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Wealth is important
I have yet to find a person who will sincerely say that he does not want to be wealthy. While there may be those who claim they prefer not to be wealthy, I really doubt that they really meant what … Continue reading
Posted in financial planning, Investment Tips, Stewardship
Tagged biblical finance, Money Management, quest for wealth, wealth
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The mystery of the shrinking wallet: How to combat rising prices, part 3
… conclusion Let me go back to the economic gibberish once more. Whenever we curb our consumption, assuming that a substantial number of us do, we can actually prevent prices from rising and even cause it to decrease. It’s called … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, financial planning
Tagged financial planning, inflation, Money Management, philippine inflation, rising prices
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The mystery of the shrinking wallet: How to combat rising prices, part 2
con’t. I realize that the preceding paragraph (in part 1) shows such a defeatist attitude so let me try to redeem myself and offer some enlightenment on the subject matter. When prices rise steeply, there are two things we can … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, financial planning
Tagged economics, expenses, inflation, Money Management, needs vs. wants, philippine inflation
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The mystery of the shrinking wallet: How to combat rising prices, part 1
Inflation has been rising. Government says it is now beyond 4% and many institutions are saying that we can expect inflation to breach the 5% mark very soon. The government already conceded that it will miss its inflation target — … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, financial planning
Tagged financial planning, inflation, inflation philippines, Money Management, rising prices, Savings
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Men, take control
I have often been asked the question: “who should handle the finances of the family?.” Is it the husband or is it the wife? The ‘politically-correct’ answer is ‘it depends’. You will hear many people; even so-called experts say that … Continue reading
Posted in Money Management, Stewardship
Tagged act like a man, family finance, Money Management
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Beyond a mission, a cause
Posting a column I wrote for Moneysense Magazine. —————— Beyond a mission, a cause As I write this column, 2010 is about to end. 2010 is an eventful year indeed: a new President that ushered a new hope for the … Continue reading
Posted in financial planning, Personal
Tagged financial planning, mission, Money Management, moneysense, vision
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On Inception, part 2
.. con’t. Here are some hard to swallow facts as well: the level of savings of Pinoys are well below many of our neighbors, consumer debt is rising in an alarming rate, we are not preparing for retirement, number of … Continue reading
Posted in financial planning, Money Management
Tagged financial planning, Inception, Money Management
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On Inception, part 1
My wife and I had a date a few nights ago and it was spent watching the movie Inception. I was not too keen on watching that movie because I have always remembered Leonardo Di Caprio in his epic role … Continue reading
Posted in financial planning, Money Management
Tagged financial planning, Inception, Money Management
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Confession of a Financial Planner
MY wife Mia and I went on a date last night. Since my wife loves to watch movies and since the secret to a happy life is a happy wife, I instinctively knew she would prefer watching a movie.
I thought she would prefer watching the John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo movie so I was trying to psyche myself to watching it, but I was so delighted to find out she wanted to watch something else. My wife knew I’m not a big fan of those movies so she wanted to watch something else for my sake. That’s one of the many reasons I love my wife so much—so unselfish! Not wanting to be a total … Continue reading
Posted in Money Management
Tagged financial planner, financial planning, Money Management
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Christmas is not an emergency!
Isn’t it great waking up to cold mornings? Lately, I find it more difficult getting up in the morning because the colder temperature makes me feel like sleeping longer than I am used to. Aaah, what a wonderful feeling! Do … Continue reading
Posted in Money Management
Tagged christmas expenses, christmas spending, Money Management
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