mona269

@mona269 (133)

Philippines • Age 54

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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How much has your life been affected by the crisis?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 13 Oct 08

It's global and it's affecting a lot of people. This crisis has left some of my friends out of work. With mortgages to pay for plus the cost of living day-to-day plus the kids' education plus everything else, it's one tough...

crisis

life

mortgages

3 responses

How are earnings calculated in myLot?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 1 Oct 08

I've been with myLot for a little over a week now. I've read about how we can earn but it is still a mystery how myLot calculates the earnings. Sometimes there are discussions that really don't require that much explanation...

mylot

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2 people

Would you change your lifestyle drastically when you become rich?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 30 Sep 08

I wouldn't. I'd like to keep my lifestyle as simple and as lowkey as possible. Oh well, of course, there'll be some changes but nothing drastic. Like...hmmmmmmm...we'd be able to travel wherever and whenever we want... we...

lifestyle

6 responses

What do you plan to give your kids this Christmas?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 30 Sep 08

Christmas is just around the proverbial corner and my kids are already sounding off what they'd like to get as gifts. My son wants a PSP and my daughter wants a mini laptop. Whoaaaa!! As if we sweep money from under our...

beds

christmas

2 responses

If you won the jackpot in the lottery, what's the first thing you'll do?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 30 Sep 08

If I get lucky enough to win the jackpot in the lottery, the first thing I'll do is..."disappear". I'd bring my husband and kids somewhere where we can be alone to think about what to do with all the money. I'll just resurface...

lottery

5 responses

What do you plan to do when you retire?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 30 Sep 08

Hi! I'm totally stressed...and during times like these i usually find myself thinking about retirement a lot. at what age do you guys plan to retire and what do you plan to do? I want to retire, hopefully, by the age of...

retirement

3 responses

Who will take Harry Potter's place?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 29 Sep 08

I'm beginning to feel the void now... After the 7th book, there'd be no more new Harry Potter book to wait in line for. and I'm really missing it a lot. It's very rare for me to be so engrossed with reading a book about...

harry potter

1 response

Do you encourage your children to read books?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 23 Sep 08

With so many electronic form of entertainment, sometimes kids forget about books. For research, they turn to the internet instead of encyclopedias or newspapers. You would often see them in a corner with their PSPs and their...

books

kids

read

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1 person

Do your kids fight a lot?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 20 Sep 08

Mine does. And they do it 101% of the time! They fight about everything. They're three years apart. One boy and one girl. They just don't get along. It's tougher than tough teaching them how to share stuff with one another. They...

fight

kids

3 responses

How do you relax?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 20 Sep 08

I'm totally stressed out. I really need some time off from work. I'm thinking of going to the spa and having myself all pampered prettified. How do you guys relax?

relax

stress

6 responses

Do you spoil your kids?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 18 Sep 08

I'm guilty of being such a softie when it comes to my kids. I tend to buy them stuff intead of encouraging them to save up for it. Well, this doesn't happen all the time of course. I just notice myself buying stuff for them that...

brats

kids

spoil

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1 person

Are you bad when you're mad?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

When i'm just upset and disappointed and angry, I shout. I'm never one to throw things around but sometimes I feel that I can scream my head off. BUT when I'm really, really, really, really, really MAD, you won't even hear me...

angry

mad

moods

5 responses

Can money solve all your problems make you truly happy?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

A lot of people nowadays have money problems. With the crisis and all, who wouldn't want to have loads of cash? But is money enough to solve all your problems and make you truly happy? I believe not. There are still some...

happy

money

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2 people

Are you close to your mother?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

Are you close to your mother? Like do you share the same interests? like the same shops? like to go out and bond together? My mother and I are as close as the north pole is to the south pole. We are like so totally different...

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8 people

Do you think that life is unfair?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

I have a friend who's always whining about how unfair life is or how unlucky he is in life. For a while, it was okay with me to just listen to his stories about how all the businesses that he's started always ends up losing money...

is life unfair

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7 people

How often to you upgrade your cellphone?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

I know of a lot of people who are always out buying the latest and hottest cellphone models. Personally, I don't really think it is wise to spend so much on something that gets outmoded so fast. I only change phones once the one...

cellphones

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2 people

Do you blog for fun or for money?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

I used to think that a blog is just some sort of an online diary where you can rant and rave about anything and everything under the sun. I thought that some people just do this blog thing for the fun of having other people read...

blog

money

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3 people

How do you teach your kids about money management?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 16 Sep 08

I've got two kids (aged 10 and 13) who I've been trying to teach how to handle their own money. I believe I should be teaching these things like saving and investing to them as early as now so that they won't have to go through...

kids

money

2 responses

How Do You Manage Multiple Blogs?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 15 Sep 08

I started a few blogs. http://theheadquarters.168center.com http://thejourney.168center.com http://ptcmania2008.blogspot.com However, I am having problems maintaining all of them. Most of the time, I can't even decide...

blogs

multiple blogs

3 responses

How's your bestfriend like?

mona269 @mona269 (133) • Philippines 15 Sep 08

My bestfriend and I don't get to see each other as often as most bestfriends do. In fact, we RARELY see each other....like once in 5 years...She lives in the States now while I'm still here in the Philippines. We get to talk over...

bestfriend

friend

2 responses