Money Myths: PTC or Paid-to-Click sites as a source of income
If you visit online message boards for Filipinos, you’ve probably seen at least two threads about paid-to-click sites. They have titles like “Make money online just by clicking!” or “Get paid to click on ads!”. Sounds enticing, right? Especially since clicking is so easy. But there are more to paid-to-click (PTC) sites than meets the [...]
Money Myths: Frugality means sacrificing fun
Why don’t you just enjoy your money? This is something people ask me when they hear about my frugality. Whenever I hear this, it seems like people have the following misconceptions: that I deprive myself from enjoying life, that I always choose the cheapest products, and that I can’t pay for the things I want. [...]
Money Myths: Buying in bulk is cheaper
When I was in grade school, my Home Economics teacher told us that buying in bulk is cheaper. I used to believe her until my own experience proved otherwise. When I started being savvy in the grocery, I noticed that items packaged in bulk aren’t always cheaper than buying them in smaller, regular sizes. Plus, [...]
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