If you have been following me here, you’ve probably gathered a lot of money lessons on how to grow your money. Now think about all the money you’ve made in your lifetime. Do you think you have reached your target or goal? If you want to hit your financial goal this year and you want […]
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5 Behaviors Of Highly Successful Millionaires
“Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline.” ― Thomas J. Stanley, The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy Did you know? According to Statista, there were only 14,000 millionaires in the Philippines in 2016. That’s only 0.01% out of 110 […]
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5 Characteristics of A Good Problem Solver
Life is full of problems that need solving. When we were little, our problems were as trivial as figuring out a way to get our parents’ approval to eat an entire chocolate bar. And as we grew up, so did the magnitude of our problems. These problems can be nasty at times but they are […]
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Why Tikoy, Chinese New Year date changes annually — and are you Filipino or Chinese?
Since we, the ethnic Chinese, comprise a small minority of about two percent of the whole Filipino national population and mostly in business as SMEs — numerically less than even Moros or Filipino Muslims of Mindanao — questions naturally have arisen through the years about our traditions, our realities and even our very identity. This […]
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5 Categories You Don’t Want To Miss In Your Budget
Budgeting is the most effective way to ensure that our money is going to the right places. And there are several ways one can budget his finances such as the 80/20 budget which allocates 20% for savings and 80% for everything else, or the 50/30/20 budget which allocates 50% for living expenses, 30% for flexible […]
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Conversations with the late Henry Sy Sr.: The Shoe Expert, The Dreamer, The Foodie
‘Outwardly I may look quiet, but deep inside I’m full of this sense of challenge. I’m always striving to work harder, to improve by learning, to do better and keep dreaming.’ Two remarkable business leaders and philanthropists who’ve given me unforgettable interviews are Henry Sy Sr. and John Gokongwei Jr. I have long been an […]
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10 Filipino Celebrities Who Wish Everyone to Be More Positive in 2019
Filipino celebrities are known to follow the tradition of sharing their well wishes for the new year – and true enough scores of them did so when the Christian calendar crossed over to January 1, 2019. With the Chinese New Year coming in on February 5, netizens can expect more popular personalities sending greetings of […]
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5 Simple Ways You Can Save Money After You Retire
After many years of working so hard, retirement is something many of us look forward to. That time when they can now sit back and relax, see and enjoy the fruits of their productive years. But wait, not to burst your bubble – these exclusive perks can only be enjoyed by those who have intentionally […]
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Filipino-Chinese community to build ‘Friendship Dome’ in Marawi
One of the challenges in business worldwide is not just how to ensure smooth transition of business authority and how to continue entrepreneurial vigor in a family and business enterprise from one generation (usually the founder) to the next generation; what about other good traditions? Beyond business concerns, another challenge important for the social welfare […]
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Inspirational Tips from Filipino Pride Advocates on How to Stay Positive in 2019
What would you recommend for Filipinos to stay positive this 2019? Although the Gallup International annual poll ranked the Philippines in the top 10 nations expecting a more peaceful world in 2019 – showing optimism despite increasing pessimism in the world – the country actually dropped out of its consistent top 5 ranking of the […]
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Laguna teacher’s student portraits go viral, inspires netizens
Laguna teacher Roselyn Barcoma surprised her students coming back to school after the holiday break with portraits she made – but she herself was surprised by netizen’s attention which made the story go viral on the internet. The Grade 9 school teacher created drawing portraits for her 27 students, intended as her Christmas, New Year […]
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3 Simple Ways That Can Help You Create A Financial Roadmap This 2019
As we start the year of 2019, it is a must for everyone who wants to be financially free to create your own financial roadmap. Creating a financial roadmap can be quite intimidating if our mindset is fixed on those financial jargons and figures. We can’t help but think that making one is only fitting […]
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