Confused OFW Needs HELP!!

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hindi ko natapos ang post ko. biglang nagka-emergency kasi.

anyway, to continue... ang mga pwede mo pasukan ay services, trading, real estate, at stocks (ako lang ito ha, paki-correct kung may iba kayong mga idea). ang stocks maganda ngayon pero nakakatakot pumasok kasi mataas ang market. hindi mo alam kelan mag-c-correction. services (eg laundryshop, car wash, etc) okay sana pero sobrang laki ng demand nito sa oras mo. kapag wala ka, kung anu-ano gagawin ng mga tao mo. trading maganda. kelangan magaling ang accounting and inventory mo. pero siyempre ang pera mo nakapako sa inventory. kapag ninakawan ka, ubos ka. lastly real estate/property. ito na siguro ang pinaka-okay na pwede mong gawin via remote control. problema mo na lang ay how to screen renters, at siyempre kung may mangyari o magka-problema sa property mo. lahat ng iyan may kanya-kanyang levels of risk. ultimately, the trick is finding the right manager na trustworthy, na may diskarte pero hindi ka naman lolokohin.

now kung talagang disidido kang mag-negosyo, my suggestion is maghanap ka ng manager na mapagkakatiwalaan at may diskarte. kapag nakahanap ka niyan, kahit ano pwede mong pasukan. ang next step na lang ay maghanap ng niche mo. IMHO, magtutuloy-tuloy na yan.

(guys, please correct me kung mali ang sapantaha ko. may mga ilang venture na din akong pinasok kasi and so far, ito ang naging conclusion ko. there is no such thing as a truly passive source of income. parang lahat ng negosyo kelangan talaga ng direct involvement mo. unless nga makahanap ka ng mapagkakatiwalaang tauhan. iyan ang critical factor sa akin.)

last pala, why don't you invest in those insurance funds or retirement plans? (honestly ako, hindi ako naniniwala sa mga ito.) pero give it some thought, baka mag-work for you. may mga binabagayan kasi iyan e.

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hehe sobrang haba ng post ko

anyway, tingin ko burnt out ka lang. mahirap talaga magtrabaho 7 days a week. some people say na ang productivity natin only goes so far, after a while, nag-p-plateau na. and no amount of further effort will give you an increase in productivity. a vacation will do you wonders. ma-re-re-orient ang priorities mo, ma-re-recharge ang "batteries" mo, and mabibigyan ka ng fresh perspective uli. baka makuha mo uli ang drive mo dati na siyang nagtulak sa iyo na mag-prisintang mag 7 days a week magtrabaho. kung uuwi ka ng pinas for your vacation, you can catch up with old friends.

or baka kelangan mo lang ng matinding hobby diyan sa singapore. baka sobrang stressed ka sa trabaho kaya kelangan mo ng breather.

[ozcity]

isipin mo paano nabubuhay yung milyon-milyong pilipino sa pinas?..ang pag-iipon walang katapusan yan...hindi lahat ng bagay nakukuha sa pera..kung saan ka masaya at kuntento sa mga pangangilangan mo doon ka..

[oldblue]

ang business talaga dito sa P'nas mga front lang. usually, ang totoo malakas kumita ng pera yun hindi naiisip ng iba

[Flagg]

Bossing FedEx, the best dito ay mag-politico ka...

Oops, sori po, baka ma-ban me...

Seryoso nalang... magbuhay mayaman ka. Put maybe 25% of your savings in blue chips here. PLDT, San Mig, ALI, mga ganun. For as long as mga current management team nila ang may hawak, kikita ka.

All you have to do is internet search about your picks mga 1 hour a day.

[wildthing]

as negosyo try to search your interest or hobby and see if there is any chance of making it into a negosyo.

i use to remember an officemate (actually he was running the sister company of my office in singapore) back in '96, his sideline business (he was barely 25 too) was selling comics.

Comics was his hobby before so he decided why not sell comics (he knew that only a few people were into that business kasi he was also a "customer").

He started with one stall and in one of his business trips in hongkong (which our company paid for because it was official trip) he manage to get a supplier of the other chinese and japanese comics (prior to that he had already the regular DC and Marvel comics) in hongkong.

From there he grew to 3 stores (in just 1 or 2 years) grossing more than S$10,000 monthly on peak seasons according to him (during those days ang typical suweldo was S$1,500/month with P17=S$1 exchange rate). Although he was a bit on the mayabang side, I would have to believe he was really doing good.

He gets the typical comics at S$ 0.50 a piece and sells them about S$1.50-2.00 so thats nearly a 300% mark-up! Not bad for a sideline di ba.

Lately, I remember reading an article how FILBAR started... he bought the old magazines (past issues not sold) from his company (he was salesman ng magazine subscriptions) per kilo basis and then sold it per piece basis. Even at a discounted selling price he was raking more than 1000% mark-up.

[mikaztro]

Fed,

It all depends kung how much na ang naipon mo jan sa Singapore. If you have enough money to open a business, then that's the time you come here. I'd say a minimum of P2M to P3M na savings. With that money, you can gamble on any business here. Remember, ang business ay isa ding gamble. You are not sure if it will work or not. By the way, the P3M na hard earned savings ay excluded pa ang house & lot that you'll be staying and the car. Kasi baka sa P3M pala here eh kulang na iyan pambili ng house & lot and a good running car.

If you want to setup a new business, I suggest you start with something that is related with your career or yung hilig mo gawin. Something na hindi ka madali ma bore and sure na mag eenjoy ka. Food business is something to consider since it is not a luxury anymore but a necessity. Professional Services oriented business also can be advised since it doesn't require big capital.

With this advice and other's as well, you can't go wrong with it. HTH!

[B2Bomber]

baka nga homesick ka lang talaga. why not magstart ka ng biz sa 'Pinas pero wag mo muna bitawan yang Singapore mo. pagsteady na yung biz mo. and kuntento ka na sa ipinapasok nya, den balik ka na ng Pinas. kung mabobore ka sa pagaalaga lang nung biz mo, hanap ka ng trabaho na relaxing. tipong ang sideline mo e yung day-job mo ika nga.
kami on-call din kami ng weekends pag nakatambay ng Singapore pero di diretsong tulad mong 7-days. I guess dun siguro nila ibinebase yung "offdays" mo sa mga weekends na itrinabaho mo, like pag offshore na ulit kami.
anyway, relax lah. tambay ka muna ng LP, OT, TP, etc., etc.

[BoEinG_747]

kung saan ka masaya doon ka pumunta,wala sa pera ang tunay na kaligayahan ng tao ,baka kahit may malaki ka na sweldo diyan tapos stress ka naman sa trabaho
eh baka kulangin pa iyan kinikita mo pag nag kasakit ka

bata ka pa naman ,marami ka pa pwede pasukan kung sakali sumablay ang plano mo negosyo sa pinas

itanong mo sa sarili mo ano ba mga gusto or hilig ,
sa negosyo ,
kung mahilig ka sa car tayo ka ng motorshop,
kung mahilig ka sa babae tayo ka ng girly bar

[CVT]

Homesick ka na bro.

Ako noon,- malamig na tubig at isang bar ng snickers chocolate with peanuts lang,- ayos na!

Seriously, baka hirap ka lang sa sistema ng buhay sa Singapore. Kung talagang gusto mong umuwi ng Pilipinas,- do it. Subukan mong muling magtrabaho rito...

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