5 Money Lessons I Learned from My Mother

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. 

How Much Is Your Worth?

 

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?”

The Three Trees

 

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 Lesson From a Butterfly

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.

The Parable of the Pipeline

 

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.

The Elephant Rope

 

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.

The Four Wives

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.

Three Pieces of Advice: Retold

A young man named James and his friend who lived in a small town decided to start a small livestock business. They were both enthusiastic and hard-working, but they have very little funds to make it a good business.

They also realized that if they grow their business, they can help their community by providing jobs and other source of livelihood.

How to Study Large Volumes of Information

 

Whenever you look at your calendar and see that date you marked earlier - whether for an upcoming talk, speech or exam - chances are your heart starts beating faster.
 

Although you may have still a bunch of time left before the actual date, you still need to take a moment to sit and plan ahead.

6 Ways to Avoid High Salary Blunders

 

Imagine you’re struggling with your finances for years. Suddenly you happen to be receiving a huge amount of money! Not becoming a millionaire overnight, mind you. But getting substantially more than your usual income on a regular basis. *wink*

‘What a wonderful chance to secure my financial future!’ 

Building Business from Trend Forecasts

Do you want to be your own boss? Are you ready to make some extra pesos? Have you thought about starting up your own business?

Now, more than ever, all the tools you need to build a business are available to you. 

Yes, you! 

Where to Invest My Blank Thousand Pesos?

You just received some huge amount of money that is way above your usual income, and the next thing you'll probably do is ask, “Where do I invest my blank thousand pesos?”

You can do this in two ways: (1) ask anyone (if you know what I mean, it's like asking a doctor for some tips on about farming) or (2)  ask in Facebook groups.

Healthy Tips that are No Non-Sense

 

Nowadays, a huge number of products and their types can be a bit confusing for a regular customer. Some people do not separate meal replacements (MR) and protein shakes, and consider them the same product.

 

However, there are the differences between them, which can be significant in particular terms.

What Happened to that Child?

Remember when you were a child and the best toy you probably had was a large cardboard or a Balikbayan box? With a few pens or crayons armed with a seemingly wild imagination, that box could become a space ship, a horse, a home or an escape room that no amount of force could ever destroy.

Inside it, you could go anywhere and be anything.

6 Ways to Decrease Your Electricity Bill

 

A number of appliances in the Philippines like televisions may be affordable; but the electricity costs they can generate sometimes are just too expensive for a regular Filipino family.

This is especially true in the latter part of the year because the holidays are coming up. Everyone in the household must contribute in bringing down the electricity costs by following simple everyday practices. 

How to Deal with a Difficult Customer

 

In the Philippines, the number of customer acquisition services and business process outsourcing companies are growing. This is particularly because of the current good economic standing of the country. As a result, more and more people are being hired as call center representatives.

 

Having this job title can both be a blessing and a curse – depending on how you would look at it.

Saudi Boy

Are you an Overseas Filipino Worker? a Balikbayan? Or do you know someone who works abroad? I'm sure most of us know at least one, right?

Well, this article is for all the hardworking Pinoys abroad, Super heroes, if you may, who dared to literally go beyond the distance just to provide a decent and more comfortable life to their dependents back home.

The Ten Secrets of Life

 

Today, you'll discover the ten “power secrets” of life that goes beyond investing and business. But who knows? You might become a better investor after reading them! But, nah, they're not as exciting as you might think. It might even bore you. But that's the secret right there! The no non-sense simplicity of these secrets is what make them more powerful!

  

The Reunion

Four BFFs re-connected on a social networking site and decided to meet after 5 long years. They were college buddies that shared the same sentiments of growing up from a happy and a sometimes-chicken-sometimes-egg-dish kind of family.

Although they came from the same school and earned the same degree, they each took a different path after college.

The Fourth Doll

A sage (wise old man), presented a prince with a set of three small dolls. As you would have thought, the prince was not amused. “Am I a girl that you give me dolls?”, he asked.

“This is a gift for a future king,” said the sage. “If you look carefully, you’ll see a hole in the ear of each doll.” The sage handed him a piece of string.