My 2020 StashAway Review

Hello Grasshoppa, 2020 was a rough year for most of us & 2021 seems to be a better year with the vaccine distribution. Soon enough, most of us will be vaccinated & our hope of living the old normal will be back in no time. My overall investment for 2020 was in the red especially […]

What Makes You Rich & What Makes You Poor?

Hello Grasshoppa, Many people have a different way of defining wealth in life. Most of them link it to having a lot of money & but some may define it by having a Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) life. Some of them even link it to being rich with knowledge & skills. No matter how […]

Upgrading My Insurance & Medical Plan for Income Tax Relief

Hello Grasshoppa, Each year, I will be doing a review on my personal finance & investments to check if it is healthy & in line with my retirement journey. Aside from that, I will be doing a yearly review to check on what can I do to maximise my income tax relief. Tax relief is […]

2021 Personal Finance & Investment View From My BJJ Friends

Hello Grasshoppa, My Saturday is always BJJ training & spending time with my BJJ family. It is a bit unusual for me this time around as my coach has just left back to his home country to take over his father business & I am taking up the role as a BJJ coach alongside with […]

My BFM Interview Experience

Hello Grasshoppa, Recently I participated in Ringgit & Sense Podcast interview alongside Kevin Neoh (Licensed Financial Planner) from VKA Wealth & Roshan Kanesan, the host of BFM Ringgit & Sense. Being part of Ringgit & Sense definitely feels like a dream to me as I’ve been listening to their podcast over the years. One thing […]

Splurging Your Money The Right Way

Hello Grasshoppa, Do you ever feel guilty whenever you are buying something that you don’t need or overpriced? This is a normal feeling for me especially for my characteristic that is known to be stingy. Aside from my watch collection & my BJJ Gi collection, I usually don’t splurge my money unless I stumble upon […]

How Will Your Monthly Subscriptions Affect Your Financial?

Hello Grasshoppa, Have you ever calculated how much you spend on all of your monthly subscriptions? It can be from your Netflix, Astro, Unifi, mobile apps & many other subscriptions. Some of it can be considered as compulsory to some of you & some may not. It depends on your priority & what is important […]