Quote Originally Posted by WiRK View Post
There is no way out of depreciation. PC, laptop, guns, toys, apparels, tennis racquets, gas range, microwave oven... almost everything in this world. The moment you acquire it, it depreciates immediately. Ang binata at dalaga nga pag tumanda, nag dedepreciate na ang value sasakyan pa. He he he...

there is a way out of depreciation. kung puro monetary computations wala talaga, luge hehehe. that's the problem if a person is to MBA-ish. compute compute, gross-expense = net, original value-fair market value = net and all that stuff.

in fact, if all people in the world compute like this, then dapat lang alam ng lahat ang monetary net worth ng buong mundo. that is not the case d'ba? who really knows how much money is flowing around, greater than trillions? maybe ... but who really knows? from our caveman days to what we have achieved ngaun. That alone explains na hindi inevitable ang depreciation. if all things (cars, bldgs, nations) had lost value, as defined by depreciation, then naturally, mauubos/liliit ang halaga ng pera.

pero hindi ganun ang mundo eh, in fact, expanding pa nga hehehe


the thinking of some car owners kasi: they take for granted the use of the car, the hidden benefits that it gives for years and years of usage. kaya ang nangyari, parang luge ang dating. tinitignan lang magkano bili tapos magkano nabenta. and therefore depreciated na, expense na or loss na.

you know what separates a charismatic businessman from a by the book businessman, the former gives value to everything not only money. for example, if a charismatic businessman praises/commends an employee, that is an investment. if a charismatic businessman drives into a golf-course or a business club with a corolla, pajero, fortuner, bmw, that is an investment. bec. that creates an opportunity to make returns.

kahit na hindi ka businessman, you use your car for personal means lang, it still gives value to you as a person. and with that face value, it creates an opportunity for you.