Now, here’s one more good news.
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines), almost half of the families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are now saving and investing part of the remittances they are receiving.
PNB’s ‘no maintaining balance’ policy for OFWs
A Philippine Daily Inquirer article reported that the Philippine National Bank (PNB) has been implementing a “no maintaining balance” policy for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents since 2007.
SM Advantage Card auto-debits points for Philam insurance
The SM Advantage Card program is playing tricks on us — and it’s not at all amusing.
Last week, we wrote that SM Advantage Card (SMAC) is automatically enrolling members into the Philam Personal Accident Insurance Program by automatically debiting 20 points from one’s account. Offering insurance would have been a real benefit, except that members were not previously made aware of this and the notice on the latest policy was given only three months before it lapses.
Contest: Share content and win $5,000
One more way to make money online is to join online contests. Aside from the fact that they usually don’t cost anything to be able to join, some contests offer large prizes — just like this one I found today.
Content sharing website Associated Content is offering $5,000 top prize to the person who can submit any text, audio, or video content that is deemed an upcoming breakthrough.
The general theme is “What’s Next?” and the topic can be a person, a destination, an event, a technology, a trend, or a “how-to” — basically, any unique topic that might break through with people in a new way in the coming year.
Electronic Funds Transfer of Google Adsense earnings in the Philippines?
Google Adsense recently announced that publishers in Hungary and Hong Kong are now able to receive their Adsense earnings via Electronic Fund Transfer or EFT. Through EFT, earnings are deposited directly to the publisher’s bank account in his country. Payments are made in the local currency and converted using the exchange rate at the time of the payment.
EFT definitely saves one’s time especially if the publisher’s current mode of payment is checks, which arrive several weeks later. In the Philippines, publishers can be paid via Western Union but the hassle of visiting a WU branch will be gone if EFT is to be implemented.
From 0 to $1k in 90 days (An online earning challenge)
It is not impossible to earn at least $1,000 every month. A lot of people have already proven that.
But is it possible for someone who does not have a credit card, is not willing to shell out a substantial amount of money, and has only minimum knowledge of the internet to go from zero to $1,000 online earnings a month in just under 90 days?
SM Advantage Card and Philam Accident Insurance Program
Today I received an email from SM Advantage Card (SMAC) informing me that I’ve been automatically enrolled into the Philam Personal Accident insurance Program.
Earn money while giving away free magazines
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can earn money while distributing free copies of magazines such as Time, Newsweek, Fortune or Forbes?
You can, with RevResponse, except that what you give away are industry reports, trade publications, business resources, and technical magazine subscriptions.
What is RevResponse?
RevResponse is a program that pays a commission on every qualified magazine subscription or download request. You can get paid even if the person who made the download is not from the US, Canada, or UK.
What publications are available for download?
A lot — and from various industries, too! There are magazines and reports on the Telecom & Wireless, Internet, Automotive, and Finance industries, among others. Search for your magazine of choice here.
Sample magazines:
