Know Yourself and Know Your Circumstance……..Sun Tzu.
America is the land of opportunity. Often when people have all the freedom and their directions get lost . Their life will be led into a miserable situation……….
As a result of it, it produces 2% of super rich and 98% of poor……It is a fair game to begin with on this land of opportunity. When the smart guys build up their wealth , they also build up their networks and connection. Now they have money power as well as political power. Their fingers reach every corner of this wonderful land. Without manipulation, capitalism should be a good system.
They write up all wonderful songs and make you believe them. “Believe me, it is good for you.” Take the Wall Street as an example. It is a long term investment, let me have your money… Don’t trade; but they trade. They even trade the FUTURE. Who knows the future? Have you ever heard the insider trading before ? Find it out.
IF YOU DON”T KNOW YOURSELF AND THE CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU WILL BE A FREEDOM SLAVE……YOUR LIFE IS INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY OTHERS.
People should not completely blame on the Rich, you are part of the problem. You help them to meet their purposes. It is a fair game to start with. You let it happen.
“You believe what they say. You accept their invitation. You are willingly go into their toxic golden trap.”
I have heard that people only need three month savings for the unknown future. You will find a job within three months. Really? What happens now ? When the environment changes, you are screwed ! You will lose most of your wealth that you have built for years……Guess who will get your loss, the 2%.
I remembered when I was very young in Hong Kong and Macau, I only saw one kind of red color lipstick, it was in 50′. Now how many colors of them are on the market ? The worst part of them, now ,due to the fashionable society, the color of your lipstick has to match with your cloth color……so as the nail color….. For certain environment, they match with the shoe’s color too
Women Shoes keep changing shapes, such as ” round, square; high, flat heel; colors…” …All the fashion stands for only few months. It is on fire sale. Keep buying…
How about the dresses, no wonder the GOOD WILL stores are cross the country……
Poor fellows keep working. You work hard , you earn it…..Really? Don’t feel too bad, You are not alone.
I have been wondering for many years. Why major business are in down town, but people are living far away from it. It is very different from foreign country. Local people told me that people wanted more relaxation after work…… If you are the 2% of rich, that is correct.
I live in GA. If you live far away from down town and you work in down town, how can you feel relaxing when you get into highway 75 and 85 to work in the morning or go home in the late afternoon…….Can you imagine that the time you have wasted on the highway each day ? Time means Gold. Time will never be back to you. life is one way ticket !!
Currently, some slum down town area are tore down and contractors are building up many expensive buildings and houses……Strange things happen. Poor people will be kicked out from this area, because the property tax that they can’t afford to pay. They have to sell their property and leave.
No money down, no interest until so and so……keep buying. Credit cards are so convenient for daily life and business………Guarantee rate etc ….Banks can change the rate over night, because your credit is changed. Even you have excellent credit, they will change your rate, when the banks have the financial problems….Good credit system is a must, but unfortunately, the system is manipulated.
The credit agency changes your credit rate as long as some idiot reports you to them…not because you really have problem , it is their typing error or mistake…..Your record will be stuck for years…….You will pay their mistake , and you don’t even know.
You buy a house to build up your future assets. Theoretically, it is a wonderful concept. When the huge institutions screw up the housing market, you are paying their greedy consequences. One of big financial institution told the Congress, we lost ‘$900 M’. for this mortgage deal, but later they received ‘$60 B ‘ from a gigantic insurance company. It is the tax dollars.
Current news: A high rank officer resigned from this firm and stated that he resigned from there because of its toxic culture……They are too big to fall….
If a LBO or M&A happens to your working place, your retired security may be in trouble.
When you look at all the examples ( It is a small part of facts), all your hard work may not support your future security, if you don’t know the circumstance, because there will no money are left for you.
Do you know yourself? People are getting old, have no money and get sick…….Can you imagine, that you are one of them ? Dig the well, before you are thirsty.
Now the social security may be cut…..Hell, life goes on.
How to deal with it. You are responsible for your family and your future. Prepare the rain coat before the rain comes. Know yourself and know circumstance as Sun Tzu said. Read my book , it can help you.
Some people work extremely hard and save each penny and put it in their saving, that is very good habit…However, they don’t eat right, they don’t live in a reasonable place, they don’t take care their health, they dis-respect the others, and take advantage of the others……..Only money are in their minds……
Please, don’t put yourself in this category, it is the worst one, because their minds are not even free !! Normal slave has a free mind as Wind……When environment is changed, they will be free……