money money money
* I really need to manage my money better. Not that I’m spending too much, but I need to get a hold of all my investments (which are scattered all over mutual funds, real estate, stocks, business investments, and savings) and collate them in a way that allows me to understand what’s what and how my money is doing.
* I feel awkward whenever people bring up the topic. Which is why within my first year of working I stopped disclosing my salary figure to my friends and parents. I also never discuss financial performance of my business investments to folks who don’t have a need to know, however pestering they may be.
* It’s a pity some people get all uptight and agitated when it’s about the subject of money. I guess I’m blessed with less financial woes so I can’t fully understand, but still it’s a sad reality to note that certain “good” people can turn into demons when money is the issue. What’s worse, I’ve seen this to be true: “They say blood is thicker than water, but to some people money is thicker than blood.”
* This year, I wished for more money. Sounds wrong? Well, the way I see it, money is not the real goal anyway. It is a means to an end. It allows me to invest on people by creating jobs where there were none (thank you, Cusina Royale!). It allows me to make those I love to live comfortably and share wonderful memories with them. It allows me to do what I love and develop others along the way.
* I’m looking for good investment avenues other than the ones I currently have on my portfolio. I hope I find something worthwhile soon. In the mean time, I badly need to get more organized. >:|
