Top nonrecurring expenses in September Lessons Learned – I was wrong about TV, I thought it would throw away the few family time, but it gave us more things to talk about. Plus, it gave me a bit more time for myself. – My second try on iPad went well so far. Don’t treat it […]
After reading the first chapter of Psychology of Money, I flash backed on the event of my life that shaped the way I see money today. Questions and attempted answers I had with myself. Why do I keep track of my expense and income?I started to receive allowance since the second grade, but my mom
Page 2Premise of this book is that doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Page 7History never repeats itself; man always does. Page 12Your personal experience with money
I replaced my old ASUS RT-N12 with a new ASUS RT-AX3000 last week and it 10x my bandwidth! The previous router was purchased in 2017. It was a time when I was still single, no kid, and still renting a one-room apartment. All I needed at the time was something functional to keep my laptop
Over the past 2 years, it’s becoming a family habit to use these old red envelopes to save up money for things we’re indecisive. Through the process, I realize there are some benefits. Time, at least a month, to think and discuss if this item will bring quality time for us. These discussions circling around
Takeaways from 31 years old. On health Invest in a good chairGood chair doesn’t mean it’s comfortable. After a decade of horrible office posture, my body is relearning and it’s not confy. The good thing is, it forces me take a walk every hour and my back is no longer in pain after work. Exercise
Mistakes often makes us feel wronged and deeply hurt, but the next worse thing that could happen is trapping us in an inmoble, unactionable mental state. The idea of fault and responsibility mentioned in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck could be an antidote (at least it did for me). Remove fault from
Loc 138The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience. Loc 202Subtlety #1: Not giving a fuck does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different. Loc 233Subtlety #2: To not give a fuck about adversity, you
(originally written on December 31, 2021) Reflecting on the year is just as meaningful as looking ahead to the next. I like to think of it as baggage. Every year, I take on some baggages, it is inevitable if I want to move forward. These baggages arrive in the form of habits, purchases, or responsibilities.
(originally written on December 25, 2021) The first day of owning a dumb phone was not full of anxiety from digital detox. On the morning of December 24, I picked up the secondhand Nokia 3310 that I purchased online. Being late for work, I didn’t swap my SIM to the phone (it requires an adapter
