Playing CashFlow and Learning Financially in Dubai

Promoting financial education to most OFW’s is never easy. In fact, most people would typically shun away when you start to talk about budgeting, frugality, insurance, or investing because they think they sound either elitist or just plain boring. Talk about showbiz or sports and most of them will surely say yes.

Good thing Robert Kiyosaki invented the Cashflow boardgame. The game has been a helpful tool for financial literacy advocates to reach out to people and educate them about improving their finances and growing their money through different investment vehicles.

The OFW UsapangPiso Dubai team led by Cherry Murillo and Normie Pascua, conducted its 2nd Cashflow Game event for the year (and the 3rd major event for the group in 2013) last Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Sweet Pepper Restaurant in Karama.

The learning event was attended by OFW’s based in Dubai, UAE that the group has invited via a handful of social media pages and forums dedicated to promoting financial literacy. Continue reading Playing CashFlow and Learning Financially in Dubai

Are Donations To Yolanda Victims Taxable?

After learning so many lessons from our Ondoy, Pablo, and two previous habagat volunteering and donating experiences, I have become cautious where to course through our personal donations.

And upon witnessing personally how local government units and government officials handle (and personally used the people’s donations), I have only handed my donations through the Philippine Red Cross and a few other groups recognized as non-government organizations such Gawad Kalinga and Rock Ed Philippines since I have been a volunteer of these groups since several years back.

Aside from these reasons, I have also considered the tax implication of being a donor. If you are not aware, giving a gift to anyone isn’t totally free in the Philippines unless you know how and who to course it through.

Otherwise, you have to pay the Donor’s Tax if you’re giving gifts to the wrong organizations or individuals. Continue reading Are Donations To Yolanda Victims Taxable?

Make Your Business Idea Happen – A FREE Q&A Session w/ Paulo Tibig

The OFW UsapangPiso Forum and Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy bring you another online learning event entitled “Make Your Business Idea Happen”.

Paulo Tibig, one of the sought after professional speakers today, who earned the moniker of “THE ENTREP CHAMP” in the entrepreneurship community because of his business savvy and wisdom, will be sharing his entrepreneurial wisdom on November 15, 2013, Friday at 3PM (Philippine/Singapore time) – 10AM (KSA/Bahrain/Qatar/Kuwait), 11AM (UAE), etc.

Duration of the webinar is estimated to run from 1 hour to maximum of 1.5 hours.

Ask Paulo Tibig LIVE and Online for FREE! Continue reading Make Your Business Idea Happen – A FREE Q&A Session w/ Paulo Tibig