• 7 months ago
This is the ultimate refund story you're going to hear today. Richard Clara | @ric.wanders loves catching Pokemon and biking. But to say he loves to travel is an understatement. This guy's been catching international and local flights most of his adult life. He has visited 78 out of the 81 provinces of the Philippines and was on the move to complete his Project 81 (the goal to visit all 81 provinces of the country).

And then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and hurt the world BIG time. The rest is contemporary history.

As travel restrictions were imposed thousands of flights were canceled and airlines were forced to process refunds. Cebu Pacific was no exception. Ric Clara then got his money back from several flights he already booked for the entire year and decided to invest the money. Finally heeding his mom's advice.

For most of us, life took a sad turn when the pandemic hit. This one is different you could say. But life's like that.

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Transcript
00:00 It's fulfilling, definitely, because the idea that we do not need to rent anymore is happy.
00:06 We can call someone who's already in our house.
00:09 And my mom is happy that I have my own house.
00:14 I started traveling back in 2010.
00:22 I enjoyed it because I was able to get to visit other places,
00:25 learn their culture, eat their food, and of course, their tourist destinations.
00:29 It was really enjoyable for me every time I traveled.
00:33 So I started then, and it just kept on going.
00:35 I planned to complete the 81 provinces of the Philippines.
00:39 It's been super 77 of 81.
00:42 During the pandemic, I had no other choice.
00:53 So I canceled all my flights.
00:55 Like my monthly flights to provinces that I haven't visited yet,
00:59 and then other international flights.
01:01 The airlines refunded, and then my budget for that trip was really saved.
01:07 So I was able to invest.
01:09 I wasn't able to pay for the house, but I got the courage to invest.
01:13 I gave a down payment, and I paid monthly amortization.
01:17 I didn't think that there would be a problem with the amortization.
01:20 Because there's no way I would bring the money.
01:22 So might as well.
01:23 We invested it into something that eventually, we'll be able to pass.
01:27 The plan to buy a house has been around for a long time.
01:33 My mom's always asking me to buy my own place.
01:37 Because I'm not getting any younger, so she said, "The travel is reduced."
01:41 It's been long enough for me to purchase my own house.
01:45 And then luckily, we found a place near Robinson's in Intah.
01:49 I told her that it's in Britain, and she'll be surprised.
01:51 So on our 72nd birthday, we bought it in the subdivision of Pagpapriyuan ng Bahay.
01:58 We showed her the lot and the house that we were going to build for our family.
02:02 Actually, all she said was, "Wow!"
02:04 She was surprised.
02:05 And that was her expression of the surprise.
02:08 And I think she's excited, actually.
02:10 Every time we talk to her, she's like, "Hey, let's plant on the other side of the house."
02:15 So that's what makes me excited.
02:19 That time, I think it's the perfect time.
02:21 Because she definitely has the money that she didn't have before.
02:25 And then it's a win-win situation because I'm able to fulfill my mom's wish.
02:30 So she's a win-win-win in every aspect.
02:32 [music]
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02:45 Thank you for watching.

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