I grew up in a household run by my mother. Both my parents worked, but my mother held the reigns to the household budget. At first, due to the rampant and sexist media of that time, I found it strange.
A recent study by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) said that more than 80% of new traders fail. This is a worrying statistic given the huge potential that trading in the financial market has.
There are several reasons why new traders fail. They include: the lack of knowledge about forex, bad luck, lack of a good strategy, and the psychological reasons.
At some point in our busy lives, we dream about having our own business. A cup of coffee while staring at your customers line-up at the counter? I'll take it.
Back in college, I frequented this nondescript stall in Recto where they sold T-shirts with prints of underground bands and skateboard culture inspired-merch. It was awesome.
I won't ask you, but I could tell, that for a number of times now you probably felt down, lost, discouraged or worst, worthless. But as you should also know by now; you get up, deal with it and (hopefully) learn from it.
But often, the fight with our own battles leaves us with the scars that tend to pull us and our confidence down. But should we really be asking, “Am I worth it?”
Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up.
The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: “I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I'll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!”
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly in his garden. One day, he noticed a small opening appeared on the cocoon. He sat and curiously watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Until it suddenly stopped making any progress, and looked like it was stuck.
Once there lived two men named Pablo and Bruno in a small village. They were good friends and big dreamers. They used to endlessly talk about how they would become the richest men in the village.
They were both smart and hard-working. But what they needed was an opportunity to prove themselves and become wealthy.
Saving is one of the most important foundations of building wealth. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most common problems we encounter when we finally decided to establish our finances.
Some people believe that you need to have more money in order for your to start saving. But there is absolutely no truth behind this money myth.
Today's generation is born and raised in a technological world, where the digital environment becomes the #1 attraction for almost everything.
Information? We can find it on the internet. Communication? We can instantly do it through various social media platforms and video chats. Investing? Making money? The web is taking care of that as well!
Miguel, a call center agent for more than 5 years now, decided to celebrate the milestone in an unusual way: visit a Zoo. While he's certain that it would raise eyebrows from his colleagues, he still pushed through.
He was hoping that doing something different, if not child-like, would somehow help him navigate his own ship on the right course.
There was once a rich and powerful merchant who had 4 wives. He loved his 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved his 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends and relatives.
If you're a business owner, the safety of your customers and employees is at the top of your list of priorities. While we never wish for any incidents to happen, it's always best to be prepared.
Today, with the help of conventional and high-tech gadgets and accessories, ensuring the safety of your place of business is no longer a difficult undertaking.