Economics is boring!  It has got nothing to do with me!

But actually, all the choices that you make ripple to those around you and you are impacted too by the decisions of people close to you; and everyone is affected by the people elected to office, by the policies of the government and the central bank including the major disruption and forces around you. For example, technology becomes an indispensable tool during the lockdown and post-covid life.

If you have not done any online purchase or digital payment before the lockdown, you were forced to create an online account or install a digital payment app so you can transfer payments from your online bank account,  purchase goods and services and pay your bills.

SELFMATTERS is on a mission to demystify the economic forces and events that resound through the lives of everyone and make them engagingly open, understandable, and relatable to help you develop critical views and make wise, educated and confident choices and decisions to support your goals and aspirations in life.

In this course, we are going to talk about 

1.  1) Inflation and what creates inflation
2.  2) Why does inflation affect everyone differently?
3.  3) Why your salaries do not respond as quickly to the rising prices?
4.  4) Why does BSP raise interest rates?
5.  5) Inflation, retirement, buying a house and other life goals
6.  6) How to hit back at inflation?
7.  7) Indicators that you need to be able to participate in the PH economy

After taking this course, you will have

1) Understood what inflation is;

2) Identified how it affects you;

3) Formulated strategies to help you navigate the rising inflation;

1) Your values, choices, priorities and motivation have an economic impact. 

2) Economic literacy is different from financial literacy. Economic issues affect your personal finance.  Knowledge of economic concepts will add depth to your money decisions, you will develop critical views and also enrich your understanding of social and political issues.

3) If you understand practical economics as it relates to your life and the people around you, you will be able to advocate for yourself and others.

4) Economics is beyond money but relationships of the interconnection of many different forces and players including you, and your role in it, together we can take ownership of our power to shape what matters to us and contribute to achieving our aspirations as individuals and as a nation.