http://theheadquarters.168center.com The Financial Freedom Factory is Up and Running! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:54:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year!!! The holidays are over and it's time to go back to reality.  I hope everyone had a grand time despite the crisis. As for us, well, it pretty much went just like an ordinary day.  Business peaked up quite a bit (and quite late!) and peterred out before the ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2009/01/05/2009-is-here/ A long time ago, a good friend once told me that debt isn't altogether bad.  Rich people use the power to borrow in order to get ahead and to expand their businesses. But for the lesser mortals, getting stuck in a mountainpile of payables is not too uncommon.  This, however, can ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/11/09/dealing-with-debt/ by: Marc Charles   A simple 10-word question. That's all you need to increase sales, close deals, and cement profitable relationships with clients and customers. I've used this technique to generate millions of dollars in sales. And the best salesmen and entrepreneurs know this strategy, too. They use it every day. It's the ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/22/10-words-to-close-any-sale/ This is a simplified explanation of the Law of Supply and Demand which I got from a cousin.  It explains in trhe simplest of terms how we as consumers really have the power to effect changes in the way things are going with the meltdown and all. A man eats two ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/20/law-of-supply-and-demand/ Lately I've become more and more hooked to Facebook because of this game that I'm starting to get addicted to.  It's called Be A Tycoon.  There, I get to play my dream role of being the megaultrasuperdooper rich bitch who can go around shopping for luxury hotels, health club chain, gold mines, designer clothes ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/16/be-a-tycoon/ Another friend is leaving next month.  Oh well, I guess there's really not much I can do to convince him not to go and leave his wife and his 3-month old son here in the Philippines. I've nothing against Filipinos leaving the country to find what they call "the greener pastures."  To each his ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/13/there-goes-another-filipino/ Wow, thanks Mona for the great advice. I have another question. I have invested in Sunlife’s VUL since last year. Do you think it was a bad decision after all? - Butterfly   Hi again! I believe getting a premium life insurance such as a VUL is never a bad decision. If ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/04/insurance-response-to-butterfly-2/ Hi, What do you think is the best instrument for investment. If I have some savings today, where should I put it? (considering that owning a business is not an option). Thank you.  - Butterfly   With the recent shakes in the stock market and other related industries like banking and insurance, it’s ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/10/04/investing-response-to-butterfly-1/ "If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability." - Henry Ford   Everyone wants to be rich.  I have yet to meet one person who doesn't dream of being ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/09/25/business-basics/ Why do some businesses succeed while others go pffffffffft? Oftentimes, we put the blame on the the location, the government, the lack of funds or the nature of the business itself.  While some of these may prove to be true to a certain point, we sometimes leave out the most crucial ingredient of the business - THE ... http://theheadquarters.168center.com/2008/09/23/lessons-from-my-dad-3-it-is-not-a-cow/