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 You A Ninong/Ninang Because You’re an OFW?

This goes out to our OFW friends who have been ignored by their network of friends in their earlier years as a regular factory worker in Philippine provinces or an ordinary blue-collar yuppie in Makati or Ortigas.

Have you ever wondered why among all your friends you were not considered as a Ninong or Ninang (Baptismal godparent/sponsor) to another friend’s new-born child?

It’s simple, right? Because you didn’t have a high-paying job. Your salary was not even enough for you. Worse, you didn’t have a job. Continue reading Are You A Ninong/Ninang Because You’re an OFW?

Why I Exercise My Right Not To Vote

Filipinos have been fighting for their right to vote. The right to write the names (or fill in the circles) of persons on a ballot who will lead (or mislead) them. The right to insult another person supporting the opposing candidate. And the right to have the index finger dipped in indelible ink.

In this nation where people have fought to exercise their right to vote in previous elections, there is at least one person who has been exercising his right otherwise.

And that’s ME. Continue reading Why I Exercise My Right Not To Vote