Dear readers, more and more young and highly educated professionals are flocking to the rural areas of China in pursuits of a different form of living. As we can note from the videos, the main motivation of such a move is to escape the rat race as more and more professionals are starting to chase
Dear readers, for today’s post, it is time to revisit the potential sale of Income Singapore to Allianz Singapore via a majority stake of at least 51% as this topic can be said to be the talk of the town. If you recap, I have expressed disappointment at the potential sale. You can revisit my
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Dear readers, recently I visited a coffeeshop for breakfast and ordered some steamed buns. Looking at the picture menu, a large steamed bun costs $1.90 and a chicken steamed bun cost $1.10. I also saw that a custard steamed bun costs $1. Initially I would like to order one large steamed bun but after doing
Dear readers, the median monthly income in Singapore last year (2023) is $5,197, according to the Ministry of Manpower. Median monthly income in 2013 was $3,705 and hence in just 10 years time, the median income in Singapore has grown 40%. You can find the median gross median month incomes annually from 2013 to 2023
Dear readers, I am not sure whether you are familiar with the Money Mind programme which has been airing on Mediacorp for quite a number of years now. I have been an ardent viewer of Money Mind for many years now given my interest in finance. I appreciate Mediacorp’s production of Money Mind programme given
Dear readers, these days have been relentlessly HOT! When the weather is so hot, it is just so natural for many of us to seek shelters in air-conditioned shopping malls or to simply switch on the air-conditioners at home. However, the continuous use and reliance on air-conditioning is also not sustainable, from the perspective of
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Dear readers, on the potential deal regarding Allianz and Income Singapore, I believe, at least for myself, that where insurances are concerned, policyowners especially those vested with Income Singapore, will just prefer to have reasonably priced plans and policies, and that is all. The gist of this whole discussion in the community, notwithstanding assurance from
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Dear readers, Singapore’s 59th National Day birthday is just around the corner! If you are among the Singaporeans who would like to take this National Day holidays to sing Singapore National Day songs to your heart content, take a look at Singapore National Days songs from 1998 to 2024 (this year) that I have specially
Dear readers, recently, it was reported in the news that a five-room HDB resale flat in Sengkang and Punggol was sold for at least $1 million each. I was surprised in reading the news for the following reasons: Despite the high price tag of million-dollar HDB flats, there are still buyers and takers, why? Well,
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Dear readers, it was reported yesterday that a five-room resale flat in Sengkang and Punggol was sold for at least $1 million each. Details of these transactions are (based on online resources): SengKang: 1,205 sq ft property, Block 216B Compassvale Drive, situated somewhere within the 16th and 18th floor Punggol: 1,603 sq ft property, Block
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