Lending Money To Others
When I was 15 years old, I once lent $20 to another school mate in the same club. We were both in the robotics club. At that time he claimed he needed money to buy a guitar bag as it…
Taking Care Of Parents
Many people does not realise it, but taking care of parents is a practical issue for most of us in terms of financial commitment. If all things goes as normal, ie your parents take decent care of you and supported…
The Practicality Of Personal Financial Management
Recently this come across in my Facebook post a few times and it was shared by quite a few people, so I thought I would write a post on this. At first look what this person said echoes with many…
Success Is A Series Of Correct Decisions
Recently I heard of a friend who lost his job, then tried to start a business and failed. I do not know much about what he is doing now (afterall people tend to keep these kind of non-glamourous things quiet)…
[04102021] Crypto Updates
Some of you might have heard, but Binance has been the target of quite a few countries. Most recently, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the Monetary Regulatory of Singapore, “MAS”) whacked Binance, and Singapore users has been informed that as…
China’s Electricity Shortage
Few days ago, there is this big news of China’s electricity shortage. There are articles all around, so I will only share one here. In summary, the official reason is that China wanted to curb greenhouse emissions in line with…
Gym Memberships
Gym memberships – something that is popular among young adults these days. Few years back it was all the rage. There was always someone beside me who signed up for an expensive gym membership. It almost became a status symbol.…
The Truth About Fine Art?
I am not familiar with the fine arts scene but I know all along there is something shady going on with buying a whole piece of blue painting for tens of millions. But my knowledge went as far as knowing…
[22092021] Updates On My Trading And Investments
Originally I had posted updates whenever I made a new move in terms of trading, but I thought that would be spam. Hence I plan to update once every week, or whenever appropriate. Bitcoin has been falling steadily over the…
Buying A House
Buying a house is one of the major 3 spending of young couples – the first being the wedding ceremony, the second being buying a house and thirdly, having children. We have explored the topic of spending lavishly on weddings…
Spending Lavishly On Weddings
Note: This topic is about discouraging spending lavishly on wedding celebrations, not discouraging having a decent wedding. Wedding celebrations, to many first time grooms and brides, is a once in a lifetime event which they wanted to be memorable. The…
Third Party Scams
Recently I met a person who was caught in a third party scam while trying to buy the crypto currency USDT and lost $15,000. It was 6 months worth of his savings. Among the people I know, including myself, there…