Hello Grasshoppa, For the past few months, we have seen many companies going through a job cut where many people are losing their jobs. To some long-serving employees, it can be a benefit for them as they can leave those jobs with a big fat compensation if they are getting paid fairly. That money can […]
Hello Grasshoppa, Some of us may have been scam victims at some point in our lives. Scams can come in different forms & these scammers will usually find ways to scam as much money as possible from all their possible victims. Some of us may be aware that is a scam however some of us […]
Hello Grasshoppa, BBM is celebrating its 5th year anniversary in February 2023, which also marks a significant journey of me sharing my personal finance experience, investment, business & my retirement plan with all of you. This journey has been a learning curve for me & this blog is a way for me to encapsulate what […]
Hello Grasshoppa, In 2019, I stumbled upon the AirAsia credit card by Hong Leong Bank which caught my attention. With my love for traveling & since I was already using BigPay to accumulate my AirAsia Points (formerly known as BIG Points), I immediately signed up for the credit card. I remembered that there was a […]
Hello Grasshoppa, Recently I finished a short episode of docuseries by Netflix featuring Bernie Madoff who ran a $64 billion Ponzi scheme. It is the largest Ponzi scheme to date & the victims are some of the richest & most influential people in the world including Steven Spielberg. Upon his arrest, he was sentenced to […]
Hello Grasshoppa, I am sure many of us have encountered cheapskates or cheapos in our lives which can be an eye-opener for many of us. For some of us, we are looking for ways to optimize & save our money but for others, it can be in extreme ways that they are labeled as cheapskates. […]
Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post on My Top 5 Things, I Regret Buying, I touched on my compulsive buying & things that I’ve regretted buying due to poor judgment. In this post, I will be sharing My Top 5 Best Purchases That Have Changed My Life. Talking about spending money, all of us spend […]
Hello Grasshoppa, Growing up, I noticed that many people especially foreigners travel the world in their 20s to 30s after quitting their job. They can be from just a normal blue-collar worker to white-collar workers that took some time off from their profession to travel the world. Usually, their travel period is between 3 months […]
Hello Grasshoppa, This year marks my 10th years anniversary of the gym that I co-founded with my partner back in 2012. Over the past few years, we never had thought to expand or grow our gym as we think that our current gym is enough to cater to our members. As years go by & […]
Hello Grasshoppa, The new normal, post-pandemic can be a good or bad thing for some of us, especially in our working life. I remember when I was stuck at home for a few months where I was only working at home, attending only web meetings & doing my work from my home desk. It was […]
