A child’s raw love and giving to God

I was so touched on Saturday 20th April 2024, when I attended children church with my kids – what happened was my oldest kid, Olivia, cupped her 2 hands together, filled with coins and emptied them into the giving basket. I was shocked at first. My mind did a quick calculation, with that amount it … Read more

Moving Away From Dividend, Growth And Tech Stocks

As I age and observe and learn from investing from bogleheads and their real estate counterparts, as well as learn about the nature of dividend stocks and tech stocks, I am getting increasingly clear that I will likely move away from both dividend, growth and tech stocks. To be even clearer, I am moving away … Read more

Many Roads Lead To FIRE

After meeting one of the founders of SippingCoconuts.com, who inspired and deeply reminded me of my reason for FIRE (financial independence, retire early), I dived into their website and realized that they did the traditional fire route: They did NOT get any inheritance, or lottery wins, and just kept trucking to where they are today, … Read more

Sipping Coconuts

Happened to chance upon one of the founders / writers behind SippingCoconuts.com, and I was so inspired (and deeply reminded) when they told me that in 5 months time, they’re taking a long break together with their three kids (10, 7 and 1) to travel and see the world. To show the kids that there’s … Read more

Next, Aggressively Cut Unnecessary Expenses

It’s not just how much cashflow and profit you can make, but it’s also how much you can keep. After all, compare these 2 cases: Perhaps you can argue that John is enjoying life more, will have greater networks and perhaps more work / wealth / investment opportunities…but really, who knows? Assuming nothing changes, I’m … Read more

6 Side Hustle Ideas For Single Mums (that you can start within the week)

6 Side Hustle Ideas For Single Mums (that you can start within the week) Being a single mum is not easy, and I got asked earlier on how single mums can get ahead financially. Firstly, is to aggressively cut out unnecessary expenses (when money is tight; once we earn more and have more than enough … Read more