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Ngayon naman ay makakasama natin si Mr. Fitz Villafuerte.
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Ayan. Hello sa iyo, Fitz. Welcome.
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And magandang araw sa lahat ng mga nanonood sa atin.
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Nakikita ko sa comments from all over the world talaga.
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And finally, nagkakwentuhan na tayo.
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And I'm very excited to share sa community mo
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yung mga thoughts and insights natin about personal finance.
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Oo. So bago tayo pumunta dun sa personal finance,
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actually, binasa ko yung website mo sa Ready2B.
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At nakita ko itong graph na ito.
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Napaka-interesante kasi nung graph na ito ay ngayon.
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Yung graph na ito ay ayan.
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Sabi niya, sabi mo, you want more time.
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You want more time in your life.
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Pakiexplain nga ito.
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At bakit mo sinabing dati na ikaw ay corporate slave?
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Civil engineer by education.
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So first few years of my life,
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I was a civil engineer in an office.
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And syempre, very idealistic tayo pag bata tayo
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na gusto natin umaman kaagad.
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And syempre, isa sa mga naisip ko nun is
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kung gusto kong umaman,
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kailangan ko pag-aralan yung finances ko.
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And ito, graph na ito, as a corporate slave,
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ang napapansin ko dyan,
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Oo nga, meron akong income.
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Ang challenge, syempre,
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ang unang-unang challenge talaga,
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is dapat mas mababa yung expenses natin.
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Pero, yung oras kasi,
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yun yung nakikita ko dahil,
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syempre, pag nag-o-officina ka,
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whole day ka lang nasa office.
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And kapag kulang yung trabaho mo,
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yung oras ng trabaho mo,
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syempre, may kaltas din sa sweldo yun.
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this is where I am right now.
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Ano ba yung gusto kong maging end point?
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I think very important talaga,
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di ba, whole setting.
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pag alam natin kung ano yung goal natin,
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then doon tayo makakaisip ng strategy
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kung paano natin ma-achieve yun.
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So, doon lahat nagsimula yun.
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Dinescribe ko kung ano yung current situation ko.
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So, ganito ako ngayon.
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So, nakikita ko doon.
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Gano'ng katagal na, quote-unquote,
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naging corporate slave?
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Mga six years, six and a half years.
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Interesting kasi,
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nako, civil engineer pala itong si Fitz.
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Kasi nasa ano kami ngayon?
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Nasa socialized housing kami ngayon.
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May project kami sa...
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Baka meron kang mga thoughts dyan.
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ay ano ka din, ano?
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Nag-quit ka ng iyong work.
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ikaw ay nagpunta sa freelance, no?
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So, ano-ano ba yung mga freelance na ginagawa mo?
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During that time,
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ang naisip ko kasi is,
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based doon sa unang graph, no?
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Gusto kong itaas yung income ko,
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limited yung income natin from our work, di ba?
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Hindi naman tayo buwan-buwan
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nabibigyan na increase, no?
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the other way that I can increase my income
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is doing freelancing.
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during that time,
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hindi naman tayo pwede mag-resign kagad.
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So, I did freelancing.
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ang advice kasi sa akin noon,
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do something that you are already
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passionate about or interested in
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or meron ka na rin core competency.
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during that time,
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it started in college,
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I was already interested
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ang una kong freelancing
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software and web design.
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Kasi, ano na yun?
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First, nang galing yun sa hobby ko,
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so medyo geek tayo noon.
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Aside from video games,
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nag-design ako ng mga website
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at saka nagpo-program ako
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ng mga simple software.
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So, yun yung una kong venture
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into freelancing.
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May mga friends kasi,
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kaya ako na mga software developer,
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mga dorm-mate ko nung college,
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and mga naging kakilala ko na rin
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sa College of Engineering
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who are also into web designing.
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During this time kasi,
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ano pala ang pasikat pala
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yung mga personal websites?
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Kasi during that time,
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mga search engines lang,
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Hindi pa nga masyadong sikat
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ng Google noon eh.
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yung mga businesses,
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hindi pa normal na mayroong website
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yung mga businesses.
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So, doon ako nag-freelancing
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nadagdagan talaga yung cash flow ko.
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But on that note naman,
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nawalan ako ng free time.
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Kasi yung waking hours ko,
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a portion of it is sa earned income.
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So, yung free time ko usually after work
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and most of my weekend,
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nag-spend ngayon yun
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sa freelancing ko.
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it's a good start.
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Kaya nga, jump-starting yun sabi ko.
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Kasi, simula na to.
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I think this is a good start
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and also a good problem.
