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Acting Like Godot · 08-29-2008, 05:11 AM

So recently I had a bit of a money problem. Yeah, me.

See, my little boy's got a place in a certain school. He'll start next year. And in two years' time, his younger sister will need to go to school too. And there's this particular girls' school that I would like to be send her to.

So I start thinking, "Wouldn't it be nice if by late 2009 or early 2010, I move house to somewhere right in-between the two schools? Then both kids can walk to school every day and they don't even have to take a school bus? And they can both enjoy this convenience for quite a number of years?"

The problem is that the residential area in between the two schools is quite expensive. All homes in that zone are very big, very nice .... and very expensive.

Like maybe, 1.5 million dollars or more.

I can't easily afford it. Sure, I can make the initial downpayment and get a bank loan for the rest. But the mortgage will be a debt I need to pay off over the next 20 years. There goes my dream of retiring comfortably by age 45.

So I have various doubts and limiting beliefs. Then I tell myself, "Hey you. You're supposed to be a magician, right. Then go do some magick. You don't even need an instant solution, because you're not going to have to buy the house immediately."

So last Tuesday, I do a big magickal spell. I say, "Show me the financial solution. I don't need the money now, just show me the solution."

Spell done. The next morning, I open the newspapers and here's the headline news - there's this big hoo-haa in Parliament, something to do with the legal sector in my country.

See, I'm a lawyer. And all these years, the industry in my country has been very protectionist, in the sense that there are all sorts of licensing barriers to keep out foreign competition (meaning, the global law firms).

And all these years, these licensing barriers have effectively prevented the world's global law firms from hiring someone like me in my own country. It's to prevent the foreign law firms from poaching locally-qualified lawyers (unless they move out of the country).

ANYWAY, yesterday, the government changed all that. They changed the laws. In a few months time, the world's biggest, best, highest-paying law firms will be allowed to (1) expand as much as they want to expand, in my country, and (2) freely hire people like me, right here in my own country.

Wowee. I think I'm gonna be able to pay for my new house, after all.

Now, I just have to do another spell, for one of these global law firms to come knocking on my door and begging for me to join them. I'd like a 50% pay raise.

A challenging magickal spell.

08-29-2008, 05:11 AM	#83 (permalink)
Acting Like Godot Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,800	So recently I had a bit of a money problem. Yeah, me. See, my little boy's got a place in a certain school. He'll start next year. And in two years' time, his younger sister will need to go to school too. And there's this particular girls' school that I would like to be send her to. So I start thinking, "Wouldn't it be nice if by late 2009 or early 2010, I move house to somewhere right in-between the two schools? Then both kids can walk to school every day and they don't even have to take a school bus? And they can both enjoy this convenience for quite a number of years?" The problem is that the residential area in between the two schools is quite expensive. All homes in that zone are very big, very nice .... and very expensive. Like maybe, 1.5 million dollars or more. I can't easily afford it. Sure, I can make the initial downpayment and get a bank loan for the rest. But the mortgage will be a debt I need to pay off over the next 20 years. There goes my dream of retiring comfortably by age 45. So I have various doubts and limiting beliefs. Then I tell myself, "Hey you. You're supposed to be a magician, right. Then go do some magick. You don't even need an instant solution, because you're not going to have to buy the house immediately." So last Tuesday, I do a big magickal spell. I say, "Show me the financial solution. I don't need the money now, just show me the solution." Spell done. The next morning, I open the newspapers and here's the headline news - there's this big hoo-haa in Parliament, something to do with the legal sector in my country. See, I'm a lawyer. And all these years, the industry in my country has been very protectionist, in the sense that there are all sorts of licensing barriers to keep out foreign competition (meaning, the global law firms). And all these years, these licensing barriers have effectively prevented the world's global law firms from hiring someone like me in my own country. It's to prevent the foreign law firms from poaching locally-qualified lawyers (unless they move out of the country). ANYWAY, yesterday, the government changed all that. They changed the laws. In a few months time, the world's biggest, best, highest-paying law firms will be allowed to (1) expand as much as they want to expand, in my country, and (2) freely hire people like me, right here in my own country. Wowee. I think I'm gonna be able to pay for my new house, after all. Now, I just have to do another spell, for one of these global law firms to come knocking on my door and begging for me to join them. I'd like a 50% pay raise. A challenging magickal spell. Last edited by Acting Like Godot; 08-29-2008 at 05:14 AM.