Chitika Application Approved

Hi,

Yesterday I got an email early in the morning from Chitika. I am happy reading the email because even though Google Adsense application has not been approved but Chitika was to the rescue of my ever mood of sadness. I am very glad I did read a blog from Gil Tenorio's Website - Learn Financial Education about Chitika.

So What is Chitika?
Chitika is an online ad network that caters over four billion strategically targeted ads each month to a network of over 250,000+ sites, making it the largest of its kind. Chitika's advertising partners include: Yahoo!, Superpages, yellowbook, ServiceMagic and Shopzilla.

Chitika is one way of  how to make money online from your website or blog. The revenue or cost per click is not that big just like Google Adsense but still worth trying to add on your website especially for a newbie like me.

I still need to find more ways on how to make money online from my blog. I do hope that I could still find more from the web.

Till my next posts,

Angelie

March Expenses - Tracking it Down!

Hi,

This is my first time tracking out my expenses, so please bare with me :)

I had started tracking it last month (March, 2013) and it was not easy at first because I am used not to track my expenses especially my day to day expenses. I tell you "IT IS REALLY HARD!!!" haha, yeah for a first timer like me but I did successfully made it!

Here was the expenses for March:

• Utilities (Electricity, Telephone, Internet) - PHP 2, 417

• Insurance (Life/Health) - PHP 3, 693

• Irregular Expenses (Day to Day Expenses) - PHP 7308.5

• Help to Parents - PHP 14, 000

TOTAL = PHP 27, 418.5

Oh la, quiet big! But for last month I invested Php 5,000 to FAMI for an initial investment so the actual Irregular Expenses I did was PHP 2,308.5.

For this month, I hope to cut on Irregular Expenses and include my investment and savings made on the list. I want to slowly cut this down. Slowly getting to frugality :)

I just want to define Frugality :
1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
2. entailing a little expense; requiring a few resources

Being frugal is not easy but this is what I am working now, to be slowly becoming one.

Till next posts :)

How to Make Additional Investment to FAMI

Hi,

I was supposed to write this last night but it took me until 3 am to finish my work. Yesterday I made an additional investment to FAMI (First Metro Asset Management Inc.) for SALEF (Save & Learn Equity Fund) with a minimum 1K investment. This is what I want to do each month, I'll invest a minimum amount to this kind of investment.

Here are the steps I go through:

1. Go to nearest Metrobank and pay your additional investment using the payment slip. The payment slip was color green.

2. Fill up the new IAF (Investment Application Form), FAMI announced that starting March 18, 2013 they will no longer require the original Investment Application Form (IAF) for additional investments. For direct deposit to funds Metrobank account like I did, they will require a fax or email copy of a new IAF together with the copy of payment slip.

3. Scan your documents (New IAF Form & Payment Slip) and email to FAMI@firstmetro.com.ph or fax it at fax number (632) 816-0467.

Till next post,

Jing

Happy Easter

Hi,

Happy Happy Easter to all of you :) Hope all of you had a great time spending Easter with the rest of your family.

Why we are celebrating Easter?
Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ who was crucified on the cross and die to save the entire humanity from their sins. So celebrating Easter is a new beginning to all of us.

So that's why we should celebrate Easter :) But me and my family just celebrated it at home. Not for being frugal,hehe but were practicing being frugal now ;) We must see to it that we should not always spend money but spending time together at home is just enough.

Being thankful for any blessings that the Lord gave me and my family even if it's not about money is enough for us to be thankful and happy everyday :)

So Happy Happy Easter everyone!!!!

Till next time....

Cheers,
Jing-Jing

7 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Hi,

I have said in my previous post about my 7 Days of Prayer and Fasting but I did not mention about what kind of fasting I did. This is not a common fast that most people do like they Fast on Food, I can't do that because I've been sick last Good Friday and Black Saturday. It is not also getting sick that I did not choose to fast on food but right from the start when I received Bo Sanchez Ebook about 7 Days of Prayer and Fasting, I already decided not to fast on food. SO what did I choose to fast???

I decided to fast on "Facebook", yeah you heard it right!This may sound funny but yep I did fast on Facebook. Facebook has been a part of my work life this past few months and I will honestly say that it is not good anymore. It was a major distraction from my work, I can't focus on my task because I am always checking my FB account if there was any comments on my posts, notifications, etc. and I realize it does impacted my work tremendously, yes you heard it!

For one week, I prayed to God and do some reflections like what was said on Bo Sanchez Ebook. I prayed that this kind of habit must be taken out from my work hours. So today, Monday I did able to work without checking FB from minute to minute or even second to second of my working time. I just check my FB account for few minutes when I opened my computer and close it afterwards when I started working on my tasks today. It was really effective, my fast was effective!!!Thank God! :)

The fasting was a great experience from me for this year's Lenten Season, this was my first time of doing this and it does really feel good . Hope all of you had a very memorable experience also like me :) :)

God Bless,

Jing-Jing