I first played Rich Dad’s Cashflow 101 game way back in 2007, after I found Think Rich Pinoy Seminar attendees who organized their own cashflow 101 game sessions. I was hooked ever since. I play cashflow 101 whenever I get a chance to do so as part of “sharpening the saw”. I believe that the cashflow 101 game effectively simulates one’s  journey out of the rat race and I would like to share here what I have learned from playing what I consider to be a “life changing game” and its practical applications in real life.

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I found this very interesting advertorial in the in-flight magazine of the Cebu Pacific flight we took in our recent Boracay vacation and I just want to share it to all of you here, along with my insights and opinions. The advertorial which I am posting below is from The Property Forum Philippines, one of the top property auctioneers in the Philippines. Its president, Mr. Noli “El Subastajero” Alleje, has become a very familiar face when it comes to auctions of foreclosed properties. Read the rest of this entry

I stumbled upon a hot topic at sulit.com.ph about which investment vehicle is better to invest in, real estate or stocks. Of course you would expect me to have a bias towards real estate, but before you make up your minds, let me first try to objectively state the advantages and disadvantages of both real estate and stocks based on what I know. For this first part of a series, I will only be focusing on one aspect, leverage. Leverage generally refers to the use of loans or debt to increase a person’s purchasing power. Let me illustrate further below.

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