Sunday, January 30, 2022

Do you trust our education system?

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This is something I want to write about recently. My wife went to a meeting between parents and teachers and was really shocked at how vicio...
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Thursday, January 27, 2022

On FIRE, investing and suffering

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  This is a very good time to talk about suffering because most of our portfolios are down.  Tech stocks in both China and US are probably e...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

[Part 2] Building financial capabilities of vulnerable households

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  I've finished the book and must say that the most relevant bits are the first and final sections which contain information that is use...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

Letter to Batch 24 of the Early Retirement Masterclass

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Dear Students of Batch 24, It’s been a great honour and privilege to be able to conduct a 5-Day Early Retirement Workshop for you. It is...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Putting gaming front and centre in my latest video.

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As I'm conducting Batch 24 of the Early Retirement Masterclass this week, you have to wait a week before some content reappears on this ...
Saturday, January 15, 2022

[Part 1] Building financial capabilities of vulnerable households

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  I found an interesting textbook for social workers in Kinokuniya a week ago and decided to buy it because it discusses issues that have bu...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

On The Status Game in Singapore

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  One possible reason why I turned to the FIRE movement was that I was never the star employee of the department. I do ok at work and get de...
Sunday, January 09, 2022

Two wacky ideas to think about

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On New Year's Eve I had a privilege of being invited to a CPF interest party. To entertain my host and fellow guests, I shared two wacky...
Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Nothing can save you if you lack conscientiousness !

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  Two previews ago, I got a pretty smart attendee who wanted to know whether my investment courses are good for students who lack the abilit...
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Saturday, January 01, 2022

Happy New Year ! Cautiously optimistic about 2022

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It's the first day of 2022 and I've already gotten my share of silly adventures. Last night, I gathered with a few financial influen...
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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Will Zoomers even bother to wake up in the morning to go to work?

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  Preparing to launch a new cryptocurrency programme targeted at conservative folks in my generation has raised some questions that probably...
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Monday, December 27, 2021

How trying to be Financially Independent can leave you Forever Alone

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One useful mental model to have for readers of the blog is the OCEAN personality model, where we can describe a person's personality by ...
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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays !

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  I'm 47 years old this year and I just reviewed what I wrote on Christmas Day last year. I think for most of us, 2021 is a big disappoi...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

The Leisure article - Happy Holidays !

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I'm two days away from my birthday, so it's time to slow down and talk about hobbies and interests. I have not been doing very much ...
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Monday, December 20, 2021

[iFast TV] Unconventional Financial Tips You Don't Hear About Everyday

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  The second part of my video under My Two Cents is out, you can follow this link to access it : https://www.ifasttv.com/videos/list/ajvruFq...
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Friday, December 17, 2021

#1 : Ray Dalio's latest book is simply... WOW !

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  Some books are so mind-blowing and powerful that they should quickly be elevated to the level of an investment classic. Ray Dalio's Pr...
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Saturday, December 11, 2021

[iFast TV] Should Young Adults Choose Money or Passion?

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For the past few weeks, I have been collaborating with iFast TV on this series called My 2 Cents. You can watch the video by following this ...
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Early Retirement Masterclass Community Event Q42021 - ERM goes Crypto !

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We will be conducting a community event for my Early Retirement Masterclass alumni on 16th December 2021 7.30pm.  In this event, I will be d...
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Saturday, December 04, 2021

Using a Finance Blog to hone your critical thinking skills

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The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit by John Petrocelli is a gem of a book that really does not hesitate to name names and one o...