Hello Grasshoppa, In today’s society, we tend to consider people that drive luxury cars or having expensive watches rich, but are they really as rich as they portray themselves to be? I remembered many years back when my friend bought himself a new Honda Civic but as I know, his salary was around RM3,500. Estimated […]
PayPal vs Stripe. Which Is Better For Your E-Commerce Business?
Hello Grasshoppa, Since the launch of my e-commerce business The Black Belt Tape, I have been going through trial & error on getting my website right & one of it is on the payment platforms. My e-commerce platform EasyStore has multiple payment methods for me to include in my e-commerce store & it even supports […]
New Robo-Advisor In Town That Will Turn Your Spare Change Into Investment
Hello Grasshoppa, Recently I found something interesting in my social media platform about a Robo-Advisor that can turn my spare change into investment. This concept is not something new in the world as there is a similar platform in the USA called Acorns. I’ve been fascinated by the concept of Acorns where they will invest […]
Why I Invest In Stocks
Hello Grasshoppa, There are times where I am having a dilemma on whether or not my investment journey is really worth it. Can I really achieve my goal of having financial freedom? Or will all my financial sacrifices account for nothing? Each month, I will be allocating a chunk of my money to invest into […]
Stock Market Trading Is At An All-Time High. Should We Be Optimistic In Certain Industries or Look Into The Valuation?
Hello Grasshoppa, Have your trading websites been crashing recently? I remembered buying stocks from Rakuten twice within this month and I have noticed many notification errors in the web, slow loading time, failure to connect to server & other similar issues. It is crazy especially when I am trying to buy some stocks but it […]
What Can You Invest With RM100 or Lesser
Hello Grasshoppa, One of the earliest posts when I started to write my blog is What Can You Invest With RM1000. That was in February 2018. It is crazy to know that BBM Blog have been active for the past 2 years & BBM is rated as one of the best personal finance websites in […]
Lessons I Learned From My Gym Business
Hello Grasshoppa, The past few weeks have been busy for me with my old gym dismantling, new gym renovation & moving. It has been a tiring journey for me but seeing a glimpse of how the new gym is shaping up really gets me excited. I started my gym with my business partner in 2012 […]
#BBMGetInspired with Jessen Ong aka Jessen Jambang / #BBMBerinspirasi Bersama Jessen Jambang
Hello Grasshoppa, In this week’s interview, I am privileged to have an old friend of mine that I’ve known since my gym started. Fast forward a few years later, he is also a gym owner & an active competitor like me. We even travelled to Bangkok last year for a competition. With the recent branding […]
How EPF Can Reduce Your Home Loan Principal or Monthly Installment Part 2
Hello Grasshoppa, In my recent post, I have shared How Can EPF Reduce Your Home Loan Principal or Monthly Installment Part 1. In today’s post, I will be sharing more updates of my personal experience on the process & how soon I actually got my EPF withdrawals. Just a quick recap, I went to the […]
Should You Save More or Earn More For Your Early Retirement?
Hello Grasshoppa, There’s always a debate on whether or not you should save more or earn more? When I was young & started to work, my mindset was to always earn as much as possible until I am able to buy anything I want including the best cars, biggest house & all branded stuff. That […]