Travel

How I saved $4 while travelling with my kids

At the corner of Calle Hama and main street in El Nido, there is a popular pizza restaurant that attracts throes of tourists. Every night there is a queue of sun-kissed island hoppers on the street, waiting to order thin crust pizza cooked over…

Travel

Travel, not a necessity but a luxury

My family didn’t travel when I was growing up. At 16, my parents took my siblings and me on a cruise vacation in the Caribbean. It took my parents years to save for the trip. Travelling, for the sake of seeing the world, wasn’t…

Travel

Travel Plans for 2016

For as long as Daniel and I have been married, travel has always been a priority. Even when Big Brother was born, we didn’t let a child stop us from seeing the world. Instead, we shared our passion with the kid, taking him along…

Investing

EQ Bank: Not Your Parents’ Bank.

When was the last time you stepped into a bank? For us, trips have become increasingly few and far in between. Don’t get me wrong; I have fond memories of my dad walking me into a branch to open my very first account as…

Investing

Our Investment Returns for 2015

2015 marks the third year in which I’ve been tracking our portfolio’s rate of return across all of our investment accounts. Our investments are held in TD e-Series index funds across registered mutual fund accounts. To borrow from Tim Ferris: “Investing is the act…