The financial blogosphere buzzed with activity this week when Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) announced that they’ll be removing their famous “zero minimum commission” policy from their online trading platform. From 1 August 2016, they’ll be imposing a $10 per trade fee. Sad face. 🙁 What this means is that it no longer makes sense to […]
Here’s an idea for a dream trip: Chilling with your closest friends or family on a private island. An island filled with beautiful beaches, breathtaking sunsets, hammocks, etc. Oh, and let’s throw in 3 meals a day and unlimited kayaking/snorkelling/sea sports. How much would that cost you? Ten thousand dollars? Twenty thousand dollars? Now, I’m not a
Here’s something I’ve always wondered: Why would anyone pay for a GV Gold Class ticket? I mean, sure, it has a lounge, some F&B – which you have to pay for – and a nicer seat, but would you actually pay 40 bucks for that? I probably wouldn’t. (Does anyone know if Golden Village actually makes
Okay, I’ll admit it: I hate planning for travel. 8 years ago when I was studying in the US, I found myself without any plans for the week-long Fall Break. I would’ve been perfectly content to take a 2-hour bus ride to Manhattan and pig out on Chipotle. Luckily, I had a couple of friends who had a MAJOR thirst
Frequent flyers have a common saying: “Once you go flat, you can’t go back.” No, they’re not lamenting about their car troubles, but about the amazing experience of sleeping on a lie-flat Business Class bed. Because once you’ve done it, it’s very hard to go back to flying Economy Class. I first flew on First and Business Class in my
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could travel around the world for six months? I’m talking about visiting 9 countries across 6 regions. Not rushing through them like your typical packaged tour, but spending a leisurely 3 weeks in each country so you can really soak in the culture. Being on the road is tiring,
I’m just gonna put it out there: My fiancee is way better at planning our wedding than I am. She often tells our friends, “Lionel is getting an invitation to our wedding. There will just be a big X on the floor with “STAND HERE” written in big, easy-to-read words.” Yes – I’ll be first
A couple of years ago, I shared about how I tried Tim Ferriss’ Slow Carb Diet. After 13 weeks of eating yong tau foo and avoiding my favourite noodles, I lost 5kg. GREAT SUCCESS! Actually… not really. As we all know now, fad diets are unsustainable. Fast forward 2 years, and my fiancee is poking my tummy
It’s a brand new year! Let’s imagine that this year, you made a major resolution to improve the quality of your life. You’ve read all about the benefits of leaving work on time, so you hunker down and say, “Okay, I’m gonna leave the office by 6pm every day, no matter what!” I tried that last
