Top 7 Things To Invest in During Your 20s
Travelling
In your 20's, you absolutely must harness all of the energy and enthusiasm you have and use it to travel widely and engage with new people wherever you go, sample unfamiliar cultures, get lost in transition and learn to be comfortable outside your comfort zone. Having a planetary perspective and the ability to communicate with many different kind of people are major asset in today's globalized world. Your entire perspective on life as you know it will change and develop as well as yourself as an individual. The things you learn will stay with you forever and you will be able to apply every lesson to your life back home that is if you ever want to return home. So do not get sucked up in the corner of the world where you were raised in, start now,plan it and do it.
Work Hard but Play Harder
One quick question... If we do not enjoy life when we are young, when do we plan on doing so?. Oyinbo say ''All work and no play make jack a dull boy'', well that adage can never be any wrong. As long as you do not drink pass the point of self control, you will never go over the edge and do something which will have serious consequences later. Try to find your limit and learn where yo stand. There is nothing necessarily wrong with partying and losing sleep to have a once in a life time adventure with your friends,so get it out of your system but understand that your body wont calmly accept abuse forever, your youth is the best time to learn the importance of moderation and sustainability.
In the long run, you will have more success by practicing a balance life style of work and play. if you find yourself drinking a little too often, try socializing without alcohol instead and if you try to bury yourself in work, loosen up and have a little fun once in awhile. Whatever you do, try to find a way to balance work and play.
Embrace Failure and Learn from Mistakes
Many misunderstands that regret is pointless, fortunately it is also fully optional. Instead of regretting your mistakes, recognize that most are extremely valuable if you come to understand them. Life is not about being over cautious and making a few errors as possible. Lets take for example, the world wont come to an end if you get burned by backstabbing friends, simply pocket the lesson and employ higher standards next time. And so what if you got drunk, lost your phone and ended up in jail with a broken nose, review the incident, forgive yourself and make sure it does not happen again.
Finance Management
It is a good idea to take the time every now and then to sit and figure out how you are spending your money, what you spending it on and what your on going expenses. if you take care of your finances during your twenties , they will take of you for the rest of your life especially if you plan on becoming a parent anytime soon. The major pitfall you must avoid include
(A) Been fold into a terrible business opportunity. Remember the Golden rule, if its to good to be true , then it probably is.
(B) Spending all of your money as and when you receive it, save at least ten percent of every thing you ever own, use such cash to pull yourself from emergency situations only.
(C) Avoid credits and Bank loans.
(A) Been fold into a terrible business opportunity. Remember the Golden rule, if its to good to be true , then it probably is.
(B) Spending all of your money as and when you receive it, save at least ten percent of every thing you ever own, use such cash to pull yourself from emergency situations only.
(C) Avoid credits and Bank loans.
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