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Treat Your Family To A New Dining Table With Your Tax Return

This time of the year, most people get excited about their upcoming tax returns, taking advantage of a variety of credits and claimable expenses that put money back into your pocket. Vacations, new cars, and electronics are often popular options for spending that unexpected money, and often people can’t even recall what they spent their […]

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The Artists We Lost In 2016

Now that we made it into the New Year, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief. We survived 2016, the year when #worstyearever was trending and memes were asking, “Y U No end soon”. Between acts of terrorism, bizarre political coups, and civil rights violations in 2016, 2017 doesn’t have to try very […]

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Little Known Ways To Save Better

After a year like 2016, we could all stand to spend a little less and save a lot more. As usual, making better household budgets will be a popular New Year’s resolution across the States, but for many Americans, there’s a disconnect between making and following their fiscal ambitions. Most people can’t see their goals […]

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How To Go From A Product Idea To Sales In A Year

How do you turn a product idea into a reality, and how do you go from a napkin sketch to sales within a year? The first thing is to clarify your idea. Ambiguity can destroy an idea after it’s sketched out on a napkin. Be clear and concrete, not vague and abstract.Once everyone involved is […]

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Spiffy’s Grove: The only cider bar in Manila

UPDATE: Spiffy’s Grove has closed. I originally wrote a short blog post about Spiffy’s Grove sans the interview with Gladys and Nick. This new piece was written for Manila Bulletin’s MBLife featuring better photos from my team and an actual interview. Photo by Monica Pantaleon. ————– “You serve what? Apple cider vinegar?!” This is the […]