A Baby's First Steps

Have you ever wondered what happens when someone starts a business? Or how an entrepreneur starts their venture, creative process, idea, invention, etc and etc? I am too! I cannot tell you what will help you succeed, nor do I expect to tell you what to do with your money, but this blog is meant to express the ideas and feelings that I get as I try to venture and work on my own business. Just like a baby, I have got some steps that I need to take so that I can get up and running.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad
By Robert T. Kiyosaki
ISBN 978-1-61268-001-9

I understand money, not that well, but I have a general understanding of it. I have taken business courses for 3 years, but the way Robert Kiyosaki teaches about money, the flow of money, and the ideas of assets and liabilities is "out of the norm" but really smart.

As a child, Robert wanted money to fit in with the rest of the students in his school. So, he and his friend Mike talks to Mike's father who is a wealthy individual. He teaches Robert and Mike important lessons to remember for the rest of their lives. The idea to either work for money, or make money work for you is what Mike's father, "Rich Dad" wanted to teach the kids. Robert's own father, "Poor Dad", wanted Robert to get a proper education, get a good paying job, and as Robert defines it, work in the Rat Race.

$100 Challenge
So as we understand how we can make money work for us, we looked at a website www.kiva.org. This website showcases various entrepreneurs around the world. This week, I visited the website and looked at various borrowers. I found one, named Merlinda. She runs a shop and needed a loan to purchase supplies. Although I was successful in supply money to her loan, I found someone else. Her name is Emily, and she is in the same situation as Merlinda. The whole purpose of choosing Emily was to support a country that I am close to, the Philippines. I am of Filipino heritage, but I have not visited the country. So this is a way for me to give back to my "home land".