Dear Diary,
I've started a financial plan.
Currently, it's still in its infancy, however I plan to bring this into fruition. I've done the first week of it. You might be wondering how things went into this. Well, I usually read two books. One for the purposes of learning, and one for the purposes of relaxing.
I've finished Confident Coding just last week. It was an ok read. It definitely is for beginners. The book just made the reader put their feet under water, but not fully diving in deep. Don't get me wrong, Confident Coding is a great book if you're just starting out. However after finishing, I wanted more. I wanted to learn more, but this time I want to be more sophisticated--more technical. More... Experienced.
The reason I started learning more about IT Fundamentals [Professor Messer is a good source] was because I'm about to start classes in Cybersecurity. And I want to learn more about the things within it. I've been learning about linux, networking, the different types of attacks, wireshark, best practices, virtualbox, and just the beginner topics with a shallow start. I've also tried to research the different fields of cybersecurity so I get more excited as the days go by. And of course, since I was excited then I wanted to get more of a headstart. And since my classes involve programming, I begun searching for another coding book. I wanted to learn more about JavaScript rather than Python because JavaScript is built-in browsers already. And I'm making this website! Surely I still need to learn Python, but the projects I've had in store using Python aren't exactly in the top priorities.
I went to a bookstore called Fully Booked. National Bookstore is alright, but Fully Booked has greater collections of books. The selection is top-notch, probably because they actually primarily sell books instead of school supplies. I wasn't able to find any books on programming that I want that is also within my budget. That is, until I looked through the other Fully Booked branch inside the very same mall and building of the first one. It was in a different floor, but on the same general direction. And lo and behold, I found a book! And it's about JavaScript. Jackpot! I was so excited that bought it immediately.
That's my learning book. Of course, any book is a learning book. But I specifically chosen "JavaScript All-In-One For Dummies" as a learning book because this would help me academically. My other criteria for a learning book is that it specifically should give me valuable knowledge and show it on the cover. Yes, I judge books by their covers. It's a good way to know what the book is about. Please, judge books by their covers. You're paying good money and valuable time for it. Where was I? Oh yeah, the other kind of book.
The other book I would usually read is something enjoyable for the sake of being enjoyable. Surely, you'd think this would be the fiction sector--but no. This category of book would usually still be nonfiction, but it should be something that I can read without thinking too precisely about it. Don't get me wrong, it can still be fiction if there's something valuable that I'm learning like "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" or "The Richest Man in Babylon". They're both financial books, but also fiction. They're both enjoyable for the sake of being enjoyable and that's why I categorize "The Richest Man in Babylon" specifically as a relaxing book.
"The Richest Man in Babylon" taught me about how to divide my income into who to pay. 1/10 of my earnings would go to me first. They're not for buying anything extravagant, but that 1/10 would work for me through investing or through saving up for my retirement fund. 2/10 would go to those of whom I owe debt. Since I don't have any debt, I allocate this portion to investing as well. The other 7/10 would go to my expenses. This would include my food, rent, utilities, taxes, and so on so forth.
That's a long story for just answering how things get to a point lol I guess I don't have anything to say other that...
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