How Can Budget 2021 Benefit Malaysian?
Hello Grasshoppa, 2020 has been a rough year for many of us especially with the Trade Wars, change of government &tje global pandemic that is hitting the world. Month by month passes by & now we are approaching the end of 2020. Last year we heard the previous Pakatan Harapan government presenting us with quite […]
My Decision To Buy A New Car After Driving My Car For More Than A Decade
Hello Grasshoppa, After 12 years of driving my old Naza Suria, I have finally decided to buy a new car. To be honest, it was not part of my plan to buy a new car but I was actually on a standby mode since my car is an old car. Years of driving with multiple […]
How Can We Be Prepared If There Is An Implementation Of The State Of Emergency?
Hello Grasshoppa, With the number of cases increasing daily & political instability, rumours are going around on the plan to have the State Of Emergency. Imagine if there is an implementation of the State of Emergency, how are we better prepared with this situation with the lesson that we learned from the recent lockdown? The […]
Are You Really That Rich?
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 […]
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 […]
Lifeline In Financial Planning (Guest Post)
FINANCIAL PLANNING IN 4 STAGES OF LIFELINE. “When you are doing the right thing, you are getting closer to your goal; when you are listening to the right input, you are getting clearer about your vision.” Financial needs continually change throughout an individual’s lifetime. Many people follow similar financial pattern during their life. However, everyone […]
Impacts Of Covid-19 To My Competition, Work, Business & Financial
Hello Grasshoppa, It is really sad to see the impacts of Covid-19 & the number of cases raised in our country. While we are all stressing with this issue worrying if we are infected or if we are infecting anyone, life still has to go on. Life is so fragile that I realized that it […]
My 2nd Year of Blogging. What Went Well & What Can I Do Better?
Hello Grasshoppa, Fast forward 2020, BBM has achieved our 2nd year anniversary. To be honest, the journey has not been easy especially when it comes to coming up with content ideas & to ensure consistency in writing my blog when I’m on holiday, business travel & even when I’m sick. There are times where I […]
#BBMGetInspired with Stev Yong from My Personal Finances
Hello Grasshoppa, In this small community of personal financial bloggers, most probably we will know each other or eventually know each other. Recently I’ve been connected to another Penang-Kia named Stev Yong who is the founder of My Personal Finances or MyPF. If you have ever been to their website, you are able access many […]