In my search for charities to support in my second home Singapore, I stumbled upon giving.sg (https://www.giving.sg/home) and I want to share with you my thoughts on this website. 6 things I love about Giving.SG website: SG has 464 registered charities (excluding campaigns which is an additional 199 campaigns that shows a tracking of amount raised vs goal). You can do a filter to select the causes you are interested in. It shows if the donation to the charity is…
In November last year, I celebrated my first year anniversary of partnership with World Vision Philippines. This love affair is good not only for the heart but also good for the soul. I actually started my partnership with World Vision initially with Singapore in Dec 2011, which I allocated a certain percentage from my Love Offering Fund. I sponsored a child from Bohol, Philippines for 45S$ (~ 1,500Php) a month until mid-Sept 2013 when the Bohol ADP was ending and…
Savings Meaning: (Source: http://www.deposits.org/dictionary/term/savings/) In deposit terminology, the term Savings refers to money set aside for the purpose of future use. Savings generally represent only one part of an individual’s assets and, unlike investments, they usually have a minimal exposure to risk. Based on the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey of NSO: The poor earns 69,000Php annual income and their expenses are 73,000Php. They don’t have savings and even incur 4,000Php debt. The rich earns 715,000Php annual income but…