How To Live A Rich Life With Your Current Income

Hello Grasshoppa, There are many ways for us to define how rich we or other individuals are. The most significant way of defining rich people is by how they dress or what car they drive. Maybe some of them are truly rich, but some actually put themselves in debt just to impress others who don’t […]

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, […]

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 […]

Ways To Keep Your Family Financially Protected After Your Death

Hello Grasshoppa, There will be a point in our lives when we will have thoughts of how can we plan for our family or loved ones just in case something happens to us. Occasionally, my mind wonders what will happen to my assets in my absence. When I was 19, I remembered this struggle my […]

This Is Your TWO Biggest Expenses & How To Save From It?

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently I stumbled upon data on American Household’s Average Monthly Expenses which shows that our TWO biggest expenses are house & transportation. Despite the data being based on Americans, this also applies to Malaysia since most of our biggest expenses revolve around house & transportation. To some of us, it is obvious but […]

Downsizing My Overall Expenses To Save More Money

Hello Grasshoppa, For some people, with the increase in income each year, they are using this as an excuse to increase their expenses to “enjoy” their lives better. The fact is, with the increase in income, we have a choice to actually live a better life by having more flexibility in our spending but if […]

Why Being ‘Fake Rich’ Can Make You Broke Later

Hello Grasshoppa, We may have people around us that put the extra effort to look rich just to impress themselves or the people around them. There are also people who “reward” themselves with luxury goods with a certain achievement or milestone by putting themselves in debt. Unfortunately, I used to be one of them. I […]

How To Have A Good Credit Score

Hello Grasshoppa, Credit Score is a score on how healthy your financials is based on your payment behavior and a prediction of how likely you are to pay a loan back on time based on information from your credit reports. It is based on your credit or payment history related to credit cards & loans. To […]

Is “Save Now, Buy Later” A Gimmick?

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post on Is “Buy Now, Pay Later” Good For Malaysians, I shared my view on how I think it is good if we can use it well & how it is terrible if we abuse it. In today’s post, I will share my view on “Save Now, Buy Later” (SNBL). Recently, I […]

How To Increase Your Investment Amount Each Year

Hello Grasshoppa, We are in the new year & if your goal is to increase your investment each year, this is a good time to start planning if you have yet to plan it. Each year, I will be going through my investment portfolio rebalancing to determine if my investment strategy is effective & I […]