FINANCIAL STRESS is a real life experience for most of us. We have bills we can barely keep up with. We are neck deep in debt. Our personal relationships are starting to feel the blow of our financial struggles and we may even be losing some friends along the way. For some of us, we […]
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Good Advice features Pinoy experts with their tips for success in finance and business
5 Tips To Get Rid of Your Credit Card Debt
QUESTION: Because of emergency and other unforeseen expenses, I have racked up credit card debt. I hate the feeling of having debt. It scares me that I may never be able to pay them down, and the interest rates are discouraging. I would love to get some tips from you on how I can pay […]
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Why you should write a book even if you’re not a writer
Ninety percent of people would love to write a book one day but only a fraction of those actually do. I’ve written 3 books, I’m currently writing my fourth one. One of the best decisions I made for my career was to write a book. At the time that I wrote my first book I […]
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Sacrifices and Gains When You Plunge into Entrepreneurship
Venturing into business is not an easy decision. In my case, when I started GMB Franchise Developers in 1993, I met a lot of difficulties. It was like caring for a child all the time that constantly needed attention. While having the business was fulfilling in a way, it also meant a lot of sacrifices […]
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3 Tips On How Successful People Embrace Discipline
Not everybody loves DISCIPLINE. It’s hard. It’s exhausting. It goes against everything in your body and your mind that wants to just take things easy. In short, it is a barrier between you and your occasional desire to just be lazy and not work. One of the surest ways to become better in what you’re […]
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7 Preparations for OFWs Before Buying a Property
One of the main reasons why overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are willing to sacrifice being away from home is because they would like their families to have better and comfortable lives by earning more money. Saving more money means having more budget to buy and own a property. Real estate trends based on Lamudi’s latest […]
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5 Tips How to Choose the Right Business Franchise for You
More and more people are starting to realize the need to find another source of income to get by with their everyday needs. Many want to go into business, and for some, the simplest way to business is through franchising. Franchise businesses, back then, were mostly about food. But today, there are various franchise businesses […]
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Do You Have A Spare Tire or Emergency Fund?
As we now prepare ourselves for an extended vacation during this Lenten season break. Many will travel by land to visit their own loved ones. It will be wise if we check the safety of our vehicle and make sure your vehicle has a spare tire. Why? So that when you experience a flat tire […]
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Who Should Control the Finances of Your Family?
Men, take control. I have often been asked the question: “who should handle the finances of the family?” Is it the husband or is it the wife? The ‘politically-correct’ answer is ‘it depends’. You will hear many people even so-called experts, say that the handling of the money should be done by the spouse who […]
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Why I Am Learning Filipino and Why Your Foreign Friends Need to Do the Same
I’ve been getting a lot of questions on how I learn my Tagalog. Here’s how! Besides watching Filipino films, singing Tagalog songs and watching Filipino YouTube videos, I also have a teacher named Adrian! Why do I have to learn Tagalog when the Filipinos know the English language? I have 3 reasons: I want to […]
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9 Ways to Create a Powerful Brand for Your Business
Every single day companies fight for their share in the marketplace. Look around you. You can see that there are a lot of businesses that sell the same products as their competitors. In a mall, you will see various shops located side by side that sell clothes. What draws you to a specific store? The […]
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5 Warning Signs You Have A Poverty Mentality
I really feel sad and angry when I see people living in lack and in debt. I firmly believe that one of the most alarming reasons why a lot of Filipinos struggle financially is simply because not the state of their income but the state of their mind. The idea of POVERTY is deeply embedded […]
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