Book Review: Ang Pera na Hindi Bitin, by Eduardo O. Roberto Jr.

Do you always complain because your money doesn't seem to be enough to buy all the things that you need or you want? Well I think most of us are having that problem, managing our finances.
 

Last week a colleague of mine bought a book that caught my attention. I was a fan of books that will help me manage my finances. This book is entitled "Ang Pera na Hindi Bitin" written by Eduardo O. Roberto Jr. This was a 97 page book which will teach you how to manage your money so you will have enough for your needs and wants as well. As soon as I saw the book, I don't have a second thought of buying my own copy, by the way it only costs P50, very affordable right.

Even though it was a thin book. It is very rich on tips and guides on how you can save money. It also have cool illustrations that add up to the excitement of the readers. Also the author has a sense of humor, he used Tag-lish language, but mostly Tagalog, maybe because he wants his reader to fully understand all the strategies that he will discuss on the book. He also mentioned that, he made his books affordable because he wants everyone to afford to buy his book for him to help the people who are much in need of this strategies.

Also what I loved about this book was, all his principles have a supporting verse in the bible which gives strong foundation that you can follow everyday.

Let me share with you the 7 Strategies he mentioned in the book:

1. Save - use the "Automatic Millionaire" savings system. It was discussed on the first chapter of the book.

2. Give - Honor the Lord and give back with a joyful heart. be generous to your family and to the poor.

3. Get out of debt and stop borrowing - enough of borrowing, cash advance and over spending.

4. live Simply - Be Frugal (matipid). Keep your expenses less than your income.

5. Work hard and be an Entrepreneur - start your own business or be enterprising.

6. Made some Investments - but investigate first to avoid become a victim of scams.

7. Educate yourself - keep on learning and pray for wisdom. Read books and attend seminars to acquire new skills and learn new things.

I can't share the whole book here in my blog, so I would recommend you to buy this book because I believe that this book can give us financial freedom. I have no commissions on the sales of this book that's for real...all I want is to help my friends and other people who are looking for ways on how to manage their finances, and so this book is for all of us.

Happy Reading!!! 

Book Review: Jungle Warfare - A Basic Field Manual for Christian in Sales by Christopher A. Cunningham

Life in sales is such a challenging life, everyday you need to make sure that you will reach your target. On the other hand being a Christian is a different story, so we might ask how can we be a Christian in the field of sales? Upon browsing the available books from Booksneeze I saw the book written by Christopher Cunningham entitled "Jungle Warfare: A Basic Field Manual for Christians in Sales" upon seeing this, I didn't have a second thought of requesting this book because I knew that this is the book that I need being a Christian and a Sales person at the same time.

As the title says "Basic Manual" it gives the reader a 22-day power-packed battle plan but not in the literal battle field or war, but instead a basic manual in the field of sales and not compromising your beliefs as a Christian. Chunningham's grandfather was a volunteer of the US Army, and while in the service he made a basic manual on how he can survive the life in the jungle and in the battle. This manual was the guide of Cunningham in writing this book, he relates all the battle plan of his grandfather in the field of sales and at the same time in his Christian life.

This book gives the reader a 22 day battle plan in which they can write their own reflection and prayer request on a daily basis. It also have a verse to ponder and a prayer to utter everyday. This really helped me because I can apply the principles enumerated in the book, also it made me realize that in every battle there's always a way to win it all while you are still living the life of a Christian. Like in sales I have so many competitors in the market and this book thought me how to be more competitive in a Christian way. Sometimes we tend to compromise our belief for the sake of our profession, it is only one of the many problems of the professional Christians out there, they don't know how to be professional at the same time to be a Christ's ambassador.

After the 22 day plan, at the back of the book there are some situations or scenarios that we are experiencing everyday such as "What if my customer don't like me?" or sometimes I might ask myself "Does God care about my target/number?" this book answers all my questions in a biblical manner, again a verse is given in every situation. This book will definitely teach you how you will respond on each circumstances that you might face on your everyday journey.

I am really thankful that I found this kind of book at Booksneeze and they gave a copy for free. I highly recommend this book to my Christians friends who are also in the field of sales like me. This book will be my everyday manual in dealing with everyday challenge in my career being a sales person. Thank God for He is really flexible in meeting our need. I think this book can also be used as a manual in our daily battle called Life. God is talking to me through this book, He is my big boss.