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Finding it hard to save despite a regular source of income? You’re not alone

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Finding it hard to save despite a regular source of income? You’re not alone
Posts using the hashtag #PlsSaveMe by GCash are giving hope to Filipinos online

MANILA, Philippines – “I don’t have any savings” – it’s one of those things that you just can’t admit. It’s much harder if you’re someone with a stable job, earning a regular salary every month. For some, it’s something that’s too embarrassing or a sign of immaturity even. 

But over the past few days, Filipinos were all over social media to share their own financial struggles in response to GCash’s #PlsSaveMe movement. It was one of the top trending topics in the Philippines over the weekend and even made it to the no. 1 spot. And based on the live count of PlsSaveMe.com, the movement has reached over 14 million people.

Suko na ako sa gastos pero mas suko na ako sa promise ko every year na mag-ipon, oh my gosh. #PlsSaveMe,” said Twitter user @hoybiya.

Some also shared the reasons – spending on travels and favorite Korean superstars – why it’s hard for them to save. And these are things that most of us can relate to.





Even celebrities whom we would think have huge savings in the bank revealed that they, too, are struggling financially.

They’re just some of the 66% of Filipinos who do not have savings according to The Global Findex Database, World Bank Group 2017. 

 

GCash’s #PlsSaveMe movement aims to help these Filipinos by first urging them to acknowledge that they have some bad spending habits they need to work on. GCash also encourages everyone to help find solutions to this pressing problem together by joining the movement. 

And the movement is not just online, it’s also on major LED billboards all over the Philippines. 

Are you finding it challenging to save, too? Share your story on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag #PlsSaveMe. – Rappler.com

 

 

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GCash (G-Xchange, Inc.) is the #1 Finance App in the Philippines. Through the GCash App, 71M registered users can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills at over 1,600 partner billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to other bank accounts; purchase from over 5.2M partner merchants and social sellers; and get access to savings, credit, loans, insurance and invest money, and so much more, all at the convenience of their smartphones. GCash is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.), the first and only double unicorn in the Philippines. GCash was recognized by The Asian Banker (TAB) and by the IDC in 2021 for its outstanding digital financial inclusion programs.