Monday, December 30, 2013

We should treat the $300,000 oath as relationship advice instead of financial advice.

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Over the holiday season, a lot folks asked me how I derived the $300,000 as a target asset value a single Singaporean male should accumulate...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

The hogwash that is 成家立业.

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You don't need to spend 4 years in ACS to know that most Chinese proverbs are hogwash. After failing every Chinese paper since leaving...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Relationship advice for the Single, Young and Male Investor (SYMI).

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Conventional wisdom on love and marriage would be as follows : a) Date while you are in University. b) Get your degree. c) Work for a fe...
Monday, December 09, 2013

Mechanics of Early Retirement.

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It's amazing how your identity changes as you get older. My pals used to introduce me to other people by describing me in certain ways...
Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Ground Zero - A new beginning...

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It's been quite a while since my last article. As of today, I resigned from my government job. My last day is 3rd January 2014. For ...
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Monday, October 08, 2012

Some very disturbing aspects of how NTUC treated the Amy Cheong case.

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First of all, I was very disturbed and upset with what Amy Cheong said. As a former Assistant Director in NTUC-ARU myself, this case really ...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Price to pay for financial independence.

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A message that will definitely go into my next book on Personal Finance is to list out the price to pay for financial independence. It gives...
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Sunday, August 05, 2012

The difference that makes the difference.

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This article in an attempt to distil some of my personal experience into something useful for readers. Since I was an undergraduate, I was...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Megachurches rise because meritocracies are inadequate.

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I don't want to talk about City Harvest or Kong Hee. The law would take care of him if he is found guilty. Instead, I want to share s...
Sunday, May 06, 2012

A slave with two masters is a free man.

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Some ideas have more power than others. A statement very similar like the above can be found in the Bible Book of Matthews where worshippe...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

About iron rice bowls and paper plates.

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This is a short article. I have a discussion with a friend about careers today and we were talking about the differences between the public ...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Singapore dollar - Bane of Online Entrepreneurs.

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MAS is taking a policy of strengthening the Singapore dollar to fight inflation. This means that if you run a web business and earn in US do...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

My American Pie Reunion Epiphany.

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Some people are touched by great movie epics like The Titanic or Chariot's of Fire. I have a much lower taste. The movie that affected...
Friday, April 06, 2012

HDB resale or car ? Which is the better investment in Q1 2012 ?

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Recently an article mentioned a 0.6 percent increase in HDB prices while private properties have fallen. At the surface level, some HDB buye...
Sunday, April 01, 2012

Which is better, higher monthly income or higher bonuses ?

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Thought I'd share something with blog readers because I'm pretty surprised some people actually may not be able to to understand thi...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Transformation is easier said than done in Singapore.

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As I inch closer and closer to my target retirement number, one challenge which I look forward to is the possibly of semi-retirement. In Sin...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

A millionaire may not be able to afford to buy an executive condominium.

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There are many scenarios painted where someone who makes $1,000 can afford a flat of his own. I'm going to paint a scenario that illustr...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

If we are labelled dogs, let's become pit-bulls and not poodles !

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Baey Yam Keng's idea that scholarships should be based on meritocracy and not nationality is not completely wrong, but that should only ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cynicism sucks ! Introducing Cynicism 2.0.

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One of the things I observed after all these years is that cynicism sucks ! Cynical people achieve less in life, or perhaps go on to achie...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

It's already Valentine's Day ! Loneliness 2.0

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Ok, it's already Valentine's day. If you liked my series, good. If you tried your best to make full use of it, but still did not g...