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This post is part of my Holiday Price Tag series, where I share the nitty-gritty of my holiday spending, giving you a transparent look at what different trips actually cost me. If you’re curious about other destinations, don’t miss these posts: Cost of a 12-day couple trip in Kyoto, Osaka & Tokyo in Japan Cost…
This post is part of my Holiday Price Tag series, where I share the nitty-gritty of my holiday spending, giving you a transparent look at what different trips actually cost me. April and May are my travelling months. Besides this current trip, I would be away for at least ¾ of the month, with my Indonesia…
In honour of my brother’s birthday month, let me write a post about him. My older brother and I are polar opposites of each other. He’s the cheeky one, I’m the shyer and quieter kid. Now, we’re the exact opposite. When we were younger, he excelled in Math and Science, while I did better in…
The most advanced thing you can do is the basics – consistently. In a world that screams for instant results, where notifications ping with the promise of immediate gratification, the idea of waiting, of letting things unfold at their own pace, feels almost physically painful. We crave the lightning strike of immediate results, but growth,…
What’s this invisible force that compels us to tackle the trivial while the significant languishes? That task looming, the deadline approaching, yet somehow, you find yourself watching cat videos on YouTube or suddenly needing to find out the newest TikTok trend. Why is it that the things we know are important often get pushed to…
Based on the 1,000 true fans theory. Recently, I came across the 1,000 true fans theory by Kevin Kelly. In his words, you don’t need millions (dollars, clients, or customers) to be a successful creator. To make a living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor, you need only…
Finance is both a science and an art. This year marks my fifth year of dipping my toes in the investment world Half a decade. Not a long time, but we went through a lot – the COVID market crash in 2020, the market boom and Great Resignation in 2021, the interest rates hikes, and…
At work, I learnt to underpromise and overdeliver. In life, I’m still learning to overprepare and underworry. In a world obsessed with optimisation, we often trim every last bit of fat, leaving no buffer for the unexpected. I was cocky. I thought I knew how personal finance worked. After all, I trawled through personal finance…
4 big reflections from my mini digital nomad life in Korea. I decided to move to Korea for a month in December last year, citing a change in weather, environment, and lifestyle pace. In truth, I was just looking for an escape from the mundanity of self-employment. Beyond the heaviest snowstorm in the history of…
This post is part of my Holiday Price Tag series, where I share the nitty-gritty of my holiday spending, giving you a transparent look at what different trips actually cost me. If you’re curious about other destinations, don’t miss these posts: Cost of a surf & bike trip in Yilan, Taichung & Taipei in Taiwan…