Weekend and Plans
Last weekend was spent hanging out with my son. I kept myself away from the PC. My son deserves to have my full attention. He’s grown up so fast. At one and half years, he’s already gotten a good understanding of our mother tongue. He understands a few words in English too and can say words like ‘car’, ‘now’ and ‘cat’ perfectly:) He’s also shown increased capabilities to build his own toys using the lego set I bought him. And he’s always seeking for my approval in anything that he does. That’s how a child learns. I treasure every moment I spend with him.
I’ve been thinking about which field I should pursue my masters degree in. After some thoughts and endless browsing through of MBA brochures, I’ve decided maybe I’m not up to doing an MBA. I feel I should be doing something more related to my degree in the field of human development. Maybe more on child development or family ecology. The reason I’d previously wanted to do an MBA was for the business, finance and entrepreneurial knowledge that it covers. But I could always learn that else where and not have to compete with others who already have basic knowledge. It’d be more fun that way. So my search for the most suitable university still continues.
I also visited the site for a house I’m eyeing to buy towards the end of this year (when it launches - it may be as soon as June). The houses look 70% done and the show units are beautiful and very much to my liking. I shall be visualising this house everyday like I have been for the past few months.
As for my shelf full of unread books, I’ve managed to start reading Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover. From the few pages that I’ve read, I understand that financial planning is a crucial part of life. No matter how much money you earn, if you don’t budget your spendings there is always a tendency to overspend foolishly. But we all know that already. Regardless of that, we still have to learn methods to go about budgeting, saving and investing. And this is what Dave covers in a book that has embettered many lives. Having gone through a bad financial experience himself makes Dave an even more reliable teacher. Hmm.. it looks like I have to still cut down on more expenses and earn more on the side. As for buying a new house, I’d have to sell my old one first. The new one will be an upgrade as it’ll cost more that the current. But if it that’s what it takes to restore and maintain harmony in our household I am more than willing to pay for it. And we shall live in that house which is just the right size for our family and not have upgrade anymore unless we can really afford to.
Yeah..that’s our plan for now..
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