I find this list by Ritholtz rather refreshing, and hopefully it helps you too in your blogging adventures. Makes me reminisce on the good old days when I started this site.

I can think of many reasons why someone might start and maintain a blog:

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1. You have something to say

2. You enjoy the craft of writing

3. You want to figure out what you think, and do so in public

4. You want to be part of a larger community of like minded individuals

5. You have a hobby or interest that you are really, really into

6. You want to maintain a presence on the Intertubes

7. You have an expertise and you want to share it

8. You have an eye for content (text, graphics and video) and you enjoy leading other people to them

9. You want to create a permament online record of what you are reading, looking at or thinking about

10. You like engaging in debate with total strangers

Continue reading ‘Why Blog?’…

While brushing up on my ‘accounting skills’, here’s a list of profits that is constantly being used:

1. Gross profit = Sales revenue – cost of sales and other direct costs
2. Operating profit (EBIT, earnings before interest and taxes) = Gross profit – overheads and other indirect costs
3. Pretax Profit (EBT, earnings before taxes) = Operating profit – one off items and redundancy payments, staff restructuring – interest payable
4. Net profit (PAT) = Pre-tax profit – tax
5. Retained earnings = Profit after tax (PAT) – Dividends

I believe the opportunity is hidden in the places where it’s obvious, but it’s hard to see for those of us who are looking at the wrong places.

It’s not that we are not smart, it’s just that we are not trained enough to see these rifts. It’s always there, but no one’s bothered to exploit it. Just look at the stories in the business world, where it’s always other people who ‘discovered’ these business opportunities.

I think it’s not because these people are born in the right places at the right time or they happen to ‘know’ people in high places, I just think that these people looked at the same thing using different lenses. That’s what I think we should start doing.

And if we keep at it, we might just get good at it ;-)

Wow…it felt like yesterday posting ‘Happy New 2010′.

A great many thanks to the power-that-be I am still around posting this new year greeting. Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to also thank you, who has read the stuff I’ve written on this site and also took your time to email me on questions relating to personal finance. And thanks for buying my e-book too!

Also, Meshio.com managed to hit 400 feedburners readers. You made it possible! You can also ‘like’ Meshio.com’s Facebook Page, although there’s still nothing much on the page yet.

If you’ve been following my blog, you would have noticed that my updates are getting rather irregular. I can only say that my offline duties are overloading and I promise to improve my time management skills this year.

All in all, it’s been a great 2010. I hope that whatever setbacks or challenges you’ve faced in the past one year, it has only made you a stronger and better person. Many great inspirations and resolutions has been posted on the web, and I say for those of you who have already openly declared your intentions, kudos to you! Now, all it takes is the discipline and determination to execute it. Like Ghandi said, “Be the change you want to see in this world”. So, don’t shortchange yourself, go out there with a big note!

Once again, thank you for reading Meshio.com! I really appreciate it.