After I had determined to give up my job in late 2010, we bought to know that our second little one was on the way in which.

There was a momentary dilemma whether or not to go forward with the choice or not, as an added member within the household would have meant added duties, and that too in a interval of excessive monetary uncertainty.

I had exhausted a big a part of my financial savings to repay my residence mortgage to have the ability to give up that job, and now there can be an additional mouth to feed, aside from different bills that come together with a new-born – medical payments, diapers, and so forth.

“Go for it!” was my spouse’s name. “We’ll see what occurs solely after we take this step,” she comforted me. “Worst, if nothing works out after you give up your job, we are going to promote our home and transfer again to our hometown.”

I lastly give up in April 2011, and my son was born in Might. He was a pre-mature little one, and we needed to spend 18+ days within the hospital. The ultimate invoice took away virtually six months of my financial savings. There was one other momentary considered going again to a job, as my work had not began to repay but.

“Don’t hand over!” my spouse suggested. “We’ll see this via. Simply give it some extra time.”

Effectively, that was it! She didn’t hand over on my goals, and I didn’t hand over on Safal Niveshak.

In Might 2021, my son accomplished his ten years.

At present, ninth July 2021, Safal Niveshak completes its ten years.

That’s ONE decade!

After I began Safal Niveshak in 2011, I had no concept that this small labour of affection and studying would animate me with a way of goal and turn out to be each my life and my residing, nor that its one authentic reader (me) would swell into a number of hundreds.

By some means, a decade has elapsed.

It has not been a simple decade by any measure. In spite of everything, like Mark Twain supposedly mentioned, “It’s simpler to idiot individuals than to persuade them that they’ve been fooled.” I began this initiative to attempt to persuade individuals how they get fooled with their cash and what they have to do to keep away from getting fooled, and the mission has not modified a bit even after a decade.

However rather a lot has occurred in these ten fast years – I’ve printed greater than 1,400 posts on the location and the Safal Niveshak tribe has crossed 90,000 subscribers to the free e-newsletter. Other than that, greater than 10,000 individuals have subscribed for premium companies just like the Mastermind course, Worth Investing Almanack e-newsletter and workshops.

Additionally in 2021, I printed my first guide – The Sketchbook of Knowledge – which has offered greater than 2,300 copies throughout 40 international locations in lower than 5 months. Then just lately, I began The One % Present with Vishal Khandelwal, internet hosting Manish Chokhani and Vinod Sethi, two of India’s veteran buyers, within the first two episodes.

Right here is the line-up for the subsequent 4 episodes –

In any case, whereas the premium companies and books assist me run my home, virtually 99% of the work on the web site – articles, movies, podcasts – is out there at no cost and can all the time stay so. Plus, provided that I’ve and can all the time maintain the location clear of advertisers and sponsors, you may anticipate my work to proceed to stay unbiased and trustworthy.

For me, true freedom by no means lied within the liberty to do no matter I need, however within the liberty to not do what I don’t want. After ten years, I’m happy with holding on to that concept.

At present, as I spherical the primary decade of Safal Niveshak, I want to thanks, expensive reader, for studying, for commenting, to your curiosity and assist, for serving to this whole motion of making smarter and unbiased buyers turn out to be higher and unfold wider.

You’re magnificent, and I’m supremely grateful to your time and a spotlight.

Simply in case Safal Niveshak has touched your life, I’d be glad and honoured to learn your ideas within the Feedback part of this submit.

Thanks once more for being right here!

With respect,
Vishal