Crazy Ways I Used To Survive With No Money

Hello Grasshoppa, Growing up, I may not have had the best childhood when it comes to finances. Back then, I had to constantly witness arguments between my parents over money issues & our whole family used to struggle a lot financially. While I am seeing other kids being able to own different toys or games, […]

What I Wish I Knew About Money Growing Up

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently, I have asked myself, what should I know about money as I was growing up? I did not learn anything about money management until I started my reading habits after I was desperate to find ways to escape from my financial debts. Growing up, my mum only mentioned to me that, I […]

Goodbye AirAsia Credit Card

Hello Grasshoppa, I wrote Why Should You Apply For AirAsia Credit Card 2 months ago, but 2 months later, I received terrible news on what will happen to AirAsia’s credit card. This is truly bad news for me since the card has been really useful & rewarding. Since I used this card, I have redeemed a […]

How I Plan My Spending Around Touch’nGo E-Wallet

Hello Grasshoppa, Many years ago when I was writing about e-wallets, I endorsed multiple e-wallets of my choice such as Boost & GrabPay. When Boost started to launch & when they had their “shake” cashback, I was one of the biggest fans until they changed their rewards system which also led to the loss of […]

Creative Ways I Use To Save Money For A Holiday

Hello Grasshoppa, In my upcoming holiday, I am looking for ways to save more money for my back-to-back holidays. I will be traveling again soon to another 2 countries & saving extra cash is crucial especially since my holiday gap is 3 months from each other. One of my challenges in saving extra cash is, […]

How To Prepare For Retrenchment

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 […]

What Is Fractional Investing & How To Invest In It?

Hello Grasshoppa, Fractional Investing is not something new, especially in the USA where it has been practiced for a long period of time. If you are an investor & you plan to buy Berkshire Hathaway Class A stocks, it costs you USD491,000 (as of my writing) to buy 1 unit. With Fractional Investing, you can […]

Nothing Says I Love You More Than EPF i-Sayang

Hello Grasshoppa, Want to find an indirect way to pay your spouse their monthly allowance while ensuring that they have extra savings? Introducing EPF i-Sayang which is an initiative introduced by the government to allow the contributor (husband) to transfer 2% of their employee share contribution received from the employer to the receiver (wife) EPF […]

5 Steps To Take If You’ve Been Scammed In Malaysia

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 […]

Which Trading Platform Has The Cheapest Brokerage Fee?

Hello Grasshoppa, I have been using Rakuten Trade since its launch in May 2017 & it is definitely the best trading platform for local stocks. They are the first completely online equities broker & have disrupted the market by offering the most competitive brokerage fee. Over the years, they have added more services to their […]