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Parang pag bagong gupit ka,
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di ba, meron talaga stage na parang pangit
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bago siya gumanda.
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yan yung aking jump-starting phase.
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Pero serious lang ako dito sa,
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so, nag-freelance ka
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pero mas malaki pa rin yung earned income mo.
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nandun ka pa rin sa corporate work mo.
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So, pinagsasabing ko.
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kinain talaga yung waking hours ko.
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meron pa rin akong 9 to 5 na work.
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Tapos, after work,
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doon ako sa freelancing income ko
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and which also includes
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Holidays and weekends.
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And para sa akin nga,
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I think this is a small sacrifice at the start.
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Siyempre, nagsisimula tayo
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and hindi naman kasi pwede mag-resign lang basta-basta, di ba?
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Dahil yung freelancing,
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hindi stable yung income mo.
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Lalo na kung nagsisimula ka pa lang.
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Wala ka pang client list,
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wala ka pang long-term projects
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and you're still probably,
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upskilling, di ba?
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Yung in-improve mo pa yung skills mo.
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is to continue working in the corporate world.
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ang goal ko na noon
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was not to get promoted in the office.
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Ang goal ko na noon was
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my freelancing income?
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transition from being an employee
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full-fledged freelancer?
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pag nag-iba yung mindset mo,
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biglang, ano eh, biglang
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mag-iiba rin yung
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naiisip mong kailangan mong gawin everyday.
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Nag-iiba rin yung daily goals mo.
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Okay. Tapos dito,
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ayan na, eto na yung
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eto na ba yung ano mo,
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yung current situation?
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So, nawala na yung
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corporate being slave,
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yung sa earned income.
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So, meron na tayong
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passive income. Pero mas malaki pa rin talaga
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yung freelance income natin.
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I started my blog
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or I shared this story
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So, during that time,
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this was where I am
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and paano ko na-achieve yung
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Kasi, it all started
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also with freelancing dahil
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na-realize ko I am
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I was able to get a long-term
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project. Tapos yung contract
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ng project, equal na rin
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one year's worth of my salary.
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So, sabi ko, this is a sign that
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I can actually quit my job.
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able to land that type of
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project during my free time,
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what more kung full-time akong
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freelancer? So, nag-resign
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syempre pagka-resign ko,
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biglang dumami yung
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free time ko, sabi ko ngayon
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and a friend actually suggested
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maging complacent.
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Yes, I can be a full-time
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freelancer, but how does
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being an entrepreneur
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sound like? So, sabi ko,
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kasi papaguring ko rin
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naging full-time freelancer ako all the
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time. So, I started
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do I convert this
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freelancing career into
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a business? So, during
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getting projects and then
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other freelancers. Tapos, parang
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dine-delegate ko or ina-outsource ko sa
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mga freelancers yung mga
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iba kong projects. So,
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in a way, naging passive
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income siya kasi yung mga partners
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ko na mga freelancers, sila
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na yung nag-aasikaso ng mga projects
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And I just get commission.
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since medyo nakaipon din tayo,
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di ba pag nag-stop tayo
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mag-work sa office, biglang
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bababaya expenses natin dahil hindi na
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tayo kumakain sa labas, wala na tayong
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damit, transportation.
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Yung naipon ko, that's when
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mga small business, micro
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and small businesses. So,
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siroksan, yung term ko noon.
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sa isang tindahan na malapit sa school.
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So, meron akong siroksan doon. Tapos, meron din
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akong lodan. During that time,
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napakalakas pa talaga ng mga
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Tapos, yung nanay ko,
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ginawa akong business partner
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na nagtitinda kami ng mga
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longganisa, tosino
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sa bahay. So, doon ako
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nag-explore ng entrepreneurship.
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And yung napakaliit,
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na passive income doon,
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that was the time na
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sinimulan ko yung
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vlog ko. And a major part
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of my income is still freelancing.
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However, through the years,
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through the years,
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yung passive income ko,
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syempre, tumaas na siya.
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I still do freelancing, but
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it's not really for the income anymore
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doing, I still love
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pagdating sa personal finance,
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yung pagiging content creator natin and all,
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it's more of an advocacy
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already. Kasi nakita ko kung
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personal finance to improve my life.
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share kapag may speaking engagement
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ako, I can consider
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myself as semi-retired,
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passive income ko,
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enough na siya to sustain
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Pwede akong hindi magtrabaho
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But, of course, hindi naman masaya kung
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basic necessities lang, di ba?
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Hindi naman masaya kung nakakakain ka lang
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ng tatlong beses ang araw.
