They kicked off their ventures with a pharmacy, a convenience store, and a tuyo business. Today, the couple owns multiple restaurants, a bedding and sleepwear brand, a salon, apartments, and even a rest house!
[“We learned from our mistakes, and we made better decisions when it came to investing. Until we made more successful decisions than mistakes. We became very smart with our money.”]“Ang daming sablay din talaga,” Chito said. “When we get money, the game is how to make more money po.” [“Whenever people ask me, I’d tell them to have just the right amount of envy. When you want something, see how they do it, and get inspiration from it.”]
“What I did with my money was instead of spending it, I just invested it and invested it,” he recalled.“Dahil mahilig akong magluto, 'yung gourmet tuyo dun siya nag-start. Eventually, na-invite na rin ako sa mga bazaar,” Neri said.Fast forward to the present day, and Neri now owns a factory, and the couple has several restaurants as well.
[“Don’t risk all that you have in one business. Say you have 10 businesses. Even if five fails, you have another five that are in totally different industries that you can fall back on.”]Neri, meanwhile, educates her followers, especially women, about how they should have their own money. [“I think that dark part that you were talking about, it inspired other couples too. People saw what we went through, but we were able to continue with our lives, and be happy with each other. We didn’t give up.”]