How To Avoid Spending Too Much

Some of our relatives and people we know come home from the mall or the supermarket on a weekend or after payday with bags of goods that they definitely know they don’t need. Whether they admit it or not. Or are you just like them? 😉

There’s a new study that’s saying that there’s a simple solution to this kind of problem and we’re gonna find it out in a bit.

When we visited SM a few months back, a statue of Batman stood firm and tall between the toys’ section and the appliances display area of the department store. It’s as if Batman was saying to SM customers and window-shoppers, “Akong BAThala sa inyo.” 😉

And so we witnessed how many people in the appliances section were talking about buying that fancy P300-salt and pepper shakers on sale when you can actually get the same pair for less than P100 at the public market. Continue reading How To Avoid Spending Too Much

Why is The Church Not Teaching Its Flock to Invest in Stocks?

Tirades against the Church, the Catholic Church to be precise, are nothing new. Whether they are about political or societal issues, entities from both sides of the fence will never stop questioning the actions of the Church. In effect, people will either mock or love the Church even more.

Even in the area of finance and investing, the Church has always been questioned and challenged. One of the issues being discussed over and over again by groups of investors and finance advocates is the billions worth of investments by the Catholic Church (although these are investments by a few dioceses only and not the whole Philippine Catholic Church) in the stock market. Continue reading Why is The Church Not Teaching Its Flock to Invest in Stocks?

Family Finance & Investing Forum 2014

The OFW UsapangPiso Forum brings back Family Finance & Investing Forum for the second time around.

This FREE workshop will take place on April 11, 2014, Friday, at 3PM at the Recreation Area, ARAMCO Compound, Ras Tanura, KSA. Continue reading Family Finance & Investing Forum 2014