Category: Self

also published on Medium.

1. There’s a saying in Hong Kong that goes like this — ‘money can’t do everything (for you), but without money you can’t do anything’. When I was younger I thought this was too materialistic to say but now it starts to make sense to me.
2. People’s perspectives on money tell you a lot about them.
3. Be generous, in whichever way you can.
4. Money is not a measurement of success.
5. Money can be a measurement of progress. 
6. ALWAYS have some savings, for you and your loved ones.
7. When you feel lost in the present, using money as a motivation not only helps push you forward, but also helps to achieve your goal in the future.
8. Money can equal happiness, but in the short term at maximum.
9. Money equals happiness when you spend it (reasonably) on loved ones.
10. Use money to make yourself a better person, not the opposite.
11. The best investment is to invest on yourself. Keep learning.
12. Be very careful when you make important decisions on money, even when a trusted person tells you to just go for it.
13. Review your money movement on a regular basis. I do it monthly.
14. Choosing money over passion is okay, but not in the long run.
15. The way other people succeed in making money may not work for you.
16. Every problem has a solution, including financial problems. You just have to find it.
17. Money can’t buy health. Don’t neglect your health while making money.
18. Believe in yourself. That’s the prerequisite of all success.
19. Take risks, but always have a plan B in your pocket.
20. Even if you fail, you earn because you learn.
21. Life is about the process, not an ending balance on your bank account.
22. If spending a little money rationally can help you recover from an emotional event, go spoil yourself. But promise not to fall down at the same place.
23. If comparing yourself with others financially only makes you feel less, then don’t.
24. Don’t let your paycheque be your price tag.
25. Why work for other people’s dreams when you can live your own? 

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