Losing a job that is out of your control is probably one of the most heartbreaking experiences. It can bring you sleepless nights because of bills to pay and other financial responsibilities.
Once you’ve received the pink slip, your mind is already racing with questions: How did that happen? What could you have done something better to not lose your job? But perhaps the most anxious question to ask yourself is “What will I do next?”
When I was in the later part of elementary school, our family’s finances went sour. My father’s office furniture trading business was a flop and he was swindled by his business partner. I was very sickly that all their earnings from our restaurant were just being used up for my check ups and medications. My parents were forced to close down the restaurant since they could no longer give time to manage the operations.
A few years later, my father died from kidney cancer. My brother and I had to help my mother sell kakanin (native delicacies) such as pitsi-pitsi, puto-kutsinta, cassava cakes, and others. That meant waking up early in the morning to help prepare the ingredients and cook for at least 2 hours. We would deliver the kakanins to a couple of public schools before we prepare ourselves to go to our school.
There was nothing to be ashamed in selling kakanin. But there would come a time that we felt like giving up. Thankfully, my mother had a strong will and determination to help us finish school. She showed us how to be patient and not to be discouraged to reach for our dreams. Continue reading Why You Should Not Be Ashamed To Sell
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Money Trouble Shooters Book Launch!
Edited by me, Burn Gutierrez, CPFI and fellow financial literacy advocate Rienzie Biolena, RFP, our publisher Pagejump Media has organized a book launch for our long overdue FAQ guide book about personal finance, investing, and business on June 8 at the SM Megamall Megatrade Hall during the Overseas Filipino Expo 2.
Catch our other contributing authors like Fitz Villafuerte, Seph Romana, Carissa Patag, Nikki Yu, Dr. Alvin Ang, Ronald Cagape, Laurent Dionisio, Paulo Tibig, Allan Ngo, Edmund Lao, Atty. Terence Camua, Don Crisostomo, Tanya Ilmedo-Espinueva, and Alvin Tabañag as they share their expertise about money management and get to have your book copy signed by them as well!
Also happening during the Overseas Filipino Expo 2 (OFE2) is the book launch of our friend Anne Quintos‘ student edition of AbroadME. The book aims to help Filipinos get a chance to study in other countries.
Wrapping up the Expo is the 2019 Angat Pilipinas Awards. This year’s edition of the Awards Night will recognize its partners, students, teachers, and volunteers who have worked with the organization and have brought great impact in bringing financial literacy to the grassroots level.
See the program schedule below.
Join us at the book launch of Money Trouble Shooters and AbroadMe during the Overseas Filipino Expo 2.
