It’s summer and the time when friends would often come together. And there’s plenty of long weekends during this time to even plan an out of town trip or go on a beach vacation. For someone who’s conscious of their budget, it can be hard to remain frugal when friends start inviting them to go […]
Tags: financial peer pressure, friends, friendship, how to overcome peer pressure, keeping up with friends, Personal Finance
Friends are one of life’s greatest treasures. We love them, and would do everything we can to help them in times of need. However, we sometimes get “that friend” who takes advantage of us financially, especially when they know that we make more money than them. They’re not necessarily bad friends. In fact, most of […]
Tags: being taken advantage of by family, dealing with stingy friends, friends, friends who use you for money, friendship, how to handle a friend who uses you, Personal Finance, relationships, someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others, when someone is taking advantage of you
If you’re a big fan of the TV series, “FRIENDS” then I’m sure you remember that one episode when Rachel, Phoebe, and Joey had an issue keeping up with their richer friends, Ross, Chandler, and Monica. A couple of scenes in the episode had Chandler inviting the group to watch a concert for Ross’ birthday; […]
Tags: all my friends are rich, friends, friendship, my best friend is rich, my friends are richer than me, Personal Finance, rich friends make you feel poor
We are social creatures. Even if you believe you’re a loner or an introvert, I bet there’s still people whom you choose to talk or spend time with more often than others. In addition, we normally hang out with people whom we share similar interests with; and try to avoid those whom we find uninteresting […]
Tags: bystander, friends, hero, hero's journey, heroic eagle, Life Lessons, Mindsetting, network, vampire
Someone I know recently accumulated more than P40,000 in debt. That total is divided by P20,000 as credit card debt, and the remaining half as a personal loan from a friend. His younger brother had a medical emergency and, being the sole breadwinner of the family, he had to shoulder all the expenses. Thus, the […]
Tags: debts, friends, friendships, lending money, Life Lessons, paying debts
A friend asks if he could borrow money from you. He promises to pay by next month. You, being a good friend, loaned him some cash to help ease his financial burdens. That was a month ago and now, your friend is avoiding you. Whenever you get a chance to talk to him regarding his […]
Tags: borrowing money, debt, friends, how to ask for money back from family, how to get money back from a friend legally, how to get money back from someone who owes you, how to get your money back from a friend who owes you, how to politely ask for money owed, how to politely remind someone to pay you, how to tell someone they forgot to pay you, Life Lessons, loans, my friend owes me money and is avoiding me, pay back, Personal Finance
Hi, my name is Fitz Villafuerte and I’m a Registered Financial Planner living in the Philippines. In 2007, I started this blog to help people learn how to achieve financial freedom. Read my story here.
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