Impulsive Buying
I’m an impulsive buyer! Ooops!
After my work today, I dropped by Powerbooks to buy a birthday card for a dear friend. As I entered the bookstore, my eyes widened as I gazed upon piles and piles of books. What a beautiful sight to behold! Visiting bookstores is one of the activities that gives me so much pleasure!
And so there I was, picking up one book. I scanned a few pages and I liked what I read. I picked up another book. I read the back cover and I was intrigued at what the book has to offer. And another book. And another book. Before I knew it, I was holding ten (10) books! Yes, ten books! I wanted to buy all of them. But then I decided to take it easy… Maybe I was just too excited. Maybe I should buy only five (5). After all, I didn’t plan to buy a book, more so “books” tonight.
Presenting…
Yes, I’m an impulsive buyer — but only of good books, seminars, or materials that would bless me and the people around me. I’m a fan of self-help books because I believe that reading self-help books is like me, entering the minds of the authors and getting a glimpse of how they think. What an adventure that is!
So if you were to ask me whether it’s okay to buy on impulse, my answer is, “it depends on what you buy.” And I would answer the same if you were to ask me whether debt is good or bad. The truth is, there’s a “good debt” and a “bad debt”. Education (especially financial education) will help us distinguish one from the other.
I mentioned that I bought five books, right? The fifth book I bought was a book on travels. It’s a recount of Angelina Jolie’s journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador during her stint as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). I’m not really into Hollywood stars but for some reasons, I am amazed at Angelina Jolie’s engagements outside the glam world.
And since I’ll be travelling to a place where people there speak Spanish, I also bought an instructional audio on how to speak Spanish.
It only took me 15 minutes to pick up those books and head to the cashier. I can’t wait to read these books and listen to the above audio! (I will consider sharing my notes about these books after I read them. Watch out for it!)
I put a lot of premium on learning and personal development. Why? Because I believe that one of my greatest assets is not money or material wealth but my talent and one of my greatest investments is not in stocks but in myself.
Here’s another reason why I pursue education, especially financial education. As Robert Kiyosaki puts it,
Investing is like driving a car. If you have no drivers education or driving experience, driving a car is very, very risky. Get educated.
How about you? Where do you invest your time and money?
Feel free to share your thoughts. Let’s learn from each other. =)
Happy Learning!
Sha Nacino
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P.S. 1. I wrote a book on personal financial management. It has a foreword by John Calub and reviews by Lloyd Luna of Lloyd Luna Communications and Mr. Tony Meloto of Gawad Kalinga. There are only a few copies left. If you don’t have it yet, click HERE.
P.S. 2 I give talks on Personal Financial Management for free. If you and your group of friends or officemates are interested, send me a note at happysha.ph@gmail.com. If my sched permits, I’d be more than happy to share with you what I know.
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