My Financial Thoughts

In today’s Star Online, there was an article which highlighted people’s opinion on the purchases of Chinese food for the Chinese New Year.
It was mentioned that people are becoming very careful about the food which is known to come from China. During the CNY period, food like waxed delicacies, mandarin oranges, dried mushrooms, canned food, red [...]

Our family received a bundle of joy last Friday and it has been really great. Though the joy and happiness experienced is not measurable in monetary terms, it is inevitable that every addition will have a financial impact to the family.
Some of it include pre/ post natal check-ups, hospital bills, confinement care, change of mummy’s wardrobe (!), [...]

If you had to choose between eating at home and eating out, which would you choose?
Eating at home – somebody has to prepare and cook the meal(s), clean the dishes, clean the table, dry the dishes, throw out the trash and then only be able to sit down to relax a bit. Upside – save [...]

Christmas is over and we are now looking forward to the New Year. And for each New Year, we are asked – What is(are) your New Year resolution(s)?
I am one of those people who start off the year with a list of resolutions … and then, to my dismay, did not do anything about it when [...]

In the current economic uncertainty, many have suggested that it is the time to be saving instead of spending. And I am not even talking about spending on luxury items, just the normal average stuff people buy – groceries, clothes, toys, cars, books etc.
In the good times, people often say “I am doing my bit [...]