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And I think that's also exciting
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mag-out of the country,
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one-month vacation sa Japan.
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So, that's something na
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pwede kong pag-trabaho,
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mabahuhan through my freelancing career
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of my businesses.
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At the end of the day,
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meron akong peace of mind
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kasi alam ko, hindi akong
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mamumblema dun sa kakainin ko
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araw-araw, makapagbayad ako
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ng utilities kasi covered na siya
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nung passive income.
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So, dun sa last na graph,
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mas mataas na yung passive income.
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Pero, yung sabi mo
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you've put up yung mga
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pagtulong nga dito sa mga freelancers.
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many ventures, to be honest.
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started back in 2012.
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dahil nakatulong sa akin yung pagiging freelancer.
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during that time,
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rising sector din yung mga
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freelancing, online freelancing, especially
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in the Philippines, 2012,
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2013. So, sabi ko,
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paano ko sila matutulungan?
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A lot of freelancers
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kasi when they go to the bigger
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websites, diba, like Upwork
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ang unang tinatanong ng kliyente is
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ano ba yung portfolio mo?
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Ano na yung mga naggawa mong
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trabaho? So, sabi ko,
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ako nung nag-freelancing ako kasi I had
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freelance software developer. Pero
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walang network talaga nagsisimula.
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So, sabi ko, bigyan natin sila ng
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opportunity na makakuha ng mga
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these can be part of their portfolio
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use these projects
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to get bigger projects and
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bigger and long-term
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clients. So, yun yung
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And vision nung 199jobs
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which is basically a
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freelancer marketplace.
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sideline, pwede tayong
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mag-sign up sa 199jobs.com
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wala namang bayad.
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It's free to sign up. And then,
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get all projects to get your
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freelancing career started.
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Tapos yung ano mga, yung
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it's villafuerte.com. Tapos,
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ang blog ay Ready to Be
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Rich. So, very interesting.
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Ano bang ibig sabihin ng pagiging
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Para sa akin talaga,
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it means you are able
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your dreams. So, it's not
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really anchored to a specific
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amount in your bank account.
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Ang tanong lang naman dyan is,
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ano ba yung gusto mo sa buhay?
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Ano ba yung gusto mong gawin
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in the future? Ano yung mga gusto mong
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bilhin para sa sarili mo,
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para sa pamilya mo? And,
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do you have the means
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capacity to afford those, then I can
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say that you are rich.
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You are truly wealthy.
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ginagawa ko yung vlog ko,
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yan, kaya ako sinabi,
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being ready to be rich. Kasi,
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during that point in my life,
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nandun na ako eh, na parang
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okay na yung setup ko.
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It's just a matter of growing
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what I already have. So, I was not
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am in that mindset na
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okay, ano na. I already
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know my path. It's just a matter
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of walking down that path.
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So, I am ready to be rich. Kaya, yun yung
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parang pinagalingan
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vlog ko, which is basically,
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naging branding ko na rin, because it
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is stuck sa mga followers ko.
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So, we're guessing, siyempre,
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rich ka na ngayon, di ba?
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So, yung, ano'n happen,
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mayaman, of course, ang pinaka
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ano kasi, di ba, a measure na ginagamit
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ng mga tao talaga ay pera.
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Pero, meron kasing tinatawag na
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golden handcuffs, eh, di ba?
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Ang taas-taas nga ng sweldo mo.
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Pero, nakakulong ka,
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meron kang posas nung golden handcuffs,
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handcuffs nga ang tawag ko dyan. Kasi, hindi mo
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naman ma-enjoy, kasi grabe yung stress
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sa trabaho, grabe yung demand
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sa work. Alas 4 ng umaga, tinatawagan
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ka, never-ending ang mga
18:02.4
calls and meetings. So,
18:06.1
ano ba yung, ano pa yung
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measures ng kayamanan
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Oo. Para sa akin,
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pinaka-importante talaga
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is, alam mo kung ano
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yung gusto mo. Having
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smart goals. Because,
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if you have specific goals in life
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and you believe that these
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are the things that you really want for yourself
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hindi lang kasi iisa
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I'll give you an example
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para mas concrete, no? Meron akong
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ang, pag tinanong ko, ano ba
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ang gusto mong gawin sa buhay? And,
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sabi niya, gusto niya mag-travel
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kasi parang isa sa mga passion
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ngayon, no? So, sabi ko sa kanya,
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hindi ka nakaka-travel
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opisina. Malaki nga
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yung sweldo mo, pero ang hirap
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mag-apply ng leave, etc.
19:04.7
if it were up to you,
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ano yung ideal setup mo?
