Mrs 15 HWW has a very close-knit extended family as she spent most of her childhood in her aunt’s place (both parents were working). Together…
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Lack Of Significant Changes After the very high-profile Roy Ngerng incident and the relentless consultations (yeah, even some of the financial bloggers were invited to…
In a couple of weeks’ time, we will be celebrating our nation’s 49th birthday. I feel a little sad for the organisers (yes, that high-flying…
I guess I am pretty late on the scene with this evaluation but as I have mentioned in my previous post, I lost quite a bit…
I was supposed to be in some form of self-imposed hiatus for this blog but some recent articles have got me thinking, and of course writing. Thoughts on my…
Whenever I come across personal finance advice, especially those based in the US that were written some time ago, the authors always urge more risk-averse investors (like me) and older…
There was an interesting article that caught my attention last Saturday. The article reported on the plight of some elderly who lived in landed properties but were cash-strapped.…
The Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) seems like a cool financial phrase to utter these days. From the most recent Sunday Times which had two articles espousing the benefits of…
In case you have the misconception that I am one of those anti-PAP Singaporeans after reading my views on the proposed Medisave Life and PSLE changes, let…
Last Sunday, PM Lee held his 10th National Day Rally and announced a slew of very promising social policy changes that were intended to transform Singapore into…