What is important? Health or money?

Sometime, I wonder which is more important. As I thought about it, age it appeared has an influence on how we look at it through the years.

When we are young, not constrain by the limitation of our mortality. We tend to focus on making money, enjoying what life has to offer. As we started to grow old, our body functionality started to decline as we fought to contain it in various stages. It lead me to wonder, can money buy back the health we have lost?

Maybe some. But certainly not all. Money can buy the best healthcare, help improve well-being. 

But, what about those health issue that has no solutions or beyond the knowledge of the existing health industry. We more or less has to live with it. And more than often, spiritual prayers appeared to be the only console.    

Looking through my life, financially I would say I had done well enough. As for the well-being of it, I m afraid I am very far from it. In fact, I do not see any path leading to it.

Life is short. Enjoy while you can.  

 

 

 

Monthly Financial Updates

This monthly sustainability report does not include any of the salaried income. The basis for this monthly financial review is to gauge the sustainability status of my financial independence based on the total amount of passive income received.

Hmm how sustainable my portfolio would be. I asked myself many times through the years. Since the Covid-19 impacts, my portfolio has definitely saw some decline in returns. Some were delisted and wind up in business. Fortunately, these only form a small percentage in my portfolio. Some of the performing companies were able to sustain themselves during the hard times and recover slowly. Those who evolved shall live, those who do not or cannot shall disappear into history. Such is the nature of a cycle.    

This has not been a happy month. A series of misfortunes and domestic unhappiness plagued the household. The wellness being of family declined and few might have wonder where it had gone wrong. For now, we managed as best as we can, and hopefully can stay mentally strong for the tasks ahead. 

Passive income surged as numerous companies pay out for the 3rd quarter. Overall dividend collected amounted to $5,417.84. In addition to the rental income, this brings our passive income for the month of August to $7,227.45.

Portfolio remains unchanged. As funding from both passive and salary income flowed in. My cash holdings continued to grow.