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And, sabi niya, siguro,
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ang naisip niya, mag-iipon siya ng maraming
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pera, tapos mag-resign siya, and then
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mag-travel na lang siya for the rest
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of his life. Sabi ko, yes,
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that's one solution.
19:22.4
Tama naman yun. That's one solution. Pero,
19:24.8
why don't we think outside the box?
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What are the other things that you can do?
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siguro pwede ako maging freelancer.
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Anong klaseng freelancer?
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Kasi ano siya eh,
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nasa engineering field din siya.
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do you think you can do consultancy?
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Or do you have any other field
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na sa tingin mo, interested ka na
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pwede mong pag-aralan, etc.
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And yun yung nag-switch
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oo nga no, why don't I become
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work anywhere and
20:03.5
I can fulfill yung
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dreams ko na mag-travel.
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So, yun yung ginawa niya
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it was not instant, it was
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parang it took him four
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in-establish niya nga yung sarili niya.
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nag-e-email na lang siya sa akin,
20:25.0
three months na daw siya sa Vietnam
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kasi na-inlab ka doon sa
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in-Nistia niya, tapos
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nag-two months daw siya sa Dubai,
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etc. So, he's now traveling
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he's working as a
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Totoo, hindi ganun kasing taas yung
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sweldo niya, but it is enough
20:47.4
mga goals and dreams niya.
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So, para sa akin talaga, yun yung
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definition ng wealth eh,
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it's really up to you.
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Depende kasi kung ano yung gusto mo.
20:58.7
kailangan lang na careful tayo
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akala natin gusto natin to
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kasi yun yung nakikita natin sa iba.
21:08.9
there should be a healthy
21:10.8
amount of self-awareness
21:13.1
and may reflection,
21:15.2
getting to know ourselves.
21:16.9
Kasi doon natin malalaman
21:18.5
and ma-discover, ano ba talaga yung
21:20.8
nagbibigay sa atin ng
21:21.9
self-fulfillment.
21:23.8
Ang pinaka maganda example dito,
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related na rin siguro
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sa pagiging civil engineer ko.
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Kasi ako, I don't
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actually have any plans of buying
21:36.1
I have real estate investment kasi
21:38.4
mga rental properties, pero yung
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buying a house and lot na
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titirhan ko, parang wala sa
21:44.7
goal ko siya. Although
21:46.5
lahat ng kaibigan ko, lahat ng barkadyo ko
21:48.5
may mga sariling bahay, mga kapatid ko may mga
21:50.6
sariling bahay. So,
21:52.6
bakit hindi ako bumibili? Kasi sa tingin ko,
21:55.5
it's not really something that
21:56.7
will give me self-fulfillment.
21:58.7
Sabi ko, I am a professional
22:00.5
renter. Parang gusto ko
22:04.6
dito ako nakatira, then
22:06.0
kung saan yung maganda,
22:08.5
lilipat muna, doon naman ako lilipat,
22:12.5
yung nagbibigay sa kanya, self-fulfillment.
22:14.8
But also, it keeps
22:16.6
me grounded na hindi rin ako masyadong
22:18.7
nagiging attached sa mga matatangga.
22:20.6
Material things. Kasi, hindi ako
22:22.6
bumibili masyado ng mga stuff
22:24.5
dahil alam ko, after 3-4 years,
22:26.8
lilipat na naman ako ng bahay. Ayokong
22:28.4
magdala ng maraming gamit.
22:30.5
So, yun yung pinili ko
22:32.7
na lifestyle for myself
22:34.3
and I am happy with that. But
22:36.4
it doesn't mean na, yun din yung gagawin
22:38.7
ninyo. The same way na kung ano yung
22:40.5
nakikita nyo sa isa,
22:42.3
just be careful. Baka mamaya, you're
22:46.3
being jealous with what you're seeing with others.
22:48.6
But, it's important to,
22:50.5
to know yourself. Ano ba yung
22:52.3
nagbibigay sa kanya, self-fulfillment?
22:54.5
And then, that's what you work
22:56.2
on. So, yun talaga,
22:58.9
kailangan na mayroon talagang
23:00.8
pagkilala at pagmamahal
23:02.9
sa sarili. Kasi, yung lagi ko rin
23:04.7
yung sinasabi na, kapag kilala
23:06.7
mo yung sarili mo, mapapaiwas
23:08.5
ka sa gastos. Kasi, hindi mo kailangang patunayan
23:10.9
yung sarili mo sa iba.
