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A Week of Hiatus

I have not posted for almost a week now because I am actually preoccupied with my new business. I am still at the start up phase. Well, it is not really a phenomenal one but I am keen on doing it.

I believe in our company’s mission which is to educate people and to help them secure their retirement and family security.

I am fromPhilippineswhere we thought that the only option to have a better life is to work abroad while leaving behind our love ones. Unfortunately, most of us are not financially literate. We are always confused between assets and liabilities.

So what happens, we put our hard earned money into investments which we think are assets but actually liability in real sense. More so, our generosity to our families is endless.

Hence it is quite a common scenario that Filipinos who work abroad ends up with limited funds for their old age. The sad part, these limited funds usually end up in hospital bills and medication.

Anyway, I will post more about my business at the later stage. It is for those who are keen on the following:-

  • Education about personal finance
  • Wants to increase their cash flow or have an extra income
  • Learn about better investment options
  • Keen to secure their finances for their future
 

Online Jobs for Real…

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Working online has kept me busy for the last one week. I took up writing gigs again to keep my sanity. (LOL!)

Right now, I am somehow in a transition period from being a working individual to a home based person. I usually took short vacations only. The longest I can remember was three weeks and that period was packed with travel plans.

As I am expecting, I am not fit to travel except for short trips only. So to keep me occupied for the next few weeks, I started scouring the internet for online jobs. I used to work as part time online writer before but I totally stopped earlier this year because of the workload in my full time job.

Now, I am just glad to write again. I actually find it very therapeutic. Anyway, I sent my applications to potential online employers and recently I started receiving some feedbacks. Honestly, I was overwhelmed to realize how lucrative the offers are. If you are working at home, then it is really a decent package considering that you do not have expenses for transportation, lunch and office uniforms.

Earlier I was not convinced in working online as a full time job and relying on it as a bread-and-butter until my sister worked as an online based HR Officer. Seeing her for the last two weeks working and functioning as a typical HR Officer (but based online) amazed me. The only drawback is she works in the evening because her employer is based in the US.

Anyway, it has always been my plan to join the bandwagon of web workers and now that I have a better grasp of it, I wish to take that big career leap soon.

 
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Posted by on August 21, 2011 in Extra Income, Finances, freelance writing

 

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Saddened to Decline Online Gigs

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Last week I was so engrossed applying for online writing jobs. I wanted to augment my income to shell out more cash hoping to increase my investment funds. Days later I started to receive feedbacks and interviews along with some requirements or trial tests.

As much as I wanted to land online gigs, I was caught up for the last few days with my office work and travel plans. There were the handovers, reports and so on in the office that I needed to complete before my leave.

And with my travel schedule next week, my spare time was consumed on shopping and attending some documents that had to be processed in our embassy. Also, as it is Ramadan most offices are open only until 2pm.

Basically everything was a rush.

Anyway, I am sad that I emailed them back today to turn down the potential online gig offers. I miscalculated the demand of my office work and the upcoming travel schedule. I am hoping that by mid of August once I am settled then I will source out again potential online gigs.

 

 
 

‘Am back!

It has been awhile since my last post.. My current job role along with the turmoil in the office atmosphere has kept me away from writing.

And I miss writing..

In the past two weeks, different circumstances have prompted me think about my long hiatus in writing and maybe it is about time to write again. I hated my day job as much as I needed it badly. So right now, I cannot really do something about it except to have the sole time of my own to do what I always wanted to do – to write.

So, see you soon in my next post..

 
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Posted by on April 23, 2011 in freelance writing

 

Frugal Expat: Back in Track

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I have been contemplating about my blog posts lately. It seems that I have gone astray with my initial goals in setting up Frugal Expat. I was hoping that it would turn as a hub of local information and guide about Abu Dhabi and UAE in general, not sort of personal rants about life and work. **wink**

The plan earlier was to share helpful information that goes beyond the marketing oriented texts (written by well paid copy writers) that you read in the travel websites and brochures.

Having these thoughts in mind again, I will try my best to write quality and informative blog posts that will align with my goals for Frugal Expat.

Setting aside decency, (**smile**) I am proud of the following blog posts because it somehow serves the real purpose of Frugal Expat.

And because writing such kind of posts will require time to research and write, I will not be posting as I regularly do now but hopefully I can still manage to do at least once a week.

 
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Posted by on September 12, 2010 in freelance writing

 

Part Time Writing Jobs

I always dream of pursuing a writing career unfortunately I am not in the liberty to give up my current daytime job, my bread & butter, because of financial commitments.

So, I pursue my dream career as a part time. Honestly, it is not easy to juggle a demanding daytime job and meeting the deadlines of my writing projects but still I cannot simply give up my ultimate dream career.

I do not allow my present predicament to deter my commitment to be a fulltime writer.  

Right now, I am happy earning from my part time writing jobs in which a big portion of it goes to sending off a friend of mine to college. Lately, I found a good source of writing jobs here that offer lucrative pay. I hope that it will continue as it greatly contributes to my extra income.

 
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Posted by on September 2, 2010 in Extra Income, freelance writing

 

Avoiding Culture Shock in the UAE

I started contributing in Expat Arrivals for local information about Abu Dhabi. My first article is already published entitled “The Cultural Adjustments in the UAE”.

If you have never been here – in this part of the globe – then it is interesting to know the local customs.

Click here to read more.

 
 

Culminating 2009 with a Smile

Have you tried ‘Googling’ your name? I do sometimes and I found out two things today. (Sorry to be out of the subject matter as I can’t resist to blog about this incident…)

First, I was surprised to see the article, which I submitted earlier this year, was published. In fact, I had no clue at all that it was accepted and published. It is entitled ‘Catching Up With the Relics of Bygone Eras‘ for Valley Scene Magazine.

Secondly, I found out that my article ‘Bangkok Sightseeing Vacation – Frugal Tips‘ in EzineArticles was used by another blogger without proper credits. I felt my copyrights were violated because the blogger didn’t include at all the author’s name and resource box. The EzineArticles allows anyone to publish and to reprint articles however there are terms and conditions that you need to abide.

Anyway, I hope the blogger will realize that it is unethical to use the articles without the author’s proper credits.

As for the recap of my writing pursuit in 2009, I would say that it has been very prolific year in terms of honing my skills and learning the ropes of freelance business. 2009 was a challenging but profitable year for me and my sacrifices really paid off.

This is the reason that I am culminating year 2009 with a smile and a deep sense of accomplishment.

I am excited to welcome 2010 and I hope to land more lucrative projects next year.

Happy New Year everyone!

 
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Posted by on December 27, 2009 in Extra Income, freelance writing

 

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