Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon! Whenever CNY comes around, some of my wealth transfers over to my kids via angbao. If your kids are below the age of
Category: Personal Finance
Every time year end comes around, I end up scrambling to figure out what to do with CPF and SRS. This year, I’m trying to plan ahead and have better
As we draw closer to the end of the year, it’s a good time for us to estimate our personal income taxes and try to reduce our tax bill by
Interest rates have risen so much since the Federal Reserve started on their aggressive rate hike path, although off a low base. Before 2022, I’ve been so used to ultra-low
With stocks in decline for a year now and both savings accounts and bonds yields increasing, there’s little incentive to take higher risks in the stock market. Naturally, interest in
Recently, there seems to be more attention on the FIRE movement. I’m not talking about cars or houses on fire (and burnt birds in cages). I’m talking about the Financial
In light of rising inflation, I’ve decided to start tracking our family expenses more closely. By tracking month by month, hopefully I’ll be able to determine how much inflation is
As enthusiasm in investing starts to wane as the stock market declines and maybe partly due to rising prices too, I get the sense that more people are turning their
I was surprised to read that there were more people who couldn’t repay CPF after selling their property in 2020. That seems to suggest that the price appreciation of their
The US has just fallen into a bear market and many are anticipating more pain ahead, especially if the US falls into protracted recession. Inflation is still running hot all