Are Stock Tips Reliable & Should You Invest Based On The Tips?

Hello Grasshoppa, Throughout your investment journey, have you ever gotten tips on which stocks to look out for? Personally, I have experienced this many times and have received tips from both professionals and amateur investors. I for one, am not a fan of investing based on hearsay and only invest based on my own stock […]

Is “Buy Now, Pay Later’ Good For Malaysians?

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently, many companies are offering Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment plan where you are able to purchase the item you want & pay it within 3-6 months via instalment. Some companies even offer you to purchase now & pay it a lump sum the following month. There are many thoughts & views […]

Turning Your Passion Into Income

Hello Grasshoppa, How often do you see someone being able to turn their passion into a steady income stream? Personally, I do not hear of this often enough, which could be because they often perceive their passion negatively and do not see the money-making potential in what they enjoy doing. Take your career as an […]

5 Subscription Hacks Will Save You Money

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post, I have written about How Will Your Monthly Subscriptions Affect Your Financial & one of the details that I touched on was to source cheaper options. Over the years, I have subscribed & unsubscribed to many platforms until recently when I moved to a new house & bought a new TV, […]

With The Ongoing Pandemic, How Are You Adapting To Change?

Hello Grasshoppa, With the current situation, time is actually our best friend. For those who work from home, we spend lesser time on the road which helps us save between 1-2 hours a day. For those who are unable to work due to the MCO, how well are you utilising your time? Since the beginning […]

10 Ways To Save Money With Almost No Effort

Hello Grasshoppa, Saving money can be difficult sometimes but there are ways you can save with minimal or no effort at all. In our daily lives, we should look for ways to capitalise & save even a small amount of money. It is just like our parents or grandparents walking into the morning market to […]

BBM Jar Investment Challenge

Hello Grasshoppa, We are approaching the second half of the year & I am sure everyone is still as motivated to stay on course in your financial journey. Sometime last year, this was the time where things started to loosen after 3 months of tough MCO. The good news is, most of us are getting […]

Starting My Own YouTube Channel As My New Side Hustle

Hello Grasshoppa, In my previous post on List Of Side Hustle That I Have Tried, I have mentioned starting my YouTube Channel to monetize it in a long run to earn extra income. It is an overdue hustle as this idea was sparked many years back when I realised that there is some changes of […]

What Financial Advice I Would Tell My 19-Year-Old Self

Hello Grasshoppa, I dropped out of college at age of 19 in hopes that I would make a better living by working rather than earning my Diploma. I started working as a direct selling agent doing sales for an illegal Forex company (not knowing it was illegal at that time) where I had no basic […]

Home Renovation Hacks That Will Save You Money

Hello Grasshoppa, Many years ago, I bought my second home after I managed to completely clear my debts. My house was empty for a while as it was purely for investment purpose until I housed a friend there for 4 months during the first MCO when he lost his job. After he started his new […]