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Shopping can be so tiring

February 12, 2009

Whew! Dad and I just came from SM, the city’s biggest mall. We were mainly there to deposit some money in Banco De Oro (thankfully they close at 7pm) and find some plastic containers to organize big sis’ stuff. Well, there were other minor things we bought at Watson’s Health and Beauty, and we also dropped by for some groceries. Tsk. If only these things can be bought by clicking my mouse (think online shopping, online auctions, and everything online) I won’t have to tire my feet looking around for them especially since SM is such a big mall and going from one department to another really needs you to walk a lot. This reminds me of a shopping mall in Thailand where you can just order the items by phone and they will deliver it to your doorstep. Yup, grocery items delivered straight to your house, aside from pizzas and burgers.

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How can I afford it?

One of the ideas that came up my mind during our recent Cebu trip was investing in a condominium unit. This has been a long time dream of mine, to have a place to stay in Cebu. Sad to say, until now it’s still just a dream. Sighs.

I was in the kitchen this evening having a chat with my mom about it particularly about the monthly payments and membership fees and I was tempted to say, “I can’t afford it” but then I mentally stopped myself and asked loudly, “How can I afford it?” I could almost see Robert Kiyosaki nodding in agreement. Well, I still remember the valuable financial lessons I’ve read from his bestseller “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. The book was an eye-opener for me as I read about the cash flow quadrant, the different kinds of businesses such as franchises and traditional corporations, and other financial concerns such as assets and liabilities.

Until now, whenever something expensive entices me, I would always remember Kiyosaki’s teachings about not closing your mind to the possibilities of attaining it. According to him, saying you can’t afford it closes you to the many opportunities that are just around. It limits what you can do and is the easy alibi of a lazy mind.

On the other hand, asking yourself how you can afford it stimulates your mind to work, to THINK and find ways… and then circumstances will align to your mind’s thinking and make things happen the way you want them to be. The magic word is “HOW” and not “I CAN’T”. So, this evening I will be subjecting my mind to a lot of how’s before going to sleep. tee hee.

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