I thought I'd write this post today since today is St. Patrick's day and I am really in mood for some green :)
I am talking about MONEY!
So what do I know about money? I know enough to know that if I am not wise with my money, I will lose almost every bit of it. I am constantly learning by reading, I have a bunch of friends who are doing way better than I am doing....so what is it that is causing me money problems....here's what I think:
1. I have given a significant amount of money to my family members. This is money that I may never see again
2. I have a highly luxurious lifestyle. This is something I can rectify!
I am trying to gain a lot of education about $$$$
I also know the power of compound interest and savings! But I want to open up multiple channels of revenue. I want passive income....I want to make my first million in the next 2 yrs! It's a very bold statement, but I think I can!
I will try to publish my results of this personal study.....as of today, I am completely debt free, I only have Rent + Car Payments + Auto Insurance to worry about. I make a decent salary so that should be a good start to my goal!
I am going to keep this very exciting. Here's a great blog for a good read:
http://www.1stmillionat33.com/
Monday, March 17, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
In Search Of Life....
This is going to be a very ad-hoc post. It's almost me rambling away my thoughts at the speed of 100 miles/hr. I have had the pleasure of being around many types of people, both men and women. I often tend to pick up some good qualities from each person that I hang out with. For e.g. I picked up a funny way of chuckling from my girl-friend. I didn't even know about it, but I did....I only realized it a couple of weeks ago...after 4 yrs of being with her :)
Anyways, this post is all about my search for a truer, more meaningful life. I moved away from India in 2000. When I came to the US, I was like a lost sheep, the only thing going on for me at the time was my great set of friends. I didn't have to go through an extra step of finding new friends, friends that I would need to adjust with as I moved in with them. So that was good. But deep inside me, there was a lot of nervousness.
I always spoke good English, but it wasn't Americanized. People had a tough time understanding you. If you cracked a joke, people would not relate to it because it didn't gel with the culture there. If they said something, you wouldn't get it because you didn't know much about it. Fortunately for me, I had watched a lot of MTV in my childhood days to know all about rock history and music, so I always had an edge there. I watched a lot of TV shows so I kinda got a drift of what was going on. But you don't know it until you've actually been it.
That's when the search began.....a search for life in the USA. It began the day I changed my hairstyle. I got rid of the "like-it's-going-out-of-style" side partitioned hairstyle that you pretty much see on everyone in India. I was the first one in my group to take that daring step. I was met with a lot of laughter. But the standard was set. I knew I had to keep on taking one small step at a time. Setting standards is easy. Set them high enough. You will be met with a lot of criticism, but you shouldn't flinch. You've worked hard for it, you deserve it!
I be-friended a couple of girls who could tell me about US. I started working out, reading more and more so that I could tune in with the rest of the USA. By the end of 6 months, I had almost found out everything about the US. But I had also realized one more thing:
"Life is like an endless sea. To know what is at the other end is almost impossible."
However, that doesn't mean you don't dive in.....
Fast forward to 8yrs from 2000, and life has treated me fair. I didn't have any major sicknesses, I had the luxury of making a great set of friends. I met a wonderful woman along the way (which is hard to find in this day and time) and things moved on.....the effort I put to get where I am here right now, seems almost non-existent. But I know how much has gone there.....A L-O-T.
Now I am searching for a more truer life. I want to know how we all relate to each other on a deeper level. I want to know what is it that ties our emotions together. Why do some people turn out to be genuine true people, while others have a characteristic that just pushes you away from them the moment you see them. What are those deeper energies that you feel when you are with someone you love.....and why is loving so damn hard! These are all genuine questions I want answers to
Much about this life can be learned through travel....if you don't travel, you are seriously missing out on life.....I believe I had traveled to almost all parts of the USA and still there is so much I haven't seen. So I am embarking on a venture to places I haven't really been to.
After every trip, I come back and relax and wonder what I learned. I see abundance whenever I travel. Opportunities are endless in this country. With the age of the internet, the doors of success have opened up to those who want to venture out.
Anyways, this post is all about my search for a truer, more meaningful life. I moved away from India in 2000. When I came to the US, I was like a lost sheep, the only thing going on for me at the time was my great set of friends. I didn't have to go through an extra step of finding new friends, friends that I would need to adjust with as I moved in with them. So that was good. But deep inside me, there was a lot of nervousness.
I always spoke good English, but it wasn't Americanized. People had a tough time understanding you. If you cracked a joke, people would not relate to it because it didn't gel with the culture there. If they said something, you wouldn't get it because you didn't know much about it. Fortunately for me, I had watched a lot of MTV in my childhood days to know all about rock history and music, so I always had an edge there. I watched a lot of TV shows so I kinda got a drift of what was going on. But you don't know it until you've actually been it.
That's when the search began.....a search for life in the USA. It began the day I changed my hairstyle. I got rid of the "like-it's-going-out-of-style" side partitioned hairstyle that you pretty much see on everyone in India. I was the first one in my group to take that daring step. I was met with a lot of laughter. But the standard was set. I knew I had to keep on taking one small step at a time. Setting standards is easy. Set them high enough. You will be met with a lot of criticism, but you shouldn't flinch. You've worked hard for it, you deserve it!
I be-friended a couple of girls who could tell me about US. I started working out, reading more and more so that I could tune in with the rest of the USA. By the end of 6 months, I had almost found out everything about the US. But I had also realized one more thing:
"Life is like an endless sea. To know what is at the other end is almost impossible."
However, that doesn't mean you don't dive in.....
Fast forward to 8yrs from 2000, and life has treated me fair. I didn't have any major sicknesses, I had the luxury of making a great set of friends. I met a wonderful woman along the way (which is hard to find in this day and time) and things moved on.....the effort I put to get where I am here right now, seems almost non-existent. But I know how much has gone there.....A L-O-T.
Now I am searching for a more truer life. I want to know how we all relate to each other on a deeper level. I want to know what is it that ties our emotions together. Why do some people turn out to be genuine true people, while others have a characteristic that just pushes you away from them the moment you see them. What are those deeper energies that you feel when you are with someone you love.....and why is loving so damn hard! These are all genuine questions I want answers to
Much about this life can be learned through travel....if you don't travel, you are seriously missing out on life.....I believe I had traveled to almost all parts of the USA and still there is so much I haven't seen. So I am embarking on a venture to places I haven't really been to.
After every trip, I come back and relax and wonder what I learned. I see abundance whenever I travel. Opportunities are endless in this country. With the age of the internet, the doors of success have opened up to those who want to venture out.
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