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BPI Debit Card for use with Paypal?

Very few local debit and credit cards can be used with Paypal. For those without credit cards, the UnionBank EON debit card is a usual option. For those with a BPI Mastercard, however, there now is an alternative “credit card” that can be used with Paypal: the BPI e-Credit card.

I visited BPI earlier and a staff introduced me to it. The e-Credit card is similar to a supplementary card, which means it is attached to the regular BPI Mastercard.

BPI markets the e-Credit card as the “card for online transactions.” Its account number is different from the regular credit card number which means online, your regular credit card number won’t appear.

Increased PDIC coverage of P500,000

The bill increasing the amount of insured bank deposits to P500,000 has already been approved but, until now, very few people know when this law will take effect.

In March, the Philippine National Bank (PNB) issued Long-Term Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (LTNCD) with minimum investment amount of P500,000. This entire amount will already be fully insured, according to a representative from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC). However, she also said she herself doesn’t know when exactly the law will take effect.

So when is the effectivity date of the increased PDIC coverage of P500,000?

Learn how to make money from blogging

In the past, we have been writing about ways to make money online, specifically, how to earn money from blogging. From now on, we will be compiling the links to all related articles in this post, so as to give you access to those posts.

Making money from blogging is not easy

You have been blogging for months now. Almost everyday, you come up with at least one blog post. And yet, your site’s traffic is not increasing and, worst, your online income is still close to zero. What’s wrong?

You are not alone. Several PMT Forum members who have been blogging for some time now have reached the same conclusion: Mahirap pala kumita sa blogging.

Indeed, making money from blogging is not easy.

Quiz: Are you financially healthy?

In this time of bear markets and economic downturns, you must check if you are financially healthy because, if not, you might end up as one of the casualties of the recession. You must not be complacent because if your financial health is in danger, you might end up with no cash to spare, drowning in debt, or worse, bankrupt.

CNNMoney.com has got this simple but good way of checking if your financial health is OK. It basically asks whether your liquidity status is excellent, your debt obligations are manageable, and if your retirement plan is sound.

Assess the following financial aspects and see if you are financially healthy.

Chrysler bankruptcy, Citigroup stress test, Teresa Tambunting, Legacy banks

Here we summarize relevant business news around the world that happened last week which you ought to know.

Chrsyler files for bankruptcy
Citigroup may need up to $10 billion more capital
Tambunting relative arrested for stealing $12 million worth of gold
PDIC settles P1.5 billion of P6 billion “doubtful” Legacy accounts

Details of these stories below.

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