5 Money-related Filipino Idioms I Disagree With
If you’re going to ask employees why they work, you’ll always hear “to earn money” as one of the immediate answers. Others even work on multiple jobs just so they can keep up with...
10 Reasons Why I Don’t Support the “Paluwagan” Scheme
“Paluwagan” started even before this generation was born and brought about by get-rich-quick beliefs of our ancestors. In fact, it is our culture to invest our hard-earned money in a program...
Should I Lend My Money or Not?
I am willing to lend, particularly to family members and relatives, especially if it’s a matter of life and death. But if it’s not a life-and-death situation, you’ll have to go...
What Do These 5 Filipino Billionaires Say About Investing
All of us aspire to become richer than what we currently are. We have these so-called “needs” and “wants” to be met. We believe that having more money is the answer....
Why and How Every Filipino Can Build an Emergency Fund
If you’ve read financial blogs, been to any financial seminar or just simply read financial books, then you have surely encountered the term “emergency fund”.
An emergency fund is an amount set...
SSS Benefits You Might Be Missing
Social Security System or SSS is a unique identifier of every Filipino employee. It is a government body that offers social insurance programs for employees in the Philippines. Every Juan who’s...
Why Do Filipinos Fall Into MLM Scams (and How Not To)?
In the midst of the heat of the news about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declaring Emgoldex a scam, I had the interest to write this.
Before you join a Multi-Level Marketing...
Survey for the Best Online Stock Broker in the Philippines
We're lucky that the internet has allowed us to trade in the stock market in our pajamas. We no longer need to visit the Philippine Stock Exchange's office just to buy...