One man's FIRE journey by opening up passive income streams from side hustles
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In part I, I pitted ChatGPT and Bard against each other in a battle of concept explanation, specifically to explain the concept of fractional reserve banking. In this follow-up, I’m looking to see how different the 2 systems are, in trying to come up with something creative. Outlining a Novel So, I tasked them both … Read more
OpenAI’s ChatGPT usage has seen tremendous and almost uncontested growth since their official release in November 2022. But now, Google has officially unveiled Bard, their response to ChatGPT. How do they fare in a head-to-head? Let’s find out. I will provide both AI platforms the exact same prompt, and will share their responses here, for … Read more
As of today, Bitcoin has been one of the best performing assets across all assets, appreciating 72.5% year-to-date. It started the year at $16,530, and as of writing this, Bitcoin price has been bouncing sideways between $28,000 and $30,000 for close to 5 weeks now. In fact, the King of crypto has managed to close … Read more
This is it. The time has come. Back in Jan 2022, I wrote about The Ben Mezrich NFT Project, a 3-NFT drop that layers up to a screenplay token that will be claimable by holders of all 3 NFTs. Ben was notable because he’s not a web3 native guy. He’s an old fashioned author, whose … Read more
If you’re on the lookout for a family-friendly vacation destination that offers the perfect mix of relaxation, adventure, and quality time, look no further than Natra Bintan, a Tribute Portfolio Resort. Hop on an hour long ferry ride, followed by a 5-minute complimentary bus service, this luxurious glamping retreat is the ideal choice for families … Read more
Always one to defy the odds, Bitcoin started 2023 with a bang, recording a 39.9% increase in price to close at $23,127 on 31 January 2023. In fact, this 39% increase represents the best January movement since 2013. So, the question remains, is Bitcoin really back? Are we done with that brutal bear market that … Read more
To say that 2022 was a bad year for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market would be a vast understatement. Coming off 2021’s high of $69,000, many of the cryptocurrencies have since retreated by 70% or more, contributed in part by the Fed’s quantitative tightening policies, resulting in the everything sell-off and a conservative stance … Read more
Writing this post was a lot more difficult than I’m letting on, and to tell the truth, a lot more disappointing even though I tried to mentally prep myself for this scenario playing out. 15th December 2022 seemed like a normal Thursday for the rest of Singapore, but for us folks in Loyang Valley, it … Read more
The Tans finally took a much anticipated break, our first vacation since the pandemic broke! We brought the family to one of our favourite and familiar haunts, the dynamic duo of Margaret River and Perth! I know, I know… it may not sound super exciting for some of you, but we’ve been there a couple … Read more
Followers of my blog will know that we’ve been working really hard on the loyang valley en bloc project for a long, long time. But not many of you may know exactly how long this took. So, as I take some time out to celebrate the huge milestone of being able to call for a … Read more
This is it fellas! We did (a big part of) it! We have achieved the required 80% consensus for us to put Loyang Valley up for en bloc! This is a huge, huge moment in a multi-year effort that began way back in 2018, when we first launched an unsuccessful bid to get to 80%. … Read more
If you’ve never heard of FU money, you’re in the right place. FU money (or Fuck You money), is a liquid amount of money set aside for you to be comfortable enough such that, should the occasion arise, you are empowered to say “Fuck you” to your boss, and walk out. Now, in researching for … Read more
Trust Bank, a collaboration between Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group, launched today to much fanfare. With no physical branches and every service delivered via their app, is this truly the future of banking? Honestly, I don’t know, but they’re giving away NTUC vouchers like hyped up Oprah, so why not take advantage of it? At … Read more
NFTs with utility are definitely a force to be reckoned with in the next bull cycle. I have previously written about being a part of the Ben Mezrich NFT Project, and how I was drawn into not just how awesome the community was, but also in the journey of following Ben’s script from start to … Read more
Combine anything with crypto, and you will have my attention. So naturally, when Revolut announced their crypto trading service has finally landed in Singapore, I dusted my good old Revolut app out of the unused app section, and decided to buy a little bit of crypto via the app to see how easy it was. … Read more
Q2 2022 has not been kind to Bitcoin, printing red after red candle across all 3 months. After 3 consecutive months of despair, we finally saw a sliver of green for July. Is the bottom in? Are we due for a stupendous rally to end 2022 in style? Will Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit spark WWIII? … Read more
We’re heading into the final 3 months of the year-long En Bloc process to get the 80% mandate to put our estate up for developer bids. There’s been a ton of developments since my last en bloc update in March, where I updated that we had reached the 70% mark. Increase in Reserve Price Firstly, … Read more
Bear markets tend to be the best times to start accumulating into a new investment product, so I thought I’d use this time to look into Roboadvisors. Platforms such as Stashaway, Syfe and others have been around for a while, but because of the breadth of options available at OCBC RoboInvest, with its 37 thematic … Read more
Wow. What an insane 3 months it’s been for crypto. We saw the absolute annihilation of LUNA and UST, with a combined market cap of US$40B disappear in the span of 2 weeks, and a general feeling of doom and gloom across all risk-on assets, including the broader crypto market as well as equities. Looks … Read more
Today’s post will be a short one, but I thought it was a really good nugget to share, not just with you, but with myself as a note. I recently came across this podcast with Tim Ferris and Hugh Jackman. In the podcast, Tim mentioned that he’d read a story about how Hugh Jackman would … Read more