My Financial Thoughts

Barely 2 days after the government announced that they will lift the subsidies for flour, sugar and bread, today, they are saying that taxi and bus fares will be up too. Read it here.
It is reported that the increase is between 30% to 50%. Holy cow! That is huge! The starting fare for taxis will [...]

Are you an ardent fan of online shopping, specifically from US?
I know that Citibank has recently gotten a partnership with Globeshopper and it enables you to ship your purchases back to Malaysia at discounted shipping rates! Click here to see it.
Registering is free, but you have to be a Citibank card member. Upon signing up [...]

These days, my financial thoughts seem to have taken a holiday. Really. Everyday I scan the papers and read online news about how the economy is, how the markets are behaving, what the stocks are like and where commodities are going etc. but without much clarity.
Everyday, “experts” give a variety of claims – one day [...]

Bloomberg carried an interesting piece of news on Citigroup today. It is said that Citigroup intends to spend a whooping $10 million on refurbishings  for the top man and his band of lieutenants. This is apparently part of an effort to reduce its office space worldwide by more than 10 million square feet to help save [...]

Today, I was watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond and there was a debate as to who was worth more – the home maker or the husband who brings home the paycheck?
Now, I am sure we have all thought about this before, even if both are working and bringing home the dough. How do [...]