The Money Lessons That Shaped My Life: Influences From Family, Culture, and Experience

Origins Story My story began in the Philippines. I was the middle child in a family where my father was a seaman, and my mother was a CPA. Both of my parents came from very poor families. On my father’s side, my grandparents were fishermen, and none of his family members made it past the… Continue reading The Money Lessons That Shaped My Life: Influences From Family, Culture, and Experience

How I Turned My IVF Cost Into a Once In Lifetime Trip to Japan

Winter of 2022: The Journey Begins In the winter of 2022, I started to feel a little twinge of jealousy as my partner and I decided we were ready to become parents. We had been trying for almost a year, but getting pregnant wasn’t coming easily for us. Several of my close friends, and even… Continue reading How I Turned My IVF Cost Into a Once In Lifetime Trip to Japan