a few things about money
this is a perpetually work-in-progress document
- it's only a character in your life, but we all put it at the centre.
- money buys time, and you sell your time for money.
- if you aren't rich, you aren't smart.
- it is the only resource available in abundance, everything else, from energy & fuel to love & trust, is far more scarce.
- $1M is when you enter the rookie league.
- it worries you the most while it's the most solvable piece of the puzzle.
- residents of each street of delhi, bombay, blr, ggn, pune likely have a combined net-worth above 50cr. minimum.
- you're peeling off layer1 to the onion of life when you solve for money.
- the more desperate you are, the lesser you will get, it's the backwards law. (only applies if you're privileged)
- act as poor as you can.
- invest & save.
- buy experiences, not materialistic-good-for-nothing-novelty-chasing goods.
- money is best spent on your loved ones, nothing trumps that.
- money based milestones are moving goal-posts.
- money is a maze, it is built to suck you in & it will toy with you all your life.
- ask your friends for money, return when need be.
- help your friends with money, it's the cheapest & the easiest thing you can give to them.
- too many relationships are f*cked over money, and it's never worth it.
- we're conditioned to use it as the common unit of comparing success, because it's not the best, but the most convenient way to quantify success.
- it's a ticket to freedom, doing what you love & spending time with self, friends & family.
- people who continuously boast about how much they make/have made are losers.
- if you're aimless with your purpose, solve for money as early as you can. use the money to find the rest of the answers.
- leverage & status are by-products of money, and it fast-track almost everything.
- be rich & anonymous.
- there are no get rich quick schemes.
- don't be greedy, you might make a lot, but you'll lose a lot more
- don't dupe anyone, cheat anyone - the consequences will make you regret your decisions forever. even if it's a dollar.