The first step in achieving financial independence is developing a rich mindset. In this post, I am going to do a deep dive into exactly what is that. In the mid 2000s, Alberta, the oil producing centre of Canada, was literally bathing in dollars, thanks in large part due to sky-rocketing oil prices. The government […]
No It’s NOT All Your Fault – The Water Is NOT Fine
Millennials and Generation Z today are facing challenges that the previous generations did not have to face. In this post, I am going to discuss what those challenges are and how to a develop a game plan to tackle it. The scene shown above is one we are quite familiar with. I am always struck […]
Financial Independence – You Don’t Need a Pot of Gold
A common misconception among people is that financial independence requires a huge sum of money within a short period of time – the proverbial pot of gold. It evokes a lot of different emotions as the conversation revolves around money. Why is money important? In the 1986 movie Platoon, infantryman Taylor (played by Charlie Sheen) […]
Introduction
For the new readers, I am Muhammad Rizwan, founder of Escapetivity. The purpose of this introductory post is to introduce myself, my reasons for creating the “escape” blog and how you as a reader can benefit from it. Who Am I? This is my first blog. I am an engineer by education. I am also […]