Money & Travel

5 Things About Money I Wish I Told My 20-Year Self

One of my favourite movies last year was X-Men: Days of Future Past. To save the X-Men from the Sentinels who want to fry them into goreng pisang, Wolverine travels back to 1973 to create an alternate future, forever altering the fate of the X-Men. Which really got me thinking: What if I could travel back in time and […]

Money & Travel

How To Track Your Spending And Not Feel Like Killing Yourself

When I first started work, I used to go clubbing all the time. I don’t even know why I went so often – most of the time I was just sipping beers with my buddies trying to look cool. Every weekend, I’ll throw down like a hundred buckeroos trying to get tipsy on beer and Graveyards.

Money & Travel

The Automatic Money Jar System

“So, would you like to go on a hot air balloon ride?”, my Turkish tour guide asked. It was going to set me back an extra $200 USD. If I was asked that question 5 years ago, I might have hesitated. I might have started doing comparisons like “$200 USD! That’s like $300 SGD, which is equal

Money & Travel

The 80/20 Rule of Compound Interest

 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

Sales & Marketing

The Brilliant Sales Tactics Of A Turkish Leather Shop

So I spent the last week in Turkey on holiday. I was travelling with family, so we went on a guided tour. It was fun – I could switch off my brain, enjoy the sights and the meals, and leave the logistics to the tour guide. However, one downside of being on a guided tour:

Business & Career

The 80/20 Rule of Standing Out

“So, do you have the floor plan and the guidelines that I sent you last week?” The Interior Designer shakes her head. “Sorry, there’s something wrong with our email system.” I sigh. “Actually, I texted it to you too. It’s ok, I brought another copy along with me.” I pull out the floor plan and

Money & Travel

3 Investing Lessons I Learnt From Reservist

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

Sales & Marketing

The Underrated Beauty Of Having An Opinion

So I went to an Interior Designer (ID) fair last weekend, which was a pretty cool idea: Having a whole bunch of IDs together in a single venue, providing the opportunity to talk to several in a single day and make better comparisons. Background: My fiancee and I just bought a resale flat, so we’re looking for a

Mind & Body

3 Great Books To Read This Long Weekend

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

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