On motivations.

People often ask me why I am so motivated financially and some thinks that I am scary. Others commented that I take the fun out of life and relationships by being so precise in my planning. I have plans because I don’t want to go off course but that is not to say that I will follow every single detail. Life is unpredictable and I know that more often that not, plans do not turn into realities. But I’d still rather have some plannings because even if I don’t reach my destination, I know I should be halfway there.

But back to the discussion on motivations. I am motivated because I never had a silver spoon in my life. When I was younger, I used to envy rich kids who had everything, whose parents can supply them with their material wants. This does not mean that they’re happy or that I’m unhappy with my parents. Far from it.

But my point, succinctly, is that money/wealth gives you choices and I want to have those choices. Be it for myself, for my parents, for my future family. I want to provide my parents with the lifestyle they never get to enjoy, I want to own the rights to having choices and if I have kids in the future, I want them to have the priveledges I never had.

But to achieve this, I need to practise self-restraint, to endure some pain and to be rational and meticulous. I understand that and I am willing to give it a shot.