Archive for November, 2009

On Thanksgiving, Blogging and Personal Finance

I’ve been awfully busy these past few days that it’s only yesterday that I realized that this blog had just become another year older last November 22nd.
It was two years ago, in 2007, when I started Ready To Be Rich and I can’t help but be happy and grateful of how much it has grown.
And [...]

Five Things I Did With My Christmas Bonus and 13th Month Pay

I worked in the corporate world for around five years.
And in all those time, the arrival of the annual Christmas bonus and 13th month pay was something I looked forward to. Well, who doesn’t?
A few days ago, as I receive text messages from friends who had already received their holiday bonuses, I can’t help but [...]

In The Face of The Impossible

Recently, I was able to watch Episode 7 of Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 entitled, “Give Peace A Chance”.
The episode was so powerful for me that I can’t help but write about it today.
But first, for those who you don’t know – Grey’s Anatomy is an award winning American drama television series.
Set inside the fictitious Seattle [...]

How To Save Money While Sleeping

Many of us, if not all, wants to make money while sleeping – to earn passive income.
And if you’ve tried finding these kind of opportunities before, then I’m sure you know how hard it is to earn a significant amount “while you sleep.”
However, I’ve discovered that it is not the same for saving money.
I learned [...]

Is Freelancing Right For You?

Is freelancing right for you?
How do you know if you’re ready to become a freelancer?
More importantly, do you have what it takes to be successful at freelancing?
Those are the questions we’ll answer today with the help of a friend whom I personally invited to write and share some thoughts about freelancing.
Let’s read what my friend, [...]

How To Invest For The Future

Last weekend, I attended a seminar about investing.
It was a four hour engagement that gave practical tips and advice on why, where and how to invest for your future.
That afternoon, I was also able to meet and talk to a few of my blog readers, which I thought was really nice and interesting.
In any case, [...]

Push Yourself

Today, I sat down in front of my laptop, hoping to write something about entrepreneurship which I could post here.
I went through my idea notebook and nothing appealed to me.
It’s not that there were no interesting topics, the truth is – I’m just feeling too lazy to write about any of them.
If you were in [...]

Make Money By Providing Value

What’s the number one excuse when you ask people why they can’t start a business?
The answer is probably that they don’t have enough money.
What if I told you that it’s possible to start a business with no or little money, would you believe me?
Yes, it is possible.
And that’s the lesson that students in Stanford learned [...]