Hand Scribbles - August 2023

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Some for fun and some to stir the thoughts

Marriage

Hand-drawn quadrant on marriage, happy vs not happy against married vs not married, with realistic expectations in the happy married box

Risk in Investing

Hand-drawn risk and return quadrant: crypto and stocks high risk and high return, real estate, government bonds, and doing nothing as low return

Evolution of a Parent

Hand-drawn timeline of a parent's phrases as a child ages, from baby talk to 'Padlo yaar' to 'Apni mummy ko samjao yaar'

Habits feel effortless

Hand-drawn chart: effort falls from start to continue to sustain, showing habits feel effortless over time

Aim for moveshots

Sketch contrasting moonshots, one big leap, with moveshots, a series of small steps to the same goal

Incremental value of work

Hand-drawn curve of effort versus value flattening out, where the incremental value of more work is zero

How fortunes have changed - Thank God

Sketch of an income timeline from office hand to MBA intern, corporate job and overseas posting, with income rising far faster than the cost of a dosa

Inflation in housing

Coffee lover's view of Australian house prices: less coffee in the cup moving from rest of Australia (mocha) to Sydney (espresso)

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