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My Interview With Big Fat Purse
I recently met up with Alvin and Jon from BigFatPurse.com (I know right, that’s a freakin’ awesome name) to talk about my hot-off-the-press ebook Automatic Investing: The No-Stress Guide to Index...
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Why The Search For Passive Income Is A Mistake
Wow. Last week, I published a post asking you what you’d like to see on cheerfulegg that could make a difference in your life. A BUNCH of you emailed me back with super awesome suggestions. (Side note:...
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What You Can Do About This CPF Thing
The past couple of days have been the equivalent of a 7pm Channel 8 boxing drama for personal finance geeks like me. In the Red corner we have Roy “Colourful Charts” Ngerng (how do you pronounce that...
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What Frustrates You About Learning Investing?
My Accounting 101 professor back in college had ginormous biceps. He’d flex them menacingly as he paced Huntsman Hall, and the fear of getting our heads crushed between his guns stopped my buddies and...
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Why Learning Investing is Like Watching ‘House of Cards’
Okay, I know I’m a little slow, but I just started watching the US TV series House of Cards. If you haven’t seen it yet, go see it. It is freakin’ badass, yo. Watching Kevin Spacey manipulate his way...
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5 Things I Learned From My Quest For An Engagement Ring
There comes a time in every man’s life, when he has to grit his teeth, grab life by the nuts… …And buy an engagement ring. Yes, dear reader, I’ve come to that milestone: My girlfriend and I have spent...
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Can You Beat Stock-Pickers By Flipping A Coin?
Imagine a world where nobody knows how to pick stocks. There are no investment books, no brokerages, and no annoying financial gurus trying to sell their stock-picking courses for $2,888. Instead,...
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How Anyone Can Retire With $3 Million Dollars
Last year, I wrote a post where I broke down the exact figures on how the average Singaporean could save $100K by 30. Over the next few months, I received dozens of responses on the post, and I found...
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How To Do Epic Shit In 2015
Hellooooooo I’m back! Sorry for being away for so long (my previous post explains why), but I’m back and I’m so happy to see you. Gimme a hug! (Okay Lionel, you need to calm down.) We’ve got a lot to...
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Why Nobody Wants To Reply You
Back when I was a young, blur student, I picked up my first investment book and tried to implement the strategies in it. But I got really frustrated because it wasn’t working out. So I sent a quick...
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A Free Tool To Help You Decide How Much To Borrow For Your House
Poor Greece. Everyone is sees it as that irresponsible, bratty kid who borrowed money from the big boys, then stuck his middle finger at them and told them to go shove it. This week, I read this Quora...
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3 Great Books To Read This Long Weekend
My fiancee makes fun of me because I’m a reading addict. I carry my Kindle around all the time. When my fiancee goes to the bathroom, I whip out my Kindle and continue reading. When she’s trying out...
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Why We Bought A Resale Flat
Someday, I’m gonna sit my 4-year old son on my lap and tell him, “Son, there comes a time in every boy’s life when he becomes a man. For me, that was in October 2015 when I bought my first house.” My...
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How Much Should You Pay For Your First House?
Buying a house is like sex: Everyone says they know a lot about it, but few people ever want to get into the specifics. For example, your parents and financial bloggers (who are even more annoying than...
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How Much Would It Cost To Travel Around The World?
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could travel around the world for six months? I’m talking about visiting 9 countries across 6 regions. Not rushing through them like your typical packaged tour, but...
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Why We Overspent On Our Wedding
I’ve said it. You’ve said it. We’ve all said it. Ask any young person about their dream wedding, and 90% of them will say, “We just want a small, simple wedding.” But guess what? This is a lie. Just...
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I Bought A TV And It Was Mad Confusing
I bought a TV a couple of weeks ago. Now, I don’t actually watch that much TV, but it’s just one of those things you get for your new house, right? (How else would you distract your relatives when they...
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Using Facebook On The Toilet
First, let’s get this out of the way: We all use Facebook on the toilet. Don’t even try to deny it – I know you’ve done it. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I had a friend whose family kept a stash...
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The Ultimate Guide To Achieving An IPPT Gold
It started with a T-shirt. While trying on T-shirts at Uniqlo, I realised that not a single M-sized shirt could hide my proudly protruding belly. Aren’t these changing room mirrors supposed to make you...
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Why Nobody Wants To Reply You
Back when I was a young, blur student, I picked up my first investment book and tried to implement the strategies in it. But I got really frustrated because it wasn’t working out. So I sent a quick...
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