23:12.6
Diba? Tapos, nakita din namin
23:14.4
ito, Fitz, of course, yung
23:16.4
podcast, no? Ang title ay
23:20.4
Bakit naman, The 80% ang
23:24.6
Oo. Yung podcast na yan, ano yan eh,
23:26.3
pandemic project ko yan.
23:28.5
Siyempre, wala tayong masyadong
23:30.4
ginagawa nung pandemic. Sabi ko,
23:32.2
mag-podcast nga tayo. Kasi, it's one of the things
23:34.3
that I was curious about.
23:41.9
one of the things that I've learned
23:44.3
pagdating sa pera, it's
23:46.1
80% behavior, diba?
23:48.4
And, 20% head knowledge.
23:50.4
Dahil, kahit sinong
23:53.0
tanungin ko, alam nila na
23:54.8
importante na nagsisave,
23:56.6
importante na nag-i-invest.
23:58.9
Pero, pag tinanong mo, bakit hindi ka
24:00.4
nag-iipon, most probably
24:06.6
money habits, wrong mindset
24:12.7
on the Pareto principle,
24:14.6
yung 80-20, diba?
24:16.2
Kaya, sinabi ko, the 80% because
24:20.7
good financial habits
24:22.9
and the right mindset
24:25.1
when it comes to building
24:26.6
your wealth dun sa ating podcast.
24:30.9
Tapos, sabi mo nga, ayan,
24:32.7
nandito ka na. Yung palang
24:34.6
unang binabanggit ko kanina,
24:36.4
2007 pa pala yun, mga
24:38.6
kaibigan. So, ito,
24:41.0
curious lang kami, ano
24:42.6
naman yung mga passive income mo?
24:44.4
Nabanggit mo na kanina, meron kang rental
24:46.6
properties. So, ano
24:48.6
pa? Yung mga, well,
24:50.6
of course, sabi mo nga, hindi naman
24:52.2
kailangan nagayahin kung ano kasi
24:54.5
iba-iba tayo. Pero, curious kami,
24:56.9
ano yung meron na passive
24:58.5
income that works for FITS?
25:06.0
dividends from businesses.
25:10.3
several businesses.
25:12.6
Siguro, ang pinaka
25:16.6
yung sa pinsan ko,
25:18.6
yung pinsan ko kasi, nagtayo siya ng
25:20.3
company. But, at the
25:22.7
start, kailangan niya ng funding.
25:24.8
So, parang naging ano tayo,
25:26.2
venture capitalist.
25:37.8
But, I get regular dividends
25:40.4
from that. Aside from
25:42.5
that, of course, meron tayo mga paper
25:46.5
mga dividend stocks tayo.
25:48.6
And, very popular ngayon, yung
25:50.6
REITs, di ba? So, mas
25:52.0
maraming ano doon. Mas regular
25:56.5
MP2, of course. So, may
25:58.6
mga paper assets tayo na nagbibigay
26:00.9
ng fixed income or
26:02.3
regular dividends.
26:04.5
We have a few businesses that
26:06.6
provide me dividend income.
26:10.2
I would also consider
26:13.0
yung content creation
26:14.6
natin. Di ba, mayroon tayong mga
26:16.3
YouTube channel, may mga website tayo.
26:18.6
So, semi-passive.
26:20.6
Kasi, there are times
26:24.7
mga ibang bagay. So, I am not
26:26.6
able to upload anything. But,
26:28.9
there's still income from the ads.
26:32.8
that also as passive income.
26:34.7
So, kailangan ano pa rin tayo.
26:39.0
din yung sources of income natin.
26:40.8
Hindi lang yung investment
26:42.4
but also yung sources of income diversified.
26:46.3
Happy naman nun. Sana magkaroon din kami ng pins.
26:48.6
Sana mapagkakatiwalaan
26:50.8
sa i-invest. Kasi, usually,
26:52.6
pag mga family members, lalo ng mga
26:54.5
OFWs feeds, napupasong-paso
26:56.8
ang mga OFWs dyan kapag mga
26:58.7
kamag-anak na pinag-usapan
27:00.3
ng pag-i-investan. Ano yung naging
27:02.5
sikreto, or di man siguro sikreto,
27:04.9
pero, what made it
27:08.0
nakapag-invest ka doon at hindi ka
27:10.8
tinakbuhan katulad ng
27:12.6
maraming mga OFWs?
27:19.6
I asked for a business plan.
27:21.5
Hindi man pwedeng,
27:22.8
hindi siya yung siguro naiisip
27:24.9
ng karamihan na lumapit sa akin,
27:26.6
tas humihingi ng pera pang negosyo. Hindi siya gano'n.
