How To Make Money With Your Old Items

Hello Grasshoppa, Making money sometimes can be as simple as selling something that you already have. That’s right. Inspired by the latest Netflix documentary called the Tinder Swindler, the show talks about a real-life Casanova who swindled women out of large sums of money. In a plot twist, one of the girls took the scammer’s […]

How To Live Frugally Without Looking Cheap

Hello Grasshoppa, As humans, we sometimes get judgemental towards how frugal or cheap someone is. Some people often equate being frugal as being cheap. To me, living frugally does not mean that they are cheap. Living frugally means that they have controlled spending & avoid spending money unnecessarily. Each of us has a frugal side […]

The Best Way To Manage & Track Your Credit Card Spending

Hello Grasshoppa, Over the years, I have had a love-hate relationship with credit cards where my spending habits had led me to maximise my credit card limit. Even after I cleared my debts, I remembered that I tried to apply for a credit card which got rejected. That situation then led me to live a life […]

5 Subscription Hacks Will Save You Money

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post, I have written about How Will Your Monthly Subscriptions Affect Your Financial & one of the details that I touched on was to source cheaper options. Over the years, I have subscribed & unsubscribed to many platforms until recently when I moved to a new house & bought a new TV, […]

10 Ways To Save Money With Almost No Effort

Hello Grasshoppa, Saving money can be difficult sometimes but there are ways you can save with minimal or no effort at all. In our daily lives, we should look for ways to capitalise & save even a small amount of money. It is just like our parents or grandparents walking into the morning market to […]

Home Renovation Hacks That Will Save You Money

Hello Grasshoppa, Many years ago, I bought my second home after I managed to completely clear my debts. My house was empty for a while as it was purely for investment purpose until I housed a friend there for 4 months during the first MCO when he lost his job. After he started his new […]

Splurging Your Money The Right Way

Hello Grasshoppa, Do you ever feel guilty whenever you are buying something that you don’t need or overpriced? This is a normal feeling for me especially for my characteristic that is known to be stingy. Aside from my watch collection & my BJJ Gi collection, I usually don’t splurge my money unless I stumble upon […]

How Will Your Monthly Subscriptions Affect Your Financial?

Hello Grasshoppa, Have you ever calculated how much you spend on all of your monthly subscriptions? It can be from your Netflix, Astro, Unifi, mobile apps & many other subscriptions. Some of it can be considered as compulsory to some of you & some may not. It depends on your priority & what is important […]

How To Avoid Overspending During CNY Period

Hello Grasshoppa, Chinese New Year is coming soon & as usual this is the time where some people may start to worry about their expenses or will enjoy their shopping for CNY. Some may be excited for this festive season since this is when our family members will gather together & some may even be […]

How Did I Collect 10,000 AirAsia BIG Points In One Month?

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post on How To Maximize Your BigPay Card & Other E-Wallet, I shared some useful tips on how to maximize BIG Points collection by using BigPay & FavePay. (The cashback part for Boost E-Wallet may not be accurate anymore with the recent changes in their Shake Reward program). Last year […]