I didn’t get a response from Mrs Josephine Teo, our Minister of Manpower. But you know who contacted me? The friendly folks from the CPF Board. I had a 1-hour long call with them to share my feedbacks and here’s what we have discussed. In this article, I’ll attempt to be specific about things that…
This is my open letter to Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of Manpower and Second Minister of Home Affairs, and Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC about her response in Parliament on why CPF payouts are not started automatically at age 65. Dear Mrs Josephine Teo, I write to you as a fellow…
I challenged myself with a No Spend Week Challenge early in the year to push myself a little harder to see what happens if I try to not buy anything for a week. You can read about the rules and exceptions I’ve set for myself for this challenge. Here’s how the challenge went. My No…
I first heard about no-spend challenge from an episode of the Stacking Benjamins podcast where Joe, OG, and the gang interviewed Jen Smith from Modern Frugality about how implementing No Spend Challenge helped her to compensate for budget flubs. What is a No Spend Challenge? When I googled about “No Spend Challenge”, I found that…
2018 has been a good year for me, both financially and career-wise. On the career front, the new company I joined in late 2017 treats me well and the team is pretty awesome. The work I do there have been meaningful and fulfilling. The monthly income derived from this work is more than sufficient for…
How many years do I need to work to accumulate enough money in my CPF for retirement? Should I transfer money from my Ordinary Account to my Special Account? Can I work lesser years and have sufficient money to retire if I top up my Special Account with cash? 4 years ago, these were the…
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