27:32.9
nag-iisip na siya kung
27:34.9
paano, saan siya kukuha ng
27:39.3
Pero, alam niya na yung
27:45.7
actually, hindi siya nag-offer
27:47.0
sa akin eh. Nakikita ko siya
27:48.6
busy lagi kasi nag-research.
27:51.3
May mga, may mga, ano,
27:52.9
may mga kausap siya, mga suppliers
27:55.0
and all. Yun pala, gumagawa siya ng
27:56.7
business plan. And sabi ko sa kanya, pabasa
27:58.8
nga niya, ano ba yan, no? Kasi
28:03.4
So, from the business plan itself,
28:05.2
nakita ko na, number one,
28:07.6
may feasibility study siya
28:08.9
doon eh. And, nakita ko
28:11.0
na seryoso siya. Nakita ko na
28:14.7
The business was running already
28:16.7
on paper. Ang kulang na lang
28:18.9
is yung influx of
28:22.5
matayo niya. And,
28:24.8
ang unang plano niya nga was
28:26.6
to apply for a loan.
28:29.5
Alam niyo, mag-bootstrap
28:31.1
din siya. So, sabi ko,
28:33.5
baka naman pwedeng maki
28:39.1
Kasi, I think, I am
28:41.0
impressed with the plan.
28:46.7
that's the difference
28:47.5
doon sa mga usual na mga
28:49.5
naririnig natin na
28:50.9
yung iba kasi humihingi ng
28:52.8
kapital, nag-i-invite na
28:55.5
makisosyo, pero wala pang
28:57.5
plano. In my case,
28:59.5
nakita ko yung plano. I was impressed.
29:03.7
Oo. At saka, ang usual na
29:05.5
nakikita natin ay ano, diba, pag
29:07.2
nangihingi ng kapital, actually, mas
29:11.5
nagpapaawa sila or something
29:13.6
at ginagamit yung
29:15.2
keycard na magkapamilya tayo,
29:17.5
tulungan mo ako. Pero in your case,
29:19.6
ang nakita mo talaga ay nandyan
29:23.7
ano niya, yung pagiging
29:25.6
worthwhile niya as a business.
29:27.5
Anyway, naku, napasarap na tayo ng kwento.
29:29.5
Papunta pa lang tayo sa main topic natin
29:31.6
which is insurance.
29:33.5
Meron akong ginawang, ano eh,
29:35.6
nagpa-poll ako dito sa
29:39.1
tinanong ko, may variable universal
29:41.5
life insurance ba kayo?
29:43.5
Ayan. At ito yung
29:47.6
votes. Yes, luging-lugi
29:51.2
Yes, gusto ko nang itigil.
30:07.7
Ano mo masasabi mo sa resulta
30:16.7
lumalapit rin kasi sa akin
30:18.5
na nagpapakonsult
30:21.3
about their insurance.
30:23.4
Nagpapainsurance audit.
30:26.1
yun talaga yung napapansin ko,
30:29.5
a lot of people na may VUL,
30:35.1
which is, sabi ko,
30:37.5
ano kasi siya, financial protection,
30:39.1
it's not an investment.
30:40.7
Kasi yung nagsabi pala na,
30:43.5
yes, luging-lugi, para sa akin,
30:47.3
concerned kung lugi o hindi yung
30:51.4
ang reason kung ba't mo
30:53.6
kinuha yan, kasi insurance yan,
30:55.4
is for financial protection. Parang
30:57.3
ano na lang yun eh, cream on top na lang yun
30:59.9
na mayroon siyang investment component.
31:02.2
So, that's when I discovered
31:04.0
that, unfortunately,
31:05.8
there are a number
31:07.9
of financial advisors na
31:09.6
minamarket nila ang VUL
31:11.7
as an investment,
31:13.5
and not as a form of
31:15.3
financial protection. So,
31:17.3
yun lang yung initial
31:19.4
talaga na isip ko
31:22.1
dun sa ginawa mong
31:26.5
para sa akin, concerning
31:27.5
din yung nagsabi na,
31:29.4
ano yan? Which means, mababa pa rin
31:31.5
talaga yung insurance
31:33.5
penetration rate natin.
31:35.4
Something na very
31:37.6
essential, especially for
31:39.5
breadwinners, as a form
31:41.5
of financial protection.
