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About Richardson Chan

Richardson S. Chan, MCAD, is a techie personal finance enthusiast.

Welcome to my personal blog. In this page you will see bits and pieces of information about yours truly...

- Employment: I work as a Senior Software Engineer for a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. I have been with this company for almost 5 years already.

- Certifications: Microsoft Certified Applications Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Professional

- How Techie Am I? Aside from being an IT professional, I also author a tech blog at www.geekandmoney.com. In there, I share my thoughts on gadgets that interest me. Also posted there are "how-to" guides that help people get the most out their favorite gadgets.

- Favorite Gadgets: Apple MacBook, Apple iPod touch, Sony PSP, Huawei E220 HSDPA modem,  a bunch of external hard drives for extra storage, Nokia mobile phones...

- How much of a Personal Finance Enthusiast Am I?

  • Have investments in Mutual Funds, Stocks, and Real Estate (joint investment with my fiancée). 
  • Also have CD (Certificate of Deposit a.k.a. Time Deposit) placements with an online bank
  • Read personal finance books written by Francisco Colayco, Efren Ll. Cruz, Robert Kiyosaki. 
  • Avid viewer of the Suze Orman Show
  • Manage my own finances using a personal finance software, I help manage my fiancée's finances
  • Always pay my credit cards in full and on time
  • Had experience as a fund manager for my family's investments
  • Attended Money Management seminars
  • Have interests in putting up an online business, as well as traditional businesses and franchising business. 
- Sports? I love basketball and table tennis. I play a little volleyball sometimes. However, for a change, my honey and I are gonna try running this month. See you at the Century Tuna Superbods 2010 fun run. If you still consider pro-wrestling a sport, then it should be here on my list, too. 

- TV Shows? How I Met Your Mother. Accidentally On Purpose. The Big Bang Theory. Two and a Half Men. Chuck. Heroes. Life Unexpected. Better Off Ted. Leverage. The Vampire Diaries. Fringe. 10 Things I Hate About You. Warehouse 13. FlashForward. Glee. Monday Night Raw. Friday Night SmackDown!. PBA games, NBA games. Lots more. 

- Other Hobbies? I play the guitar whenever possible. I'm a lefty but I use a guitar for right-handed peeps. That's probably why I'm not as good as I hoped to be. Fantasy Basketball has caught my fancy as of late. And of course, the usual surfing, facebooking, etc.

- Social Networks? Add me up on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace

- Why I blog? It all boils down to three things.
  1. Learn & Earn - I want to learn the good stuff that are not taught at school. And hopefully, I could translate the new knowledge into some form of passive income streams (both online and offline)
  2. Make A Difference - I want to make a difference in people's financial lives. I want to be the one whom they could thank because in some little way, I helped them get their finances straight.
  3. Financial Freedom - I want to have a journal of my journey to financial freedom. So what better than to have it online, right? And yes, everyone is welcome to join the ride. =)