I am writing this while in Loyola Memorial Chapel in Sucat, Paranaque. I am not here just because I want to write this, I am here because I am in a wake of relative close to our family, Uncle Bien. It’s been the second death in our family this October alone, another uncle died earlier,…
Money Learning Activities for Kids
Coming home one night, my 2-year-old daughter T came to me holding a supposed to be shopping basket, all our small grocery items were inside with labels of different numbers on a masking tape and she told me, “Mommy, what you want?” She is showing me the activity they did for today. A “Sari-sari store…
Should I invest Before Election?
A great deal of people nowadays, shy away from investing their money. Scared of what the next year’s election will bring to them. “Ayoko muna mag-invest, after election na lang.” “Should I Invest Before Election?” Do you think it is a wise decision? Looking at the chart below, this is a Chart of Philippine economic…
Be a Part of a Family Financial Boot Camp!
Only 6% of those who learned about Financial Literacy improved- PhilStar It is not enough to know. In My Finance MD we want you to get more than literacy. We want each Filipino family to really improve. In cooperation with Insight Tech Systems Management Corp, Wealth Management Centre for Communications and Research Inc. and…
5 Money Habits To Avoid Telling Your Kids
Shasha’s eyes grew large in amazement when she saw the soft curly braids, the beautiful silk sparkly dress, the lovely red bricked castle of her dream toy. Princess Barbie in her very own castle. She looked at her mom, feeling determined, she says in a very loud voice, making everyone in the store turn and…
Doctor’s Biggest Mistakes in Choosing a Financial Advisor
While becoming a doctor needs 86,000 hours or more of studying and training, there is an absolute total of zero hours of training in: business, taxation, financial literacy or financial issues related to the “business” of being a doctor. Doctors receive no training on how to choose or evaluate financial advisors which includes: Insurance agents,…
AlDub and Philippine Tax Reform
Last two Saturdays, September 19 and September 26, 2015, Eat Bulaga made a new history in Twitter from getting 12M tweets on #ALDubMostAwaitedDate and 25M on #ALDubEBforLOVE. I was reading all the comments that I could manage to read on, but one comment struck me the most. This one was obviously from not an “Aldub…
Credit Card: The Bad, the Ugly and the Good
Six and a half years ago I received my first credit card. I just started working then as a Barrio Doctor on a remote island in Palawan. With over 14,000 people, four islands, and being the only doctor there, I’m forced to live a simple life. Having a credit card did not appeal to me…
