Well it just goes to show wealth is all relative because here I am in Thailand and suddenly I’m rich with small change! Taxi ride = $1.50. Clothes = $10. Having banknotes in my pocket that are too big = priceless.
Still, I’m not rich enough to afford business class on the long-distance flight and not […]
Unless I’ve zonked out on the couch after a hard day, I tend to watch TV ads critically. Must be those well-spent years of media studies, deconstructivism and wanky post-modernist thingies.
Last night, for the zillionth time, a local bank was advertising. Apparently the ads are targeted at women; they feature animated piggy banks. The deconstructivist […]
Some basic but crucial advice I read today:
“I will never spend over $100 on an item without leaving the store and giving myself 48 hours to consider whether I really need that item.” — David Bach
Genius. Leaving the store and actually thinking about something rather than getting caught up in retail fever and forking out […]
Today I went to a Google AdSense conference happening in town, because I’m in the process of setting up blogs, like this one, including AdSense, and I wanted to learn more. For those who don’t know, AdSense allows web publishers to easily paste ads on their site and make a bit of cash when users […]
Yesterday I worked out what my values were in relation to money (see previous post). I found out I wanted money so I could feel free, independent, spend time on what I wanted to do - which includes travelling, helping people and doing rewarding work.
Now, according to Chapter 2 of Smart Women Finish Rich, I […]
Okay, I’ve read Chapter 2 of Smart Women Finish Rich. It encouraged me to think about my values and what having money would mean to me, related to those values. (Values mean things like freedom or helping others, not paying off student loans. That’s a goal.) It encouraged me to start with a base value, […]
In my quest for further enlightenment, I was browsing Amazon.com and came across Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach (see right for link). I’d never heard of Mr Bach before but he appears to have a solid fanbase - out of 133 reviews, his book had earned an average five-star rating. Being impatient, I […]
I went to my first-ever auction today. Not as a bidder - I’m not even close to being able to afford property yet - but since I’d lived in one of the properties being auctioned I decided to go along to watch the process.
A lot of people showed up, and the property was displayed on […]
According to the books I’ve been reading, poor people’s thinking runs like this:
Rich people are selfish and want all the money for themselves.
I can’t afford it.
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
I’ll check my finances later.
Fingers crossed this transaction goes through…
Buying stocks? May as well just head to the casino if I’m going to gamble my money […]
I’ve been working my way through a bunch of investing books with inspiring titles like Learn to Earn and Investing Secrets of the Masters. What I’ve learned is the advisers agree and disagree.
They agree that you should think long-term, keep your cool, do your homework, eat fresh fruit and vegetables, and be nice to your […]
