One man's FIRE journey by opening up passive income streams from side hustles
This is part 4 of a 5 part series. You can read the intro here, and the links to part 1, part 2 and part 3. You’ve just bought your domain and hosting package, so today, we’re going to be doing a bit of pre-work and template design on your blog, and ensuring you have your foundational basics covered … Read more
So…. turned out I was right to short Tesla. I just happened to do it a month early. After the setback in January, I was pretty upset, and spent a lot of time thinking about how I can avoid making the same mistake again. I know there are wins and losses in trading, and the … Read more
Apologies that this came so late. I was bogged down by other things happening in my life, and also, to be honest, this income report stung a lot to write, because I thought I’d go against the tide of the bandwagon, and it didn’t turn out well at all. So, in the first month of … Read more
So, I had some time on my hands, and recently met up with a representative from Williams Corporation, a residential property developer based in New Zealand, and chatted about the property market, and how a Singaporean can think about buying property in New Zealand in general, and Christchurch in particular. I’d been looking at lifestyle … Read more
Today we interrupt our regular programming of personal finance and FIRE content to bring you something else that sets FIRE to our bellies. Because a FIRE blogger needs to eat too. Hidden on the second floor of Fareground at Pasir Ris (Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre), Prawnaholic is a modern interpretation of the classic Prawn … Read more
I’ve wanted to write this review for a while now, and I don’t know why it’s taken me this long, but this series of products, trends.co subscription and My First Million podcast, both by the team from the Hustle, a daily email newsletter company, is just awesome. Mr. Beast now has amassed a following of … Read more
Travel. Aaaah. Who doesn’t like exploring new worlds, claiming new experiences, soaking in new cultures and of course, peppering that Instagram feed with #globetrotter photos to the absolute envy of your friends? Well, this is what Luxury Escapes will help you do. Even better, snag a great deal while you’re at it. What is Luxury … Read more
I first wrote about Partbnb back in early 2019, and their business model has evolved somewhat since then. This is a follow up to my previous posts that details updates on how their platform currently works in 2020. The core driver of the change seems to be that they want the platform to be open … Read more
Singapore, with our glistening airport (World Number 1!), bustling with modernity and commerce, and being hailed as one of the most developed nations in the world, naturally attracts a lot of people seeking work and to live here. However, we’ve also all heard that the grass always seems greener on the other side. So no … Read more
Crypto Twitter had a great laugh over the last few days, when it was made known that Peter Schiff had lost his entire Bitcoin fortune. through no fault of his, mind you, because the platform had corrupted, and did not accept his password as genuine. So, in this post, let’s take a look at the … Read more
As a stock trader using technical analysis, understanding candlestick patterns, and identifying bullish and bearish candlestick signals are an important toolkit to have. In this post, I will introduce the idea of reading into the basics of candlestick analysis, and take a look at some bullish and bearish candlestick charts. You can also read more … Read more
So, the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement globally has picked up pace rather quickly, especially over the last few years. FIRE proponents will know doubt know of FIRE maestros such as MMM, Tanja Hester and others, and in the last year, a documentary called Playing with FIRE was released, and I’ve been wanting to … Read more
Update: Unfortunately, Bitspark ceased operations in March 2020, due to an internal restructuing and a decision taken by the board. I was introduced to Bitspark after listening to Charlie Shrem’s podcast episode on Untold Stories with Maxine Ryan, Co-Founder and COO of Bitspark. Bitspark, in a nutshell, provides a truly easy way for everybody (especially … Read more
Those of you following my blog will know I trade CFDs and throughout 2019, I’ve been showing my progress. Although I trade with a short term view, and use technical analysis to help with my trading decisions, I do so with companies I’m familiar with, so that I can also apply some fundamentals to them. … Read more
First of all, Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had your fill of parties, drinks and merriment! December turned out to be the second most profitable month for the year, clocking in at $3,894 for my CFD trades. This made Q4 by far the biggest quarter for the year, which is the best way … Read more
This is part 3 of a 5 part series. You can read the intro here, and the links to part 1 and part 2. Today’s an especially exciting day for me, and I hope it is the case for you too! Because today, you are going to be the proud owner of a blog! (Okay, … Read more
There’s a popular phrase “if money can solve a problem, then it’s not a problem”. My background is in paid media, meaning I help bring awareness, traffic, and revenue to brands by investing into platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, to help amplify their presence, product or message. So in a way, that has … Read more
I recently re-watched Downsizing on Netflix, starring Matt Damon. It didn’t do terribly well at the box office (okay, it totally bombed), but I loved it the first time I saