What Have I Learnt So Far From My FIRE Journey

Hello Grasshoppa, I don’t remember the exact date or year when I decided to start my FIRE journey but I do remember my Eureka moment and it was when I read The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. The book explains a lot about how we can work with minimum working hours yet we are […]

How Did I End Up Investing In Cryptocurrency?

Hello Grasshoppa, There is a quote that says “Never Say Never”. Over the years, I have written a number of posts on how I will never invest in cryptocurrency & my stand on cryptocurrency. But there was an online platform that I wanted to make a purchase from and it didn’t accept any form of […]

The Best & Worst Investment Advice That I Have Ever Received

Hello Grasshoppa, Since I was young, I have gotten a lot of investment advice from many people. Some of them have changed my view on investments in a good way while some of them have brought a negative light towards my investment journey. Advice and opinion is always free but varies as some of them […]

8 Quick Ways To Save Money From Your Expenses

Hello Grasshoppa, Are you looking for quick ways to save money from your expenses? I have decided to explore more on this after watching Catherine from My Personal Finances YouTube Channel where she shared her experience in dealing with her clients. You can watch the full episode or you can just skip directly to 12.50. […]

Improving My Personal Finance Skill Over Time

Hello Grasshoppa, Our personal finance journey starts from the moment you receive your first allowance from your parents or family. We learn to manage our money differently & our parents play an important role in educating us to manage our finances. No doubt, some of us are taught well by our parents, however, some may […]

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 […]

How Can We Support Each Other During This Pandemic

Hello Grasshoppa, MCO 2.0 has started as I am writing this post. Since March 2020, many Malaysians have suffered from this pandemic due to economic instability. As a result, many have lost their jobs, some businesses are shut down and the worse of all a lot have been infected by the deadly virus. While we […]