Challenging The Status Quo June 4
Although it might not be obvious on my blog, I’ve been somewhat of a person that challenges the status quo. Not all the time but enough times. Perhaps it has to do with stuff I’m reading and the people I hang around with. Not the people I hang around with physically but more indirectly through books, the internet and audio mp3 I listen to.
From these people and my own observation, I began to think why things should be done differently than the way it is today. Although there are times when change is not good, as is too much change too often, most things should move forward for the better.
As I type this article, I’m trying out the all in one Flock browser that is quite powerful. I used to use a blog client called Blogdesk. It is a wonderful software for off line publishing to blogs. Since I downloaded Flock, I have to give it a try. So far it looks good.
The thing that prompted me to write this is I’m a bit of a technology enthusiast. I don’t necessary buy the latest gadgets but I like looking and checking them out. In previous post, I wrote about the Asus Eee Pc and how you can extend the life of your computer .
Recently Asus came out with the Eee Box, a simpler, cheaper way to do things on your computer. Coming in various configuration, it sells for between $269 and $299. It is small and definitely challenges the convention that most of us want everything in our computer, which is not true. By the way, Asus current line of computers and thinking is making them tons of money. The Eee Pc is flying of shelves. I’m not going to write much about Asus’s machines since this in not a gadget blog but draw your attention to how you manage your finances.
What Asus did was instead of focussing on increasing features, putting more and more powerful processors to run bloated software, they went the other direction by keeping things simpler, reducing features, using less bloated software. The result is tremendous sales. Which goes to prove that there is a market for simpler stuff.
Instead of sophisticated, complicated financial plans, multiple accounts, funds, etc some of us might be better off doing more with less info. I mean how many of us have time to monitor multiple shares, mutual funds and/or property and still get work done and have a life? Not to mention reading blogs like this one. I think not too many.
Therefore instead of gathering information trying to understand the difficult stuff, when it comes to finances, is just as important to stick to something you understand, simple and works for you. It doesn’t mean to don’t expand your knowledge, but you do the basics first.
