By J, on May 7th, 2010
My cell phone rang while I was sitting in the middle of a gargantuan traffic. Right away, I recognized that distinctive ring – it was my husband calling me. Without much ado, in the calmest manner that he can muster, he told me about the recent occurrence on Wall Street (the glitch wherein a Citigroup [...]
By J, on February 6th, 2010
Having a Wall Street professional for a husband makes dining at home on weekdays a bit stressful. I’m not saying it happens every weeknight but more often than not it’s the norm. When a stressed man joins you on the table, you can’t help but talk about the day’s stressful grind and even if I’m [...]
By J, on March 3rd, 2009
Have you changed your spending habits because of the global recession? Or should I re-phrase my question into: “have you been saving more money than you normally used to?”
If you answered yes to both questions, then welcome to the club. You’re definitely not alone. Was I pleased to hear about this in the news a [...]
By J, on February 20th, 2009
How much computer memory is enough? That was my question to my husband very recently because I was just trying to get his approval for a new laptop. He countered me by saying, “your Vaio is almost empty.” Huh??? How can that be? I have a lot of pictures stored right there. But other than [...]
By J, on December 26th, 2008
At the Christmas eve party at my sister’s house, it was nice to reconnect with a couple whom we haven’t seen in ages. You see, everybody leads a busy life, and it’s only during special occasions like this that we find the time to get together with long lost friends. There’s a reason because [...]
By J, on November 23rd, 2008
That is what I keep saying right now. But as always, whenever you make a mistake, you don’t realize that your decision is bad until something unfavorable happens.
Such is the case of an FMA account that we have, and I was given the chance to be in control of. Yes, I know I should not [...]
By J, on November 5th, 2008
One virtue that I have learned and practised a lot ever since I got married is patience. I used to be very impatient and had a short fuse despite the fact, that I was in management when I was in the corporate world. That all changed when I got married to a man that has [...]
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