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There are many parents these days that are fed up with having to spend huge amounts of time away from their families due to working commitments. This is why many parents decide to look at developing a career working from home. This is something that is far easier to do these days, thanks to modern technology. It is also ideal for those who want to be able to work at something they enjoy and really be in charge of how much money they earn rather than being stuck in a dead-end career with limited earnings potential. If you are one of the...

Who doesn’t want a cleaner home with less effort? Do you want to spend your precious free time cleaning your home instead of enjoying it? Investing in any of these products will help you make the most of your free time. Robotic Vacuums Image via Flickr by Eirik Newth Don’t have a robotic vacuum yet? Still following your kids with a dust-buster, or pushing your heavy vacuum around behind your pet?  If you want a robotic vacuum that does it all, the iRobot Roomba i7+ is WiFi-connected and features automatic dirt disposal. It...

We’ve loved eating in Bonchon since the day we discovered it at SM Fairview. My daughters were still toddlers then when we tried our first soy glazed chicken and until now, we often crave for the crispiness and the sweet soy flavor. Just this week, we tried eating at Bonchon Ever Gotesco Commonwealth branch. It was our first time to eat at this branch and enjoyed it because the place was spacious and clean and the service was good. Kiddie Adventure Meal includes Free Bonchon Chicken Poppers and Kiddie Activity Sheet Bonchon Ever...

Have you ever tried pawning something, a jewelry, a gadget or anything valuable you own, for an emergency need? Which pawnshop did you choose to go to? My first time in a sanglaan (pawnshop) was when I was in college. The only piece of jewelry I had was a necklace given to me by my lola. My lola was the one who sustained my college tuition, through her small house rental business, and by soliciting from my generous uncle and aunties. However, most of the time, budget was stiff. I had to pawn a jewelry and get it back after a couple of...

Have you ever attended a Tupperware party? I’ve heard of parties like these when I was younger, when my hardworking aunts and my lola will do all these different jobs to make ends meet and to support my titas’ tuition fees in college. Though I was still so young back then but I can already remember that despite the fact that our lives were difficult financially, we could still get by with our food by selling “supot” (small recycled paper for packing small things in the market – onions, garlic, sili), by selling cooked food in...

There’s good news if you want to help protect the environment and save money at the same time. Many home energy conservation ideas can trim your utility and shopping bills. Replace incandescent lighting with energy-efficient LED light bulbs. Incandescent bulbs release 90 percent of their energy as heat, which makes them burn out and waste energy. LEDs last longer than traditional bulbs so you’ll spend less money replacing them. You can recycle LEDs too, which means you’ll contribute less waste to local landfills. Using...

Moms like me are well aware how much better in terms of everything (price, quality, quantity and nutrition) freshly home cooked food are than processed food. But we are also aware that  most ingredients for our “lutong-bahay” can be best bought in fresh/wet markets. This is a great problem for most of us who, for lack of the terms to use, “doesn’t have too much time” to actually go to a wet market to buy ingredients. Like in my case, as a working mom who works two full-time shifts in a day, it will already...