Life presents us all with many opportunities to regret a thought, an action or a missed opportunity. I have had lots and also learned how to leverage those times to achieve better ...
Archive for the 'Society' Category
Dec 5th, 2019
ILP-0059: My Only Regret About Making Canada Home
Dec 3rd, 2019
ILP-0058: Five Fun Facts About Canada
Over the last seven years, I have discovered so many fun facts about Canada! Too numerous to even talk about. However, I thought I'd make an episode out of my top 5 from the lots? ...
Nov 28th, 2019
ILP-0057: Immigration, Integration And Domestic Violence
When people migrate permanently to other places, needless to say, they face a lot of challenges. One area that takes the heat a lot even though it is not often discussed publicly i...
Nov 24th, 2019
ILP-0056: The Power And Reward Of Resilience
Samuel Akuma got an offer of admission for his undergraduate program but couldn’t afford the fees so he skipped a year to raise money for it. He finally got in and had to depend ...
A few years ago, I got to know about an investment scheme here in Canada. I talked to a friend about it and he invested some funds into it. Years after, the investment turned out t...
Nov 7th, 2019
ILP-0051: Connecting To A Community Is Key
As an immigrant, having a community around you and connecting to one is key says Krispin Ontong. Kris is the immediate past President of the Filipino association in South Eastern M...
Nov 5th, 2019
ILP-0050: A Newcomers Guide To Credit In Canada
Today's episode is a sequel to episode 49 where I concluded the story about my journey into a lifestyle of debt. In this episode, Simon Wyse, the VP of Revenue at Borrowell gave re...
Oct 31st, 2019
ILP-0049: My Journey Into Debt Part 2
In the last episode, I shared how I got into debt. In this episode, I continued that story sharing about what happened to me in 2017. I also talked about what I did to get out of a...
Oct 29th, 2019
ILP-0048: My Journey Into Debt Part 1
Confession time. How did I go from being debt-free to almost $300,000 in debt within 5 years? I shared my romance with debt in this episode. Please listen and laugh at my stupidity...
Oct 22nd, 2019
ILP-0046: How To Maintain Your Sanity As An Immigrant
Life is hard and taking a big leap in midlife to restart life in a country like Canada can be tough. Tougher than we imagined. More painful than we can sometimes express in words. ...