Warning: This post contains expletives. I hardly swear, but there are some situations where “gosh darn it” just doesn’t quite cut it. If you’re the kind of person who gets easily offended, don’t read this. No hard feelings 🙂 Mark Manson wrote an awesome article recently, titled The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. […]
Do the most successful people work the hardest? Think about your co-workers in your office – I’m willing to bet that the guy who stays late every day isn’t the guy who’s most likely to get promoted. I’m not saying that it’s bad to work hard – it’s ok to obsess about your work sometimes
Check out this email that I got from a close friend today: Friends check to see how you’re doing. Best friends check to see if you’re still alive. Nope, I’m not dead, although yes, I have been a little quiet on this blog lately. Why? Two reasons: I just started a new job posting which
Last year, I wrote a post where I broke down the exact figures on how the average Singaporean could save $100K by 30. Over the next few months, I received dozens of responses on the post, and I found the insights super fascinating. Respondents generally fell into 2 camps: Guess which group is more likely to succeed?
Imagine a world where nobody knows how to pick stocks. There are no investment books, no brokerages, and no annoying financial gurus trying to sell their stock-picking courses for $2,888. Instead, people “invest” using a very simple method: Flipping a coin. If your coin lands on Heads, you make money. If your coin lands on Tails,
There comes a time in every man’s life, when he has to grit his teeth, grab life by the nuts… …And buy an engagement ring. Yes, dear reader, I’ve come to that milestone: My girlfriend and I have spent the last couple of months on the hunt for a ruby gemstone that will form the centrepiece of
Hey hey! So by the time you read this, I’ll be in Florida and New York for a much-needed break. I’m taking 2 weeks off to eat, sightsee and run around The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter while waving my wand (that’s what she said). I’ll probably not be blogging while I’m there, so this blog will go a
A reader writes in, asking: “I’d like to ask your opinion on the announced reduced lot sizes in SGX coming in 2015. Do you think that with the almost certainty (in my opinion) of massive buying starting Jan 2015, many stock prices would rise significantly? Therefore if I have some capital now, would you advise
One of my favourite movies of all time is The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s because any movie narrated by Morgan Freeman puts me into a deep, introspective mood. Unrelated note: If I knew Morgan Freeman, I would totally ask him to narrate my life story at
