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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]