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Questions of a Modern Day Mother

To Be Mother

To Be Mother

It is true what they say. Nothing can compensate for failure in the home. But it is like the peace pipe – everyone is smoking it.  But are people inhaling?

It was an uneventful night, a school night and I came home from work all fired up after a rather exhilarating and interesting meeting. I took out my daughter’s reminder book (which I have not looked at for 2 days) and started asking her whether she has done this or that, to which she replied, yes, yes and yes. I decided to look for the sake of looking and found out that she has not done one assignment. I called her and told her that I would help her with it. She looked at me, all eight years old of her, mocking me with eyes that said, “Why?”

Why the sudden interest?  Where have you been all this time?

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Announcement: YouWantToBeRich is now on print! (can I smile here?)

Beauty In Diversity

Beauty In Diversity

Yes, just a little announcement.

Beginning October 10, 2009, YouWantToBeRich (YTBR) will be published in Asia, the Journal of Culture and Commerce, Southern California’s award-winning newspaper serving the Asian and Pacific Islander Community.  Asia comes out weekly in San Diego and Los Angeles, California.  Asia is also publishing digital and print editions of YTBR in Thailand and Malaysia.

To my publishers and mentors, Len Novarro and Roz Carmen, my heartfelt thanks.

To my family and my readers, thank you for continuing to inspire me.

To the world…

Be rich,

Issa

Article by Issa. Art by D. Copyright 2009.
Website: www.YouWantToBeRich.com
Email: issa@youwanttoberich.com

Increasing Your Financial Intelligence Series: Rules of Warren Buffett

Finding Kindred Minds

Finding Kindred Minds

I could never get enough of Warren Buffett.  I follow him on Twitter (and follow everyone he follows), his name would be the red flag that would make me read financial reports and updates (and countless finance websites I subscribe to that send me maybe 20 emails a day), and I even tried to join his 10,000 Women.

I cannot help it.  He was there at my first foray into the world of money and investment through a book given to me by a mentor: The Tao of Warren Buffett, by Mary Buffett and David Clark.  That introduction so inspired me that I have dedicated my life to learning all I can about this enigmatic thing, wealth, which has the power to change lives – not only the money earner’s but everyone’s.  Buffett, the philanthropist, showed that it can be done (and should be done). I moved on to learn the principles of Kiyosaki, Orman, Coelho, Bo Sanchez, Ramit, Tim Ferris, Dan Kennedy and countless others.

But I always go back to Buffett and his principles.  Here are three and some life’s lessons.

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