Sharon Cuneta’s Surprising Biggest Investment—And It’s NOT What You Think!
SHARON CUNETA – Megastar Sharon Cuneta recently revealed her most significant investment in recent years.
Sharon Cuneta, widely known as the “Megastar,” is eagerly looking forward to turning 60 and officially becoming a senior citizen. “Para mayroon na akong discount!” she joked during a recent roundtable interview following the launch of InLife’s new Retire Assure plan, where she serves as an endorser.
The multi-awarded singer-actress reflected on the freedom that comes with age, particularly after reaching 50. “Kasi when you turn 50, you can do things and not make excuses about them anymore. You’ve lived for half a century, parang you have the license na. Dati parang maingat parati… Mostly I’ve stuck to my values naman, parang almost what you see is what you get…”
Now 59, having celebrated her birthday on January 6, Sharon feels she has little else to ask for.
“After 50, there’s more freedom in a sense… and after 50, I’m pushing 60, I’m more comfortable in my own skin because I’m happily married, because I’ve got great kids, and God has been so generous and gracious and faithful,” she shared.
While she acknowledges being blessed in many ways, her most significant investments in recent years have not been in material things like cars or properties—but in books.
“Books are my biggest investments and purchases in recent years,” she said. “You can learn so much on YouTube, I do. But books are still a different friend. Sabi nga nila, if you want to read a really good book, go back to something you’ve already read before. Kasi sometimes, ‘pag tapos na ‘yung isang napaka-galing na book, ‘pag natapos na, ano nang isusunod ko? I get that feeling, I’m sure, a lot of you do.”
For Sharon, securing her future through insurance plans like Retire Assure gives her peace of mind, allowing her to continue pursuing her passions, such as reading, as she grows older.
“Reading is so important because for example, if you want to be a writer, you can’t be a writer unless you read a lot. Because things get stuck into your memory bank and you can come up with your own prose,” she explained.
Despite spending a lot on books, she has no regrets.
“I don’t get hinayang kasi I can leave them with my kids. I cover each of them myself like babies. Especially now, they’re expensive… I like architectural books, I like whatever is in the home, there’s decorating, there’s organizing, cooking. It’s not all just high-falutin (novels). Of course, I learn a lot from biographies,” she shared, adding that she has a particular fondness for cookbooks due to her deep love for the art and science of cooking.
Her treasured book collection includes works dating as far back as the 1800s and 1900s, as well as novels by Stephen King and Danielle Steel. She also enjoys Tagalog business books and, lately, books on Airbnb, which she is considering as a potential venture.
“If you read from the right authors, my gosh, there’s a whole treasury!” she exclaimed.
Sharon strongly believes in the Filipino saying, “Knowledge is a treasure that can’t be stolen,” which is why she considers books a valuable legacy for her children.
“So, I can leave the books with my kids or I can donate them to libraries after I’m gone. I told my kids that. So, there’s no wastage.”
According to the report, she also encouraged younger generations, who are immersed in social media, to appreciate the importance of reading.
“If you read a lot, you also learn a lot… there’s such magic in the written word that you can’t find anywhere else. And now, you can take yourself to another land, to another time period, ever since, but these kids should realize books take you there. Books can do that for you,” she said.
With passion, she emphasized, “There’s a universe out there! You will learn just from reading! It starts in childhood, in school, and if you’re able to nurture that, just understand how valuable that is, it’s a gift to be able to read and it’s a gift to be able to understand it in more than one way.”
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