Dear readers, recently there was an article about more than half of Singapore’s rich investing more in safer assets like cash and gold. In the article, a rich Singaporean is defined as someone with at least USD $1 million in investible assets. More of the rich have gravitated towards cash and gold in the current
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Dear readers, it was recently announced that Popular Bookstore was acquired by a Hong Kong Investment firm. When I learnt of the news, I was saddened. This is because I have always recognised Popular Bookstore as a very Singaporean icon, just like how SIA is a Singaporean icon to many. It is sad to learn
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Dear readers, these days, I have been hearing about analysts seeming to tout the merits of investing in Singapore Reits, which are at their 52-weeks low. Definitely, the analysts have some caveats but by presenting some metrics of Singapore Reits as undervalued or with some analysts projecting possible rebounds of the Reits, especially if the
Dear readers, for those of you who have been following me for some time, you would have known that I have been practising the habit of recording all my expenditure since National Service days, some decades ago. Being able to record one’s expenditure will enable one to track one’s spending and this will lead to
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Dear readers, in this ever-changing world, where definition of jobs is constantly being redefined by trends such as Artificial Intelligence, many of us are encouraged to learn new skills, especially skills that will be in demand by the new economy. And that is why many individuals are learning new skills, in areas like data science,
Dear readers, recently I went to my staff canteen for lunch as usual. As I was going through stalls by stalls, looking for affordable but yet filling meal, I finally decided to go for mixed vegetable rice from the other mixed vegetable rice staff that I seldom patronised, simply because the food spread on display
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Dear readers, amidst the high costs of living that many of us are experiencing today, I applaud hawkers who do the following: A: keep quality of food the same B: keep price the same or just marginally higher C: keep volume of food the same For those who do not know what is shrinkflation, it
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Dear readers, with high costs of living becoming now the norm, I believe many of us are looking at ways to see how best we can save some monies, in all aspects of our lives. Discretionary expenses aside, I believe many of us spend a bulk of our monies on meals and groceries. Hence, if
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Dear readers, the prize money for Singapore TOTO next Monday (18 September 2023) is $10,000,000! Yes, that’s $10 million! For those who are unaware and are interested in a punt, there is still one more day to place your bet. Please do not be mistaken, I am not promoting gambling here, rather it is the
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Dear readers, I understand that with the higher cost of living these days, some of us including myself may be feeling the pinch in our wallets these days as we pay more for our basic necessities and for the discretionary items when we would like to relax a little. But it is indeed during these
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