Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) play a vital role in the Philippine economy, sending remittances back home to support their loved ones and contributing to the nation’s growth. Amid these, OFWs yearn for the familiarity and warmth of their homeland.
One of them is RD, 37, a widower and a bartender based in Italy. “I’ve provided my child with access to good quality education. I am also able to support my retired parents who also happen to be the ones taking care of my child while I am away,” he said.
However, OFWs face unpredictable income fluctuations due to job changes, contract termination, or economic downturns in their host countries. On top of that, the time will come when they shall retire from working.
“I’m saving up so that I can have peace of mind, return home to Iloilo for good, and build a fulfilling life with my family. There’s no place like home,” RD expressed.
Securing Your Finances for a Brighter Life
RD is now in the “Moving Up” stage wherein an adult faces several financial responsibilities such as meeting the current and future needs and wants of the family, including funding a child’s education, preparing for emergencies, buying a house, going on vacations, setting up a business back home, and living without financial worries during retirement.
Sun Life shares these tips to help those in the Moving Up stage to be more in control of their finances:
• Create a conscious spending plan
• Build an emergency fund to safeguard one’s income in case of illness or injury
• Diversify one’s financial portfolio to ensure one’s future income
• Get insured to protect the family’s future
• Build an education fund for the children
• Save and invest for financial goals
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- Guaranteed regular cash pay-outs every other year up to age 100 (starting on the 6th year)
- Guaranteed double life insurance throughout your lifetime
- Earn potential dividends as an additional cash fund
To know how Sun Life can help you achieve financial security and help you Come Home for Good,
visit www.sunlife.co/moving-up.
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