Wonderland Reflections: Why Singaporeans Don’t Talk about Their Sacrifices and the Fear of Dying Alone
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Wonderland Reflections: Why Singaporeans Don’t Talk about Their Sacrifices and the Fear of Dying Alone

I recently came across a Singaporean movie, Wonderland that was highly recommended by Mr Brown on his Facebook post. I watched the movie last week and walked away with lots of thoughts about the story in the movie. Spoiler alert! If you intend to watch this movie, I suggest that you stop reading this post…

Understanding Privilege and Personal Effort: A Balanced Perspective
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Understanding Privilege and Personal Effort: A Balanced Perspective

Recently, I was invited to visiting a nursing home to advice on the home’s marketing strategy. The visit gave me two profound insights. First, the privilege of having cognitive abilities to do things like building a career, and second, meeting a volunteer who had built a fashion business over 10 years, allowing him to volunteer…

I chose to quit my job instead of quiet quitting
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I chose to quit my job instead of quiet quitting

“My name is Mickey, and I am a serial job hopper.” That’s probably what employers would think of me when they look at my resume today. Yes, I have just resigned from my consulting role that I mentioned last year in a blog article. Here’s what happened. Quick recap on why I changed my job…

By popular demand: My favourite slides from the Seedly Personal Finance Festival
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By popular demand: My favourite slides from the Seedly Personal Finance Festival

Many readers have emailed me asking if I could share photos of the slides taken from the festival. Here are my favourite slides that were presented by the various speakers. I must highlight that it’s easy to take the images out of context if you weren’t present at the festival and heard it first hand…

Singapore Budget 2019: What middle class Singaporeans need to know

Singapore Budget 2019: What middle class Singaporeans need to know

In this article, I’ll be zeroing in on the things that I found relevant and important to middle class Singaporeans. Singaporeans who are making a decent monthly salary and are don’t always receive much benefits and support from the government. Last night, I spent 2 hours catching up on the Singapore Budget 2019, making notes…