Every so often I go through this revamp. I am not sure what to call it, but it starts things over. It's nice. Oftentimes, it happens after a birthday. I find myself starting from scratch. Fresh everything. A tabula rasa, if you will, otherwise known as a clean slate. I purge things that aren't needed,... Continue Reading →
Why I Don’t Regret Not Driving and Owning a Car
You think you are behind, but you are right where you want to be. This is the thought I had today as I was recalling conversations I had with a friend of mine who used to be one of my neighbors at an old apartment complex. It was my first apartment ever, and after a... Continue Reading →
Building Stealth Wealth – A Journey of Investments, Friendship, and Simple Dreams
There is something about acquiring shares of a certain company that most people around my age have no clue about because they don't care to, to be frank, which means there is more slice of pie for the balance sheet of the private investment fund. I was talking with a friend today who moved to... Continue Reading →
Balancing Budgets, Building Bonds, Financial Stability, and Fall Traditions
Fall season is approaching, and I am feeling at home once more as I pull out the fall decorations and Halloween decor over time. This year, I decided on throwing a Halloween party for my teenager and his tutor who has become a close family friend to the both of us. Every year I get... Continue Reading →
How Reading the Book The Compound Effect Changed My Life
In a world where everything is rushed and we treat time as our enemy, I had found myself utterly drowning in the toxic hustle culture narrative. It wasn’t until I was mentally exhausted to the point that I couldn’t write another single blog post, another Kindle Direct Publishing eBook, or a piece of website content... Continue Reading →
The Broke College Student Will Be 5 Months Old Tomorrow: Here’s What I’m Up To for the Rest of 2024
It feels like yesterday I just started blogging on here, preparing for the next chapter of my life. Becoming a student once again after taking time off for personal obligations, which at the beginning I wasn't ready to share. As the blog has progressed, some of you have come to know that I have a... Continue Reading →
Balancing School, Blogging, and Mental Health: My Journey So Far
It's 2:24 am. I am watching Suits on Netflix. I am on season 1, episode 3. While watching, I found myself thinking about balancing school and blogging, as I have been for the past couple of weeks, wondering if this blog will ever gain readership or if I will find a career once I graduate.... Continue Reading →
A Personal Reflection of $3.59, and Lint Pockets— Hard Financial Times
I deleted this on Medium from the days when I would document my journey on there. I wrote this on Feb 15, 2022. I am now republishing it on here, however, I want to update this blog post at the end to current times as some things have changed and this blog is more current... Continue Reading →
Why Movies Like The Curly Sue Movie Make Me Want to Be Wealthy
There's something about the score that plays right as the movie opens, and you see Curly Sue and Bill, her father, walking. This movie is one of those I mentioned in a previous post when I said that certain movies made me want to build wealth or achieve a certain degree of success. I think... Continue Reading →
Why Buying My First Share of Coca-Cola Stock Gave Me Peace of Mind
I deleted this on Medium from the days when I would document my journey on there. I wrote this on Jan 27th, 2022. But now republishing it on here, due to inspiration from a previous post- Why I became an investor and started the broke college student blog. This time around, I am writing... Continue Reading →
