Books, Budgets & Breakthroughs: Financial Journal

One Month Into Financial Consulting: My Journey So Far Coming from an engineering background, I had not imagined myself in this line of work. Yet, somewhere, I know this was something I wanted to try. I needed to challenge myself—and over the past one month I have been a on a ride of rejection, growth, and unexpected joy. Starting as a Crowdpuller: Facing My Fear of Rejection My journey began humbly—as a crowdpuller  long ago though . My only task was to approach strangers and get them to stop and listen. My reasons for doing so was because I was the one who would reject the people approaching me. I wanted to get my hands into the waters to feel the stuggles of approaching people, and to overcome the fear of approaching. For most common reasons, I got rejected. But it became more understandable. Funny enough, the people who rejected the hardest, didn't know how else to say no. Yet people who politely declined, knew to stand their ground. Slowly and steadily, rejection isn't a...

Real Stories that Teach Wealth Warren Buffett - Start Early Stay Consistent Warren Buffett, known as one of the world’s most successful investors, bought his first stock at just 11 years old. He got  three shares of Cities Service for $38 each. When the price dropped to $27, many would have panicked, but Buffett held on until it rebounded to $40. Although he sold too soon (the stock later went over $200). The lesson stuck that  time in the market beats timing the market . Over the next 80+ years, Buffett would stay consistent — investing steadily in businesses he understood, reinvesting his returns, and letting compound growth work its magic. Today, more than 90% of his wealth came after his 60th birthday , proving that wealth isn’t built overnight, but over decades of steady, disciplined action. Key takeaways from Warren's story is:  Start as early as you can. Be patient. Stay consistent. Let compounding do the heavy lifting. Dave Ramsey - From Bankruptcy to Million...