This is our second road trip during the December school holidays as we want to gradually increase the distance and days to make the kids slowly get accustomed to life on the road. This time round we spend quite a bit of time driving on the North South Expressway where you see all the nice…
This will be our new Travelogue series for the Minimalist in the City household where are targeting to do a series of road trips to cover all the 11 states of Western Malaysia or possibly cross the Thai border in the near future. As our kids are finally old enough at age 8 (Ally) and…
Finally, my interview with The Financial Coconut on my life story is finally up on Youtube. For those people who are not into podcasts which I did earlier, you could probably watch this video to gain more perspectives from the roller coaster ride of my financial journey and why minimalism is the ultimate achievement for…
Recently, I was very fortunate to have another opportunity to share about my personal experience with CPF at their biggest digital event this year. I shared about how CPF helps me navigate through my financial challenges at different life stages which includes purchasing a flat with my parents and funding my sister’s tertiary education in…
Frankly speaking, when I was first invited as a panel speaker for this CPF Webinar, I didn’t realize that I will be going down to their office physically until I received their email just one week prior. I initially thought that I will just be doing my sharing over Zoom as that is what most…
As I look back into my relationship with CPF as both self-employed and employee, I did have quite a number of encounters whereby CPF did help me and my family navigate through various financial challenges throughout our lives. I do understand there are still certain stigma of the system but I guess the perception has…
Recently, I had a conversation with a good friend of mine who just came back from his hometown after spending almost a year with his dad. His dad is having some old age-related health issues and might not be able to function like in the past. My good friend who is in his mid-forties, married…
Recently, I had an opportunity to share my life story on a podcast by The Financial Coconut. They had located me through this blog and thought that the topic on minimalism and financial independence might appeal to their listeners. As I was preparing for the podcast, I reflected on my life journey and it became rather emotional…
On 4th July, Americans celebrated Independence Day. A little historical snippet of this day – back on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence to announce the separation of the colony from the Kingdom of Great Britain. In a way, it was kind of similar to Singapore becoming an…
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