On Quora, someone asked: “I have $200,000 from my inheritance, I am a 30 year old with a wife, and have a bad part-time job. I have lots of time, but am not sure what to do with the money. What do you suggest?” This is how I responded: You should put it all into … Read more
My friend told me of a scam. I’m not sure if it was real or not. But this company promised to send real American copper out for $5. People would agree to pay for it. They would send them a penny. They were taken to court, but they won because they really did mail out … Read more
On Quora, I was asked: “What advice should be given to a single girl who has no savings and no family to turn to, who has just been evicted and is now homeless, in order to get her life back on track? – In Los Angeles.” After a few weeks, this is how I responded: I … Read more
During Cyber Monday, my friend decided to run a promotion. He sells business cards. He was excited. He had a lot of traffic–people were buying nonstop. At the end of the day, he calculated a total of $1,400 in sales. He was quite ecstatic. Then, the next day arrived. He started to calculate out how … Read more
The most useless thing I did was try to get rich. If I add up my income for the last eight years, then divide it by eight, Id be earning how much I’m earning now. Wait, I just did it and I came up with $54,125. Actually, now I feel like poo, because excluding housing … Read more
Not really. However, not having money makes me very nervous, anxious and depressed. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social Media
Someone on Quora had asked me: “How do I support myself financially as a woman? What advice should a young woman be given about money if they are on their own for the first time? I am a 23 year old woman. Very pretty/beautiful, slim, petite, great figure. Except, I am no longer speaking to my … Read more
Adequately rich. It comes with less lawsuits and less publicity. I like my private life. Also, can you imagine the headaches of having to attain kidnapper insurance, placing a security system in your whole home that is so advanced, chips needs to be placed on everything and everyone, and being forced to have security accompany … Read more
Even though the salary is decent enough, many people don’t like to reveal it. Why is it so? It’s because talking about salaries creates an identity and places you into a certain social class, whether good or bad. It changes how people treat you. People treat you differently based on the money you either have … Read more
A person on Quora asked me, “What would you do if you had no job, no food, no credit, no money, no relatives or friends? What would be your immediate plan to get out of poverty?” This is how I responded: First, I would go to the Department of Social Services and get welfare money. … Read more