This is not a habit I imagined myself to develop as an OFW–spending time on Facebook. Yes, I fall into the trap of scanning my feeds on Facebook, a social media platform on which every Filipino probably has an account. Or accounts, one for stalking and one for socializing. But don’t worry. I cleaned up […]
Personal Finance
Pay the Pag-IBIG Contribution Online
At first I pay the Pag-IBIG contribution by sending remittance to my family in the Philippines; later on, because of the many reasons not to ask a family member to do it for me anymore, I decided to pay the Pag-IBIG contribution online. As of this writing, I made 13 Pag-IBIG contributions online . I […]
Why I Decided Not to Rely on My Family to Pay My Monthly Contribution Anymore
At first, it seems logical to ask my family to pay for my monthly contribution for Pag-IBIG and SSS. I am already sending monthly remittance so to save additional expenses why not ask a favour to my family to pay on my behalf. It seems that I thought of a great idea . . . […]
Why Did I Buy a Car on Kijiji
I started to commute to and from to school when I was in fourth grade or maybe third. Since then I’ve been commuting to work, mall, photowalk with my sister, and lakwatsa without asking permission to my parents (a rebel with a cause). I love travelling on my bike. On jeepneys, on which I should […]
Remittance Centers in Calgary
Note: This is not a sponsored post. It is written based on experience and research. Newcomer or not, OFWs has a common question and that is How to send money to the Philippines from Canada? And here in Calgary, I tried different ways of sending money to my loved ones back home. I look for […]