31:43.5
Kunti lang. But, I think,
31:45.9
partly, it's also because
31:47.6
yung negative impression
31:49.9
ng mga tao pagdating sa insurance eh,
31:52.1
naiisip nila gastos lang,
31:54.0
hindi talaga nai-explain sa kanila
31:55.9
yung benefits of having
32:01.9
ano eh, naghahanap
32:03.8
talaga ako ng kakampi tungkol
32:05.6
dito sa VUL na yan,
32:07.4
sa VTID na yan. Nung nakita ko yung video mo,
32:09.6
gusto ko siyang kausapin,
32:11.5
diba? At, ito nga,
32:13.5
doon tayong tinatawag kasi na, ano, diba?
32:15.7
Instead na VUL, kung insurance
32:17.6
talaga yung titignan natin, meron yung
32:21.1
difference. So, at nakita ko nga
32:23.7
na ikaw din, mas ginagawa mo
32:27.7
So, paano ba itong VTID
32:33.4
ang una kong tinatanong is,
32:35.9
meron ka bang financial dependence?
32:37.5
Meron bang umahasa sa'yo?
32:39.4
Because insurance really is a form
32:41.7
of financial protection.
32:43.5
Hindi para sa'yo, but para
32:45.6
sa mga nakadepende
32:51.5
single na lahat ng sweldo mo
32:53.9
sa'yo pupunta, wala kang
32:55.3
pinapaaral, wala kang pinapakain,
32:57.9
I would dare say that
32:59.5
hindi mo pa kailangan
33:02.7
Diba? Up year. Parang tayo yung sinasabi dyan.
33:09.5
balikan mo yung insurance kapag
33:13.5
malapit ka na ikasal.
33:14.9
Once you get engaged, I would say
33:17.6
that's a consideration na to get insurance
33:19.6
kasi magkakaroon ka na ng
33:21.5
family. But, if you're a
33:27.5
din eh na lahat nung
33:29.4
sweldo mo pupunta sa pagbabayad ng insurance
33:33.0
the different types of insurance,
33:35.4
yung term insurance talaga yung pinakamura.
33:37.9
And, that's why I
33:42.6
reason why you're
33:45.3
getting insurance is to protect
33:47.4
your family in case something
33:49.3
happens to you. And, term insurance
33:51.6
is the most affordable type of
33:53.4
insurance that can achieve that.
33:56.0
Syempre, since mura lang
33:57.4
ang term insurance,
34:01.2
that's already something that you can leverage
34:05.0
somewhere. Again,
34:07.3
depende on your goals.
34:09.5
Babangkit ko na rin, minsan,
34:12.6
bank savings account na rin
34:15.6
kasi ngayon eh, na may libring
34:17.2
insurance eh, diba? So, sabi ko,
34:20.1
that's also a consideration
34:22.0
kasi that will help you
34:23.5
minimize the amount
34:26.0
of coverage that you need.
34:27.7
So, mas mura pa yun na meron kang
34:29.6
bank account na may libring
34:30.9
life insurance. So, that's a consideration
34:33.7
when we compute kung magkano ba
34:35.9
talaga yung death benefit na
34:37.7
required for your
34:42.6
may mga nagsasabi
34:44.4
na at least yung VUL
34:48.3
etc. Pero kasi sa akin,
34:51.4
pagdating sa investment,
34:53.3
hindi naman yan parati
34:54.6
na pag lagay mo ng pera,
34:57.4
papatulugin mo na lang.
34:59.1
There's such a thing
35:00.6
as rebalancing your portfolio,
35:04.2
tactical with what's happening
35:06.5
in the market. And,
35:10.2
control mo, yung investment mo,
35:14.4
ka makakapag-navigate
35:20.5
So, kung mas maganda
35:22.7
sa bonds, sa bonds ka muna
35:24.2
mag-invest. Kung mas maganda sa stock market,
35:26.6
sa stock market, hindi yung
35:28.6
pag nasa VUL siya,
35:30.9
hindi ka ganun ka-flexible.
35:32.5
Although, pwede mo ilipat-lipat ng funds,
35:34.9
but it's not really na...
35:36.1
Kami na lang mong fees
35:39.8
At saka, actually,
35:41.0
ang isang talaga dyan,
35:42.6
ay, diba, yung sa VUL,
35:46.6
first year, nagbayad ka ng malaki,
35:48.8
tapos tinignan mo yung fund value mo,
35:52.8
Halos wala. Tapos, sabi ko,
35:54.5
paano yan? Paano yan? Doon pa lang,
35:56.7
ang laki na ng question mark
36:00.4
Ano ko, Fitz, pareho ka rin ba?
36:02.7
Ako kasi talaga, minsan, pinuupotaktay
36:04.7
talaga ako ng mga financial advisors,
36:07.0
na mga binabadmouth
36:08.7
pangasabi ko. Anyway,
36:12.6
ay nagbibigay lang ng aking
36:17.9
siguro, the truth hurts talaga.
