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Route to Passive Income

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Achieving Financial Freedom is my equivalent to an Olympic Gold

Achieving Financial Freedom is my equivalent to an Olympic Gold

August 12, 2016 08:50:00 pm
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First, I would like to wish Joseph Schooling all the best in tomorrow's final. Joseph is truly inspirational. He made history becoming the first Singaporean man to reach an Olympic swimming final. What a race he had!?! Finishing with a time of 50.83 seconds. What Jospeh told the media after the semis caught my attention? "I feel fine.

Pokemon Go Gamers can be Good Investors

Pokemon Go Gamers can be Good Investors

August 10, 2016 08:12:00 am
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The global Pokemon craze invaded Singapore a few days back. The streets were horded with people from all walks of life, lured to these PokeStops scattered all over the island. I do not remember Singapore's Park Connector Network (PCN) ever being this crowded. People could easily mistaken it for Pokemon Connector Network (PCN too!). *Pun intended!* Singaporeans were

July 2016 Portfolio Update - Growing My Passive Income

July 2016 Portfolio Update - Growing My Passive Income

August 08, 2016 05:58:00 pm
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I am late with my July update. Added the following counters in July: 500 shares of Keppel Corp. 466 shares of Nikko AM STI ETF. 3,000 shares of Soilbuild Business Space Reit. 4,000 shares of Kingsmen Creative. I went on a small buying spree at the end of July (maybe because of the revision of Standard Chart's rates).

Without a car, one year on... Uberizing!

Without a car, one year on... Uberizing!

July 21, 2016 10:38:00 pm
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After driving for the last 8 years, I decided to "throw in the towel" last year. It was a painful decision as I had to familiarize myself with the public transport again. What have I gained? Money. More spare cash. What have I lost? Some convenience. After 8 years... Taking the train was initially uncomfortable - the crowd

Forgo Your Child Tuition; Invest the $ Instead

Forgo Your Child Tuition; Invest the $ Instead

July 17, 2016 09:42:00 pm
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Few days ago, I felt so lazy to get out of bed, with my sleepy eyes, I lazed in bed reading a blog post - My talk on Funding your child's University Education at the Lifelong Learning Library. And this paragraph caught my attention - "Along the way, I was able to blend in some ideas from economists along

Salary in. Invest. Re-invest. Repeat.

Salary in. Invest. Re-invest. Repeat.

July 09, 2016 04:47:00 pm
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People are probably more familiar with "Eat, Sleep, Train, Repeat". More commonly heard and I believe it is the mantra of many fitness enthusiasts throughout the world. I do often hear it from my slightly "crazier" peers that wants to be fit with a nice body. “Eat, sleep, train, repeat” really simplifies what is essential for every successful

2016 1H Dividend Update - Growing My Passive Income

2016 1H Dividend Update - Growing My Passive Income

July 06, 2016 11:54:00 am
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Why does Time fly as we get older? 6 months have past. In my last dividend update, 2016 Q1 Dividend Update - Growing My Passive Income, I was pretty sure I will be able to achieve the S$10,000 dividend mark annually (with or without the Saizen Reit's payout). So I am keep close watch on my progress. Total