Circuit breaker isn’t easy for many people, especially if you are in the retail and F&B space. Suddenly overnight what you have learnt with history and years of experience goes down the drain as restaurants cant have people dining in, natural footfall disappears overnight as everyone is required to stay home for weeks. Well today,… Continue reading
DFS Changi to Close Jun 2020
Many of you might have saw the post on FB or whatsapp that the Duty Free Shop at Changi is closing down and having a massive clearance sale (70%). Its a pity to see that DFS is closing, as for years it has been the 1st brand that welcomes most Singaporeans after their overseas trips.… Continue reading
Should We Wait the Next or Buy Shares Now?
In March 23rd, the market (S&P 500) tanked, bottomed up and bounced back to its current level. Many of my friends and articles that I read talked about the next stock dip coming soon, the dead cat bounce. This is reinforced with the fact that historically looking at the Vix there seems to show a… Continue reading
Singaporean Cryptocurrency Investing 101, The What, Why and How Answered
In 2017, you might have read about the Bitcoin boom where prices shoot up from USD 900 to USD 20,000 and the crash in 2018. I know, it seems a bit late to jump into the blockchain, crypto currency bandwagon. But after doing periodic research from 2018 to 2020 and seeing how central governments are… Continue reading
Daddy, Should I Buy or Rent a Home?
Here’s what I would advice my kids to buy or rent property in Singapore today
Hotels.com Pauses Loyalty Program Expiry for Rest of 2020
A great life hack that I learnt from the FIRE movement peers, is to always ensure we signup for rewards or loyalty programs for the most frequently used websites that we shop at. On 3rd May, I received an email from Hotels.com that they are pausing the expiry date till end of the year due… Continue reading
Casualties of COVID-19, Which Companies Took The Bullet
2020, the year of the rat in the lunar calendar was supposed to be a bumper year for many. From a YouGov survey done towards the end of 2019 where they asked respondents what was their new years resolution, this was the list Travel is within one of the 10 items that people wish to… Continue reading
3 Mistakes To Avoid When Buying Your First Home
It’s one of the biggest purchases you will ever make in your life: a first home. This is an accomplishment that a bulk of the working force is striving for, one that is extremely rewarding but more complex than most initially realize. It is a long process and obtaining your own property will have a… Continue reading
Should I still travel during this Covid-19 period or just cancel my holiday plans?
Many of us must be asking this after hearing so much about covid 19 and how it has infected many people globally. Last week the stock market finally reacted to it by dropping 11%. This would led me to decide if I should cancel my holiday plans. After reading a bit, the Key takeaway is you… Continue reading
Netflix Movies that is highly recommended for a weekend or a simple night out
Nothing to do over the weekend? Here’s a few movies that I would love to catch on Netflix during a simple Saturday night The boy who harnessed the wind – based on a true story, very inspiring about how a boy saved his village with wind power The Theory of Everything – the story about the… Continue reading