Money Trouble Shooters: Your Clueless and Irreverent Money Questions Answered

How do I get out of debt? Why did Albert Einstein say compound interest is the greatest invention? Does anyone still care about crypto and bitcoin? Wonder no more. We listed common questions from family and friends, Facebook groups, and jeepney convos. And we asked the country’s best and brightest financial gurus to answer them for you!

Whether you’re a newbie or seasoned investor, you’ll find fresh insights from timeless – if clueless – questions about money matters. Just as important, our financial gurus give you the answers with engaging wit and humor.

Today is the best day to claim abundance and find the right answers to your money questions. Today is the best day to take that first step to becoming rich in all areas of life. The more you have, the more you can give money, and the more you can give yourself to others.

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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.

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The Heart of The Deal: How To Create A Fun Yet Affordable V-Day Celebration

Can you afford to be in love?

This was the question I posed to our millennial attendees and friends from media during a Valentine forum a couple of years ago where I shared the stage with finance personalities and entrepreneurs Wilson Lee Flores, Aya Laraya, and Marie-France President George Siy.

The forum discussion focused on finding the real costs of the different stages of love, from courtship, marriage, and starting a family. Each of the invited speaker shared their wisdom on relationships and discussed how money plays a big role in making each relationship work out successfully.

And as the youngest speaker in the event (ehem), I was given the topic about quantifying and qualifying the costs of courting and being romantic, with a killer line that made the audience go nuts:

If you’re not able to support the costs of courtship, then you won’t be able to support your partner when you get married.” Continue reading The Heart of The Deal: How To Create A Fun Yet Affordable V-Day Celebration

7 Reasons Why Renting is Better than Buying a House

One of the most sought after dreams of many Filipinos is to own a house. With the growing number of OFWs and relatively well-paying jobs locally, real estate companies and developers look at them as potential clients. It’s no wonder that condos and subdivisions are popping up in almost every corner of the country.

Historically, Filipino families either have existing land to build their own homes, or buy a new one, or rent a home from someone else.

While both renting and buying have their own respective advantages, renting can be considered to be a better option for you especially if your financial capability is not yet fully-established, i.e. no steady job yet, indebted, or still saving up for a brand new home.

Here are seven reasons why most Filipinos with no properties can have better financial edge by renting than buying a new one. Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Renting is Better than Buying a House