36:20.5
Yun na lang yung sinasabi ko.
36:30.6
study yung financial
36:32.6
situation ng client
36:34.1
and we should give them
36:36.1
the best financial product that they
36:38.5
need, hindi yung the best financial
36:40.4
product that will give us the highest commission.
36:42.6
Yun yung kasi minsan eh.
36:46.9
admittedly, may mga
36:50.5
sinasabi nila na, ay gusto ko, wala na
36:52.6
akong iisipin and
36:54.0
gusto ko, isa lang yung binabayaran ko.
36:56.8
And then, when you look at their cash flow,
36:58.9
substantial naman yung income,
37:00.9
then, I would say na,
37:02.9
sige, kumuha ka ng VUL, but
37:04.5
you have to understand
37:06.4
that what you are getting is a
37:08.4
financial protection. Hindi yan
37:12.6
you will expect na talagang
37:14.1
lalaki ng sobra, diba?
37:17.9
the real issue here
37:20.7
is making people understand
37:22.9
what they are actually getting.
37:26.1
they fully understand the product that
37:28.6
they're getting, then, sige, okay lang.
37:31.2
Basta na i-explain yun
37:32.5
ng maayos, kasi nakaka-
37:34.5
inis din talaga yung may nagko-complain sa akin
37:36.5
na, ano ba ito, lugo yung investment ko?
37:38.2
Saan ka ba naka-invest dito? Tapos, VUL product
37:40.5
yung sasabihin. Sabi ko, naku,
37:42.6
niloko ka na naman
37:44.3
yung ahente mo. Yan.
37:48.5
Naku, maraming maraming salamat,
37:50.3
Fitz, at marami kaming natutunan
37:52.4
sa'yo ngayon. And
37:54.3
we hope we can do this again.
37:58.1
iba pa nating pag-uusapan. Manonood ako
38:00.5
ng mga videos mo. Actually, very
38:02.5
interested ako din sa mga freelance
38:08.5
din natin. At maturuan yung ibang mga
38:10.3
tao, no? Kasi, bago ka siya
38:12.4
kasi makapag-invest, di ba, kailangan talaga
38:14.2
meron mo ng source of income, meron mo
38:16.2
mga munang pang-invest. Makakasagutan,
38:18.6
magiging kasagutan yung
38:20.2
freelance na yan.
38:22.2
So, saan ka pa namin
38:24.5
makikita? Aside from your
38:26.3
podcast, aside from dun sa
38:28.1
Ready to Be Rich?
38:31.3
Actually, meron akong
38:34.2
readytobereach.com. Tapos,
38:36.4
dun sa readytobereach.com,
38:38.3
it's just a one-page website.
38:40.7
Nandun na lahat ng links,
38:45.9
X, or Twitter, sa Instagram,
38:48.5
sa TikTok, YouTube,
38:52.5
and they can also
38:53.6
send an email sa akin
38:55.9
through that. So, marami
38:57.8
na kasi tayo ngayong accounts online,
39:00.1
di ba, kailangan present tayo sa iba't-ibang
39:02.0
social networks. So, sabi ko,
39:04.4
pag may mga ganitong opportunity
39:08.3
more people, para madali nilang tatandaan,
39:10.8
doon na lang sila, punta.
39:12.4
readytobereach.com.
39:16.2
papuntahan na natin yan. So, maraming
39:18.2
maraming salamat, Fitz, at
39:20.1
sana ay dumami pa
39:22.5
yung mga katulad natin
39:23.9
na galit sa bull.
39:28.6
ang inuuna ay yung kapakanan
39:32.4
di ba? Anong kapakanan nila, hindi yung
39:34.1
magiging beneficial sa atin.
39:36.7
So, maraming maraming salamat
39:38.5
sa iyo, and see you next time.
39:41.0
Yes, thank you very much,
39:42.4
and I really enjoyed this time,
39:44.6
and looking forward sa susunod na
39:46.5
pagbisita ko dito
39:48.0
sa community nyo. So, hello ulit
39:50.3
sa mga nanonood ngayon, and
39:52.4
I hope marami silang natutunan.
39:54.8
Ayan. Thank you. Thank you
39:58.3
So, yun po si Fitz, ano,
40:00.3
nakausap natin, at
40:02.0
napag-usapan natin ako
40:04.5
yung VTID na yan, at
40:06.3
tsaka yung VUL na yan.
40:08.3
Mas maiintindihan natin
