Category: Saving

Financial Literacy Forum for OFW’s in HongKong

The financial literacy advocacy has been starting to grow in the recent months that it has even caught the interest not only of the mass media but by some government units as well.

Although there are still a lot to catch up from the different sectors in terms of supporting the education of the Filipino people about proper money behavior and financial management, finance advocates and educators are doing a great job in uplifting the conditions of our fellowmen through talks, seminars, books, forums, media, and other venues.

My friend and fellow OFW finance advocate, Randell Tiongson, will once again conduct a definitely enjoyable interactive and empowering money talk that will bring OFW participants based in Hong Kong into a step by step process to improve their respective personal finance conditions. Continue reading Financial Literacy Forum for OFW’s in HongKong

My Frugal Valentine Date: A Throwback

I met a very beautiful girl back in early 2003 when I was still a very young, skinny, and hungry, small-earning audit professional in the Philippines.

It’s not that I’m complaining but it was really hard dating a model-looking, gorgeous, young lady who stands 5’8″ and looks like Jodi Sta. Maria (a tad even better). I always had to guard her from potential stealers and colegiala-snatchers like our neighbor John Lloyd Cruz.

But inspite of her alluring aesthetics and captivating charm, I was lucky to have dated her, albeit, on a cheapskate level. Continue reading My Frugal Valentine Date: A Throwback

The Entrepreneur and Hero: Tado

“Madaming musikero at artista ang nagugutom dahil walang pang-kain.” Ito ang isang nakakapuwing at nakakawindang na reply ni Tado sa akin nung minsang naka-chat ko sya tungkol sa financial literacy ng mga musikero at creative artists.

He was supposed to be part of our second session of Personal Finance Management for Artists and Musicians in partnership with Skarlet Brown’s Heart of Music (HOM) Foundation slated in the next couple of months. He would have joined and gave a pep talk about starting a business based on core gifts and God-given talents had the January schedule pushed through. But my family and I all got sick because of the abrupt weather shifts last month and I had to cancel all my scheduled activities and meetings.

Arvin “Tado” Jimenez and I are both part of Rock Ed Philippines, a volunteer group working to provide venues and events for alternative education. It is this organization that actually inspired me to start a financial literacy movement for the youth, the OFW’s, artists, and musicians called Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy. Continue reading The Entrepreneur and Hero: Tado