Monday, June 23, 2025

Why some people will never hope to be wealthy; poor habits get them down

Be better than before, than yesterday...

Last Sunday, a neighbor passing by in front of our house saw me while I was sweeping leaves on the road in front of the house.   She mentioned of another neighbor who needs 6 numbers in loan.  This post chided her for always taking up business on the street not much different from a taho vendor.   I said I will relate this to the people who know that aspect of the business.   And so I did.

It was a day before the estate tax amnesty deadline so we had to move fast.  I tried to have the parties update me on the said transaction.   The other neighbor who needed the loan:    1.  Did not present the documents   2.  Did not show up    3.  Said they were willing to pay up to 5% per month.  We would charge 2% at most per month

It was reported that the proponent had a pares business at 3rd floor of a building (and therefore incurred huge losses) and was paying sky high rent.   The loan proceeds would just be used to pay off another loan (bad).  The ownership of the property being used as security is not theirs being adopted  (the parents are childless and they were two adopted  -  trouble ahead)    The property is intestate and would probably pay huge penalties

Some people will remain poor:

1.  For lacking etiquette in doing business;
2.   Some people lack clarity and would like to go on transaction that are unclear and would result in
      misunderstanding in the future.
3.   Greed and selfishness persist
4.   People make poor choices that is why they will remain poor

Monday, June 16, 2025

Politicians not interested in livelihood or generating revenues?

It is about getting better..

This post attended a meeting with my relatives and an in law who is just elected legislator.   the idea being to get him intested in a livelihood program for his constituents.

One of the objectives is to get the properties of my uncle overtaken by squatters to be made productive through some of the govt programs:    forest farming, or the timber or bamboo farming. 

But the lawyer, lawmaker doesnt have the spark in my view to go into business.  He just wants to go by the trajectory of legal - to be a judge.  He has deep roots in the brotherhood of FRRD .
He said he would study the various programs, and this post hopes he does.

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Encouragement of livelihood vs ayudas

It is about getting better...

Is the Philippines going to the path of socialist state.  There is no shortage of projects that aim to make people work less and be dependent on dole outs:    AKAP, AICS, 4ps, the seniors universal pension.  Less and less of initiative, industry and determination if being asked from citizens.  Thus we are danger of losing supporters of the nation due to decreasing number of taxypayers (remember the tax exemption of factory workers, low wage earner is P200,000.  So what do we resort to:

     1.  Increasing burden of taxpayers - they paying more
     2.  Borrowing

And for the latter we complain that our future generations are all ready drowning in debt even before they are born  We are, our government is asking for this situation    Wise fiscal management and governance have escaped the heads of our honorable statesman  

The govt is supposed to lead the country, provide stable policies, peace and order, but not a super ordinte ATM   Wherever they get the idea for the latter.

Business taxpayer bear the burden for development.    We need investments, factories, productive enteprises, not ayudas.   etc.

Let us bring this back

Secrets for making money (its all about habits and mindsets)

It is about getting better...

Having more money is the result of your mindset, attitude about money.  
If your are generous, you will be generous with money.  
If you think money is bad, source of all evil, then you will sabotage money making

1  Money is tool, is a means to achieve things.  Not an enemy, or a problem   Money should be your ally.
2.  Time is worth more than money   You can recover money, but not time (So that you must use money to buy time)  Make more money by using less time.     We only have 24 hours a day.    We must know how to use time wisely.  

3.  Invest in yourself:   education, training, skills.  Not in cars house, luxury.     Never stop learning, improving.  If you improve, more php comes as a result.  

Start changing your mindset.
1.  Be thankful
2.  Invest time in self improvement.   Even if it is little