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Wisdom into Gold: The 22 Best Money Management Tips from “The Richest Man in Babylon”

June 21, 2016 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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“Pay yourself first” or right after receiving your paycheck, take 10% of it for investing. Sound familiar? That was the classic money management tip from George S. Clason, the author of “The Richest Man in Babylon.” Originally published by 1926, the timeless personal finance tips that we can learn from the stories still hold value today.

*Note: The book is in public domain and you can search for it freely on the internet!

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15 Minutes para sa Iyong Kinabukasan: Paano Mag-Budget at Mag-Invest para Magpayaman

March 1, 2016 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Kahit nakagawa na ako ng budget plan dati (Your Wealthy Mind Savings and Budget Plan), naisip ko na medyo mahirap iyon lalo na para sa mga nagsisimula pa lamang mag-alaga ng kanilang finances. Ang guide na ito ay para sa mga baguhan at ituturo nito kung paano mag-budget at mag-invest para magpayaman.

Paano nakakapagpabago ng buhay at nakapagbibigay ng napakaraming oportunidad ang isang simpleng budget plan? Basahin mo muna ito at matututunan mo kung paano. (Isang clue nga pala yun!)

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15 Minutes for Your Future: How to Budget and Invest to Get Rich

March 1, 2016 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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Although I’ve made a budget plan before (Your Wealthy Mind Savings and Budget Plan), I thought that it might be a bit too difficult for those who just started taking care of their finances. This guide is intended for beginners and it will teach you how to budget and invest for wealth creation.

How can a mere budget plan that you can read in 15 minutes potentially change your life and bring you endless opportunities? Keep reading and you might just learn how. (That sentence was a clue by the way!)
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Paano Pumili ng Pinakamabuting Libro: Guide Para sa naghahanap ng Self-Improvement at Non-Fiction

February 12, 2016 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Minsan iisang napakahalagang impormasyon na lang ang kailangan mo para magtagumpay, at isa sa pinakamabuting paraan para makamit ito ay pag-aralan ang isinulat ng mga nagtagumpay na. Ito ang aking maikling guide tungkol sa kung paano pumili ng pinakamabuting libro tungkol sa kahit-anong kailangan mong gawin.

(Bago ang lahat!) Bakit Libro at hindi mga Libreng Blog Posts at Internet Resources?

Madalas, ang mga mabubuting libro ay naka-organize ng mabuti mula sa simula hanggang katapusan. Kahit makakahanap ka ng kaparehong impormasyon sa napakaraming blog post, ang mga idea ay hiwa-hiwalay at malamang mahihirapan kang buoin at gamitin ang lahat ng ito.
Di gaya ng mga blog posts na, dahil kailangan nilang maging maikli at hindi nila kayang i-discuss ang isang topic ng malalim, ang mga libro ay kayang maging mas-detalyado tungkol sa sakop nila at kaya nila itong gawin ng mas-consistent sa tema.
Ito ang pinakamahalagang rason: Dahil KAHIT SINO ay pwedeng magsulat lang sa isang blog, malalaman mo na MILYON-MILYONG posts (at “free” eBooks) ay walang-kwenta gaya ng mga kinopyang post (plagiarized), black hat SEO spam, atbp. (blogger din ako pero sinisigurado ko na mahalaga ang mga pinopost ko). Sa kabilang dako, ang mga libro ay nairereview muna ng mga editors bago i-publish at isa itong paraan para hindi malakabas ang mga walang kwenta. Ang isa pang seguridad ay ang mga reviews na ginagawa ng ibang tao at naka-post ang mga ito sa internet. Kapag binasa mo ang mga review na ito, malalaman mo kung tama nga ba para sa iyo ang impormasyong nilalaman ng isang libro.

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How to Choose the Best Books on Anything: The Self-Improvement and Non-Fiction Hunter’s Guide

February 12, 2016 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Sometimes, all you need is just one crucial piece of info in order to succeed, and one of the best ways to find it is to learn from the writings of those who have already succeeded at it. Here’s my short guide on choosing the best books about anything you need to accomplish.

(But First!) Why Books over Free Blog Posts and other Internet Resources?

In general, most well-written books are organized well from start to finish. Although you might find the same information in a collection of blog posts, their ideas will tend to be fragmented and you might have a more difficult time synthesizing and combining the information into something workable.
Unlike blog posts which, by necessity, need to be short and thus cannot go into too much detail on certain topics, well-written books can and do go in-depth about their subjects and do it as a consistent and thematic whole.
This is, most likely, the most important one: Since literally almost ANYONE can write a blog, you’ll find MILLIONS of posts (and “free” eBooks) out there that are garbage, like plagiarized content, black hat SEO spam, etc. (so says the blogger, though I DO promise excellence, you know). Books, on the other hand, get evaluated by editors before they get published and that’s the first way to screen out the trash. The second safeguard are unbiased book reviews that are posted all over the internet. A quick read of those reviews will tell you if the information contained in a book is right for you or not.

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