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Metro Manila Traffic Costs
March 18, 2008 | On the Road
There’s no doubt that the traffic problem in Metro Manila is, well, a huge problem. It’s bad enough that it causes roadrage and high blood pressure; it get’s worse if we consider the gargantuan waste of money. The estimated financial losses caused by the traffic problem, while not uniform, are staggering. Consider the following:
Cost of raising a child
March 16, 2008 | Work and Money
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 and came up with $160,140! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. For those with kids, this figure leads to wild fantasies about all the money we could have banked if not for (insert your child’s name here). For others, that …
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