6 Mind Tricks to Help You Save More

I am sure you have heard a lot of financial experts say that in order to get rich, you need to earn more while spending less.  This advice may really be effective, but it is actually more difficult than it sounds.  

When temptations start to present themselves, all your firm resolutions start to melt.  But don’t worry.  This doesn’t mean it is impossible.  

How to Avoid Breaking Your Piggy Bank

Summer is officially here! It's the season when parents (and parents alike) get some rest from the many bills they need to pay for sending their loved ones to school. Yet, it's also the season when many people splurge for a couple of days' rest at a nearby resort or an out-of-town for their much-needed getaway! 

I can still remember, I used to sell ice candies back when I was in elementary during summer breaks. 

The Graduation Present

A young man was about to graduate. For years, he had admired a beautiful sports car, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that it was all he wanted as graduation present.

As his graduation day approached, he awaited signs that his father had purchased the beautiful car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him.

Cheap vs. Frugal (Which one are you?)

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of the word frugal means “careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to.” 

With the mindset of knowing how to allocate your resources properly and avoiding any unnecessary purchases at all, frugality is more of a lifestyle and less of a chore. However, a lot of people often interchange cheap with frugal living.

8 Financial Lessons from Playing CoC

A few months ago, while some of my colleagues were busy contemplating on what appeared to me as some sort of “strategy-planning”, my curiosity invited me to take a look at what they’re raving about. 

It was Clash of Clans, a mobile game (developed by SUPERCELL) in which players build and protect their own village and train troops that can attack other villages.

Love and Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so they all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

4 Things to Consider Before Buying a Car

Whenever I dream of driving a sports car on that vision board of mine, I sometimes think of things like "What questions would I exactly ask a car dealer? Should I ask 'if it's fast'? Ha-ha!"

But seriously, how does one compare cars before deciding which car to get? What are some of the things you need to be aware of?