A funny thing happens to Singaporean males whenever we hear the word “IPPT”. Our eyes glaze over and we shrug, and go, “Yeah, I should really train for that.” And then we go back to whatever we were doing before. But that doesn’t stop the thought from nagging us at the backs of our minds. […]
I was at this seminar last week. This middle-aged guy comes up to the microphone and begins to speak. He’s the only dude on stage dressed in a shirt and slacks – everyone else is in jeans. He grasps the microphone with two hands. He asks if there’s anyone in the audience from the insurance
Okay, I confess: I’m a huge fan of Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider. I don’t normally fork out cash to go for concerts because I think they’re lame, but I paid $60 bucks for Cat B tickets to watch Sam and Kurt when they performed in Singapore this week. I know, I’m actually secretly
Discovered a surprising fact from a Forbes blog post, titled Singaporeans Are The Fastest In The World To Become Millionaires: While the popular belief is that the wealth of millionaires in Singapore has come from the dramatic rise in property prices over the years, that is only partly true. According to the survey, 72% of
So I was having a coffee after lunch, telling lame jokes and showing my colleagues stupid movie trailer parodies on YouTube. A friend and I started talking about investing (I super appreciate this, because HARDLY ANYONE likes to talk about investing when you’re Asian and young. My friends usually just call me a weirdo and
Answer these two scenarios as honestly as you can Would you walk for 20 minutes in the sun to save $10 on a $20 iPhone cover? Would you walk for 20 minutes in the sun to save $10 on a $1,500 MacBook? Most people are more likely to say “yes” to the first scenario and
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
