Short Update

As it is, it is clear to me that I am getting a lot of things done except for studying.

I am working full time and doing postgraduate studies among other things. There are days where I feel I have been so productive but there is always this nagging feeling that I forgot something. As I drift off to sleep it comes back to me. That pile of books that has not had even a single page turned this week is calling.

The count down to exam day is barely 2 weeks. At this stage I am still hopeful for a pass by a hair's breadth. If some good progress has been made next week I will have an update on the first month free trial of YNAB.

The Barefoot Investor: The only money guide you'll ever need

By Scott Pape. This is a personal finance book mainly for Australian audience. This was an update from his original book. It was a very easy read done in a few hours.

About Personal Finance

Update for the week: Half a module done (out of 6) and 4 weeks until D-day!

So just to set things straight I am not an expert on this matter of personal finances. I am on my own journey and trying to figure out what works for me.

So on this journey I thought it would be good to share some of my finds along the way. To kick off I'll introduce Mr Money Mustache. I have also put his blog in my blog list so feel free to click through and have a read.

Word of warning for those who can't handle swearing proceed with caution!

So I started going through the blog right from the start and am still somewhere in 2013. But so far I have picked up gems here and there that I can use to optimize my situation. I feel this is the biggest takeaway: to make the most of your situation.

There's plenty of information that anyone from anywhere can apply. There is also a forum attached to the blog for even further reading and knowledge sharing from other readers from different parts of the world. Everything starts with you. I like the thought of pronoia and what MMM refers to as having a positivity gun. It can do wonders for you.

Personally my finances are still in their infancy. In the previous post I mentioned having recently started tracking stuff on the YNAB free trial. I will leave that for another time. Right now I need to cover some ground on those modules!

I would be happy to hear your thoughts on personal finance and if there are blogs or books you recommend on the topic.

Give me more time

After a few consecutive days of people asking me how I manage to do all the stuff I do. It just left me thinking how long my to do list is! And it gets longer everyday.

I am doing some further study and everyday I ask myself how much I want this. This has helped me stop doing some of those things that wont let me reach my goals. Should have started this earlier, currently I am half way through the semester and have 5 pages of the first module done. Needless to say the coming weeks are going to be fun!

In the coming posts I'll talk about some personal finance blogs I have been reading and following, books I have read and also the YNAB app that I recently signed up for the trial.

Time for me to get back to those books!