I’m a huge weirdo, so I love to do random studies like whether I can eat a whole bowl of ramen (I can), whether 7 hours of sleep really makes a huge difference to productivity (it doesn’t), and whether The Wolverine is the worst X-Men movie ever (the jury is still out on that one). My latest […]
Every month, I get dozens of emails asking me how to get started in investing or in personal finance in general. Check it out: First of all, I think it’s awesome that young people are stepping up and doing something about their personal finances, even if it’s just taking that first step to ask someone
My second MoneySmart guestpost is up! This time, I talk about three reasons why passive investing is the PERFECT strategy for young, ambitious and sexy Singaporeans. Check it out here. In other news, cheerfulegg has just surpassed the 700-subscriber mark, which is frickin’ amazing to me considering we only had 100 subscribers in January. Whoohoo! Thank you
“I’ve gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it’s endurance.” – Tom Cruise I’m writing this on
Everyone has a trigger. Mine was when an older dude commented in the elevator that I “seem to be putting on a bit of weight”. I was like, no freaking way. I’m not fat by most standards. I exercise at least once a week. I got a Silver for last year’s IPPT, been underweight for
(I know what you’re thinking, but this isn’t one of those “I ate less so I saved money!!!” posts. Read on. ;)) I’m standing in the cafeteria, and my stomach is growling like a caged beast. I’m wishing that I could order a steaming bowl of tasty ban mian, but I can’t. Instead, I’m skipping
So there was a time when I was trying to get myself to stop snacking, and NOTHING I DID WORKED. I’d wake up, tell myself that I wouldn’t touch any snacks that day, but it never worked. By 4pm I’d get really stressed out in the office, and wander over to the snack corner to
Have you ever talked to someone at a dinner party, only to realize that the other person is just completely disinterested at what you’re saying? You know the look: glazed eyes, mouth half-open, and a stoned expression that bears a stunning resemblance to the zombies in World War Z. So last week, a friend of
I love taking conventional assumptions, and then systematically destroying them. Today, let’s talk about an assumption that’s been on the Singapore personal finance blogosphere for the past week: “It’s impossible to save $100,000 by the time you’re 30.” Really? We’ll see about that. The Excuses Last week, the Sunday Times ran an article about how
