Here’s a cool fact I that read on Quora this week: Warren Buffett made 99% of his wealth after his 50th birthday. At first, this doesn’t seem to make any sense: Warren Buffett started investing at the age of eleven, yet he essentially made almost all his wealth after the age of 50. Were the first 39 years of […]
Sooooo apparently, the market crashed last week. I had no idea, because I was in the middle of my reservist training. Yep, I was sweating it out in an ulu camp in Pasir Ris, with no clue about what was happening in the outside world. Which is kiiiiind of like what my investing style is like. Unlike
My fiancee makes fun of me because I’m a reading addict. I carry my Kindle around all the time. When my fiancee goes to the bathroom, I whip out my Kindle and continue reading. When she’s trying out shoes, I head straight for the “boyfriend chair” and read. It’s fun. Reading rocks my socks. Think
¡Hola, I’m back! Didja miss me? My bad on being away for so long – the past 3 weeks were absolutely crazy for me. I had back-to-back events, overseas trips and meetings, and to top it all off, a bad case of food poisoning last week. But ahhhh, it’s good to be back. So earlier this
Poor Greece. Everyone is sees it as that irresponsible, bratty kid who borrowed money from the big boys, then stuck his middle finger at them and told them to go shove it. This week, I read this Quora answer on explaining the Greek crisis in layman terms. Check it out – It’s way better than
How likely are you to eat a Hershey’s Kiss? Back in 2006, Cornell University researcher Brian Wansink and his colleagues James Painter and Yeon-Kyung Lee conducted an experiment to find out. For Secretaries Week, they gave all the secretaries in an office building some nice, covered containers with 30 Hershey’s Kisses each. The secretaries were told
One of my favorite childhood stories is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by the legendary author Roald Dahl. It’s the story of a selfish millionaire whose sole aim in life is to make even more money. One day, he comes across a mysterious book at a friend’s house. The book claims that by concentrating
Let me just put it out there: Pitch Perfect 2 is an awesome movie. Sure, the plot was thin and the lines were cheesy. But admit it: you were bopping your head to those remixed songs during the movie, weren’t you? Embarrassing confession: Sometimes, I play the Pitch Perfect soundtrack when I get ready for work
Sooooo I wrote a post last week that sparked off a flurry of responses from both bloggers and readers alike. Who would’ve thought a post that I concocted in friggin’ Xin Wang would’ve gone semi-viral? First, let’s start off with the personal finance bloggers: Xeo Lye wrote about the different reasons for different age groups, and even zoomed in
