as well so that we have to prepare for.

Last month, another friend of ours wanted so much to celebrate her two sons’ birthdays, which fall one day after the other, but she was short on cash. She wanted even just a simple party, after all, it is already for the two of them. She can no longer make payday loans no credit check because she stopped working already and so there is no longer an ATM collateral for her loans. And well, I believe it is not a good idea to make a loan for a birthday party. I believe that it is best to use only what you have.

Anyway, as for Dindin’s party, we already have P7,000 worth of package with Jollibee. I hope we can make our guests fit in another P5,000 budget on top of that package as anything more than that is already overspending for us.

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The Fluctuating Currencies

Posted on January 18, 2011 by posh| 1 Comment

I checked on the value of the Philippine peso to the US Dollar today and the dollar rate is rising again. I am not sure what caused it this time, but currencies are really volatile. One issue or concern that is blown out of proportions and we find currencies diving. Who controls these happenings? And my bigger question is, when this happens, who gets richer? Gee. That is a tough one.

Anyway, I think that trading foreign currencies is good business because many people have been made rich because of that. However, it is also very risky. There have been people, too, who have lost a lot of money because of currency trading . And you gotta have a lot of spare money for this because there are days that you just have to buy a lot because other currencies are down and the peso is high. Or something like that. I do not really understand how this works, all I know is that this is such a high risk investment.

And I also think that it is also a high-pressure business. You have daily look at values of money. Sometimes, the margin is just a couple of cents but when you are talking about thousands of dollars, that already means a lot.

I am not one who is too careful about such things so I guess that forex currency trading is not for me. I just and sell stuff on the side from time to time but that is it.

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Weekend Rush

Posted on November 27, 2010 by posh| Leave a comment

I wanted a nice, slow weekend because I wanted to rest. I had spent many late nights doing overtime work because I could not really concentrate with working while my darling daughter is awake. And of course, I try to spend as much time with her because time is flying (as in turbo speed) so fast that my she is turning terrific two years old in a few months (4 months to be exact).

But I still have many things to do, many pending projects. And I have to do them because I need money. I cannot complain because if I want to be able to pay our debts and still save up for another baby, I need to pool our resources and work hard and work smart. We have been doing belt-tightening measures and doing odd jobs just to make both ends meet. We are the usual case of the lower middle class family whose parents are struggling to make a better living for their families.

We are hoping for a better future for our family, one where we are compensated well for the work that we do.

Anyway, today, we are going to my parents’ home in Tangub. We will spend the day with them but my husband and I have to go back to our place by nighttime because I will be hosting a debut. I was booked only today so I was not expecting this. But then, we needed the money so we just had to make adjustments on our schedule in order to accommodate it.

Although we will have to spend much for the gasoline to and fro, I told my husband that nevertheless, I will still be earning some hundreds of pesos for a few hours of work. My husband encouraged me, too, so I will be hosting this debutante ball tonight.

Hopefully, we will not be as rushed next year and still earn so much more. I am praying for God to open Heaven’s doors and flood us with more financial blessings. Amen to that!

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