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“You need to be good with money to have a happy life in this world.”

DIY Investment portfolio:

- a US stock index (Vanguard total stock index)
- an international stock index (vanguard global stock market index)
- a US bond market index (Vanguard bond market index)

Percentage depends on age! For me, I would do:

- 20% in US bonds index
- 40% in US total stock market index
- 40% in global stock market index

*Make sure to rebalance percentage each year!

“The reality is that the world owes you nothing. You only become ‘special’ by developing skills that are in demand, which takes focus, grit, and long-term work. Other people can help along the way, but in the end, we have to save ourselves.”

“Positive body image isn’t believing your body looks good; it is knowing your body is good, regardless of how it looks.”

“Labor is not a means of earning money. It is through labor that one makes contributions to others and commits to one’s community, and that one truly feels “I am of use to someone“ and even comes to accept one’s existential worth.”

“We are truly aware of our own worth only when we feel that our existence and behavior are beneficial to the community, that is to say, when one feels “I am of use to someone.“ Do you remember this? In other words, contribution to others, rather than being about getting rid of the “I” and being of service to someone, is actually something one does in order to be truly aware of the worth of the “I.”

“One cannot change what one is born with. But, one can, under one’s own power, go about changing what use one makes of that equipment. So in that case, one simply has to focus on what one can change, rather than on what one cannot. This is what I call self-acceptance.”

“Adlerian psychology is engaged in a thorough inquiry into interpersonal relationships. And the final goal of these interpersonal relationships is community feeling.“