Navigating Financial Success: Lessons from Two Forty-Somethings
by Rob San Miguel
Many years ago, as an uppity young man struggling to find his niche in this competitive capitalist country ruled by oligarchs, I was in a conversation with two forty-something individuals. One was financially successful. He has all the trappings of material wealth: a car, a big house, a condominium unit in Makati, and a high-paying job. He regularly travels abroad using his hard-earned money, not from grants or money from relatives. The other forty-something individual is financially secured as well but his monthly salary is slightly above average. He has a car but it is for family use only and he often takes the jeepney, the train, or the taxi if necessary. However, you mention his name in his field of work, and people will be impressed. "Oh, you know him? Wow, he's one of the foremost authorities in blah blah blah."
