April is my birthday month. In fact, I just celebrated my birthday less than a week ago. However, instead of splashing out on a meal,…
Category: Updates
With decent income and very manageable expenses recently, we were able to inject close to $5k to the portfolio. But unfortunately, the portfolio did not…
It has probably taken months, (if not a couple of years), but we have finally settled down into a “consume home-cooked food” by default routine.…
The volatility that I talked about last month has appeared to be a non-event on hindsight. The STI has since climbed back to above 3,500…
For some people, tabulating expenses can be a nightmare scenario. Be it the hassle of recording, the shock at finding out how much your healthcare…
Finally, a month when I might be able to associate the word “frugal” with our expenses without feeling too sheepish. Even though there was CNY…
We saw a little bit of volatility at the start of this month. In fact, within a couple of days, our overall portfolio was down…
This is probably another frivolous spending month. We spent more than $4,800 in January and besides a bigger than usual restaurant allocation, there were quite…
Similar to 2017, it’s a terrific start to the year for the markets. Month-on-month, the portfolio managed to increase by $10,000 and the value of the…
As we pre-paid for one of our trips in 2018, it’s no surprise that the past month’s expenditure surged past $5,000 again. In a month…