A few hours after it was uploaded, the article “Hidden, self-made millionaires around us” has reached the top slot in the business section’s Most Read list and 9th for the entire INQUIRER.net site. People are either in a hurry to know if people are catching up with them, or leaving them behind.

While writing the article, I was particularly happy to find that there are many millionaires around us who did not inherit their money. I lived in the province during my growing up years, and it seemed that the only way you could get rich is by being born in a wealthy family or marrying into one.

That’s not true anymore.
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We have been so pleasantly surprised about the interest in the Take Charge Of Your Money seminar. Three days after I blogged about it, we were almost fully booked!

We hope to bring the seminar to those in the provinces in the future, but cannot make any commitments at this time. Those who cannot come due to time and distance constraints, watch out for the podcasts and videocasts of portions of the event right here on INQUIRER.net.

See you all later!

From finding ways to achieve riches after years of working in a foreign land, to various options for remittance and related financial services, and among relevant features, MoneySense’s July-August 2008 issue is for you –- our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

Gracing this issue’s cover is popular TV host and Optical Media Board chairperson Edu Manzano, who also shares he was once an OFW. With building and owning a home a big dream among OFWs and their family, the magazine also include features on the economics of building your own home, 10 ways to lower your home insurance costs, and best value condos to watch out for.

Pag-Ibig fund president and CEO Atty. Romero F.S. Quimbo also shares valuable tips on buying your dream home. Other features catering to OFWs include property payoffs, saving on food bills, getting out of debt, choosing an AUV, 10 boo-boos when buying a budget laptop, and flying with low air fares.

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