ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Last September, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender; two months later, just last Friday, their president, Nayib Bukele, shocked the world once again with the announcement of Bitcoin City –– a digital investor’s...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Calling all parents. Are you looking for the scariest Halloween costume for your kids? If you live in an area of the un-woke, you might want to consider dressing them up like the culture police. Let me explain. Yesterday, the verified Twitter account of the...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Let me just start by saying that, in my humble opinion, I think Ramon Ang has done more for our country than any other private or corporate citizen, especially during the pandemic. I’m not sure if that is factually correct, but it is how I––and I’m sure most...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Yesterday, I went to a fast-food joint on the highway. The drive thru looked like it was backed up to mid 2022 so I went inside the restaurant and walked up to the counter––which I noticed when driving past was empty. Thought I found the perfect hack! The cashier...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin By late August, I had almost doubled my modest investment in crypto on an exchange called Binance, while my eToro had lost about a hundred dollars during around the same amount of time. Now I know that four months is not a long enough time to judge the stock market,...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Just when you thought they couldn’t go any lower, it seems like the passport appointment fixers are back and scalping reservation spots to desperate Filipinos looking to renew their passports. And yes, I know this topic has come up many times over the years, but to...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Eighteen months ago, Naomi, (not her real name) was living the dream. She was working as cabin crew on one of our airlines and traveling the world, putting away a little every month so she could finally afford her own condo. She had invested in a pre-sell development...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin I remember the day vividly. It was November of 2013. Yolanda had just torn through most of Leyte, Tacloban, Ormoc and other nearby towns. It was devastating. Unlike anything any of us had ever seen before. I had just missed a flight to the Tokyo Motor Show and was...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Hello inmates! Looks like we are back where it all began – ECQ – otherwise referred to as lockdown season 3, the Delta variant, fortified with face shields and fake news. This is considered the most dangerous wave, not only because it’s more transmissible, but...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Over the last couple of months, “Have you been vaccinated yet?” seems to have become the new “May-asawa/anak-ka-na-ba?” conversation starter of choice during get-togethers. And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with either, the level of awkwardness or...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Where does the Federal Reserve keep all its newly printed money? Answer: In debasement. Ok, I know Father’s Day is over and I’m a week out of the dad joke amnesty period, but there’s nothing funny about this. In fact, the only joke here is the US dollar, and...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Brace yourselves. The next phase of the digital revolution has just kicked into hyperdrive; the battle to decentralize money and power through technology has entered its next crucial phase and I can’t think of a more exciting time to be alive. I’m talking about...
