Back when I was a young, blur student, I picked up my first investment book and tried to implement the strategies in it. But I got really frustrated because it wasn’t working out. So I sent a quick email to the author. I can’t remember what I wrote, but it was something along the lines […]
Hellooooooo I’m back! Sorry for being away for so long (my previous post explains why), but I’m back and I’m so happy to see you. Gimme a hug! (Okay Lionel, you need to calm down.) We’ve got a lot to catch up on, but since it’s the New Year, let’s talk about how to kick
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
Okay, I know I’m a little slow, but I just started watching the US TV series House of Cards. If you haven’t seen it yet, go see it. It is freakin’ badass, yo. Watching Kevin Spacey manipulate his way to political power in the U.S government is like watching a beautifully-crafted ballet (except that it
My Accounting 101 professor back in college had ginormous biceps. He’d flex them menacingly as he paced Huntsman Hall, and the fear of getting our heads crushed between his guns stopped my buddies and I from falling asleep during lectures. But even though I managed to stay awake most of the time, I still pretty
The past couple of days have been the equivalent of a 7pm Channel 8 boxing drama for personal finance geeks like me. In the Red corner we have Roy “Colourful Charts” Ngerng (how do you pronounce that name?) crying foul at how our CPF funds are being used by the “gahmen”. In the Blue corner
Wow. Last week, I published a post asking you what you’d like to see on cheerfulegg that could make a difference in your life. A BUNCH of you emailed me back with super awesome suggestions. (Side note: The amount of email that I get from cheerfulegg has quadrupled over the past couple of months, so
