Personal Budgeting during COVID- 19
There may be many challenges and anxieties being faced by individuals as a direct result of the COVID- 19 Pandemic. Here are a few tips to assist with managing your budget.
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Save now for a brighter future
So, you’re a tertiary-level student about to take on the rigours of study in a whole new school year. This, plus the other demands of life including family and friends are perhaps the most pressing concerns you have right now. That’s cool, and you’ll get through all of it like a champ. Don’t forget, though, …
There’s a bit of Matthew in us all
Matthew’s story is in many ways the story of all of us. Each person’s journey through life will be different, and our visions of financial independence are as unique as our fingerprints. But, there are some things we all have in common – we all want the best for our families, our businesses or the …
Victoria Mutual Economic Forum
You can see it all right here! Watch all the videos from our Inaugural Economic Forum – Forward Together: Charting a Course for Financial and Economic Independence. Before planning your journey to Financial Independence, we would love to know… What Does Financial Independence Mean to You? Your Financial Independence is important to us. We want …
Money Lessons I Learned From Mom
Mothers are miracle workers, teachers, chefs, nurses, and so much more. But did you realize that your mom is also a financial adviser? We often don’t like the advice when we get it but more often than not, it does come in handy. They are usually buried deep within us until we’re all grown up and …
Supporting Jamaica’s Future through Football
Occasionally running his fingers through his trademark silver hair, Jamaica’s national football team coach, Winfried Schäfer, regaled us with tales from his years in the Bundesliga, Africa and the Emirates. His broken English was punctuated by our laughter at stories of rich sheikhs and fanatical supporters. The occasion was the launch of the VMBS/St. James …
Uniting for Change: Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 Launch
The 6th Jamaica Diaspora Conference (JDC) was launched recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity.” The JDC, convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, was first staged in 2003 and has been held biennially since in an effort to bring together …
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6 Steps to Raising Financially Savvy Kids
What age did you get the ‘money-talk’ from your parents? Did you have one at all? I’m that stage in life when you start to mumble your age and develop an obsession with sunblock, but I’m still waiting on one from mine. As for my colleagues, a quick office poll revealed that, 75% of us …
Needs, Wants and the ‘Happiness Scale’
We’ve all been given that speech by our parents, or taught by our teachers in primary school Integrated Studies, about the difference between need and want. A need is something you have to have, and a want is what you’d like to have. Needs occupy a generally accepted list of three: food, shelter and clothing …
VM Wealth – Supporting Jamaica’s SMEs
It was impressive to see 23 local brands representing a variety of food-industry Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the recent Jamaica Observer Food Awards. Proudly displaying everything from pastries and preserves to sauces and seasonings, and even a curried goat burger! It was a tasty spread of no mean proportions, but for those who …
