I am from Singapore (if you’re from sunny Singapore), let me know! I would love to see you guys commenting.) Updated 7th Jan 2022. — Some background information about myself and why I chose to write on Medium I am someone who loves traveling — I love love love to travel, and COVID-19 has brought my traveling goals to a halt. However, during this period, I have found a new passion in writing and sharing…

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Just a simple thought on inflation and why it doesn’t matter to me. Updated 19th Nov 2021. — Why should we even care about inflation? First off, what’s inflation? Inflation is just a measure of rising rates for essential goods and services we use. Why does it matter, and why does it not? Inflation causes the money we have now to lose value over time when the inflation rate rises. For example…

Being a minimalist makes us think through what we need before buying. Updated 7th Oct 2021. — What is minimalism? Minimalism is about how we view and structure our lives and revolves our life around only necessities. Being a minimalist helps us realize what we need to enjoy what we have instead of wanting more. A lot of people correlate being a minimalist with being someone frugal…

We should compound our money as early as possible, and it should be a top priority in our lives. Updated 19th Nov 2021. — Compounding works best when we get ourselves invested as early as possible because time is the best ingredient for compound interest. …

Insurance is essential because it protects our savings and offers our family members benefits even when we are not around anymore. Updated 7th Oct 2021. — There are some questions and assumptions in our heads when people get us to buy insurance. They are Why is it so important to get insured? Is the insurance just a sham for us to spend more money? Is getting insurance want or a need? What type of insurance should…

A rainy day fund can help us prepare for a financial storm. Updated 7th Oct 2021. — We cannot predict financial thunderstorms (crisis & recessions). Nevertheless, we can plan to have our raincoat and umbrellas ready when it comes. Building up a rainy day fund helps to pay for expected bills that may come up, which could be too overwhelming for us to handle. Having a rainy…