For almost half of my life, I thought money was something that I was entitled to have.

It was the perception I had back then when I was a spoiled brat. And I am thankful that I woke up.

Though, I needed to undergo rock bottom experiences for me to realize stuff about wealth and life.

My learnings about money resonated with me in stages.

I treated money differently when I was in my 20s and 30s. …

Getting lost in a place you are not familiar with is a distressing experience.

Imagine that you are driving in a place late at night — Waze and Google maps can no longer detect where the heck you are — and there are no people to ask around — everything you see is trees and dark clouds.

The build-up of fear intensifies as you worry if you ever find your way to the right track. Your brain begins to shift to what-if scenarios. Like the idea of being tortured or killed by psychos who are just around the corner

Roadblocks…

I was raised as a corporate professional and aspired to be well-educated in business.

My father ran a forwarding company, a pawnshop, and a grocery store. But I cannot fully comprehend the business that he was doing because I was a happy-go-lucky person previously. It was too late for me to ask relevant questions and be coached by Dad — because he passed away after a few years of graduating from college at that time.

I envied my Chinese friends, who seemed to have a natural talent for making money. It felt awkward when I attend business summits to learn…

Bio

Welcome to my page! Dennis de Silva here.

Born 1981 in Ventura, California, and currently residing in the Philippines.

I am married with two lovely kids.

In 1974, My parents decided to fly to the United States to work there and live a better life. My dad was a recognized Certified Public Accountant both in the Philippines and the State of California.

My mom took up medical school in Manila and served briefly as a nurse assistant — and later decided to become a stay-at-home mom.

Time flew so fast until my parents realized that my eldest brother and two…

As a child, I was aware that my family had more than enough money to meet our needs.

My father ran a logistics company. His company had several ten-wheeler and trailer trucks, he bought a new car every year, and he purchased real estate on the side. He was a self-made millionaire, in my opinion. With the assistance of close relatives, he was able to work his way up. He was able to scale his business due to his dedication and hard work.

When their business prospered, my parents enrolled me in an exclusive school, where I met some wealthy…

For the longest time, I have wanted to own a Rolex. I told myself that I wanted to have one before I turn 40.

I will have to wait another five months before I can finally declare that life begins at forty. But it appears that I will still be short of money, so I am deferring the purchase for another year or maybe two. With the help of this platform earnings, I am hoping to afford one to satisfy my addiction!

Even though there are numerous alternatives, people like me are insistent about purchasing that watch if given the…

Many people would like to do anything else than sell.

When a saleslady approaches you and follows you around, it makes you feel uneasy. Imagine yourself doing what she does; the act itself is even more disturbing.

I do not feel comfortable doing sales pitches like those guys in insurance and real estate — this is why I majored in accounting. As an introvert, I should have been in front of a computer, crunching numbers in spreadsheets.

To me, selling represents manipulating and pressuring others. I realized that I was wrong.

Selling is a lifelong skill required for human survival

As time passed, I realized that whatever you do…

When we were younger, we all had the fantasy that anything that went wrong would end in a happy ending called forever.

This hallucination is what my seventeen-year-old mind and body believed. After more than two decades, I finally settled on the notion that it does, but it depends on who you end up with, and timing is unpredictable.

When I first had a serious relationship, it felt like something out of a romantic comedy. The first meeting, winning a date with the lady, out-of-town trips, serenading, and the first kiss was all worth recording.

My teenage relationship went through…