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I Have These Four Regrets in Life
And you never want to have them too
“You seem to have everything going on right for you. Do you even have any regrets?” a friend had asked me on my birthday. I smiled calmly and nodded.
Twelve hours later, I looked back on my life, and after deep some introspection, here are some regrets that popped up. No, I’m not dwelling on them or kicking myself over them.
I hope you can learn some valuable tips from my mistakes to make your life better.
1. Not learning financial education sooner
I knew a little about the importance of savings. Though my memory is foggy about this, I had read somewhere that Warren Buffet started saving at a ridiculously young age.
Again, I was just as young then, and I couldn’t have done any further reading along those lines.
In 2020, you cannot plead ignorance of financial education. There are a lot of helpful resources on YouTube, sharing tips on savings and investments. You can even buy stocks on your phone through the Robinhood app.
There are a lot of books on the pros and cons of the various investment vehicles. Robert Kiyosaki and the Rich Dad company have been at pains to teach the importance of investing more in assets and less in…
