Monthly Archives: December 2011

Many people assume that because my heritage is Filipino, I must celebrate Christmas like all other Filipinos. The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country, and Christmas serves a highly religious meaning, alongside all the gift giving that is part and … Continue reading →

In my eternal quest to go paperless, I scanned all of my paper tax returns from 1998 to 2006 and saved them onto a CD. (Tax returns for 2007 and later have all been done online, so I had already … Continue reading →

I recently read an article about a research study on aging and saving. A group of subjects were presented with an avatar of themselves at an old age. When subsequently asked about how much money they would save, on average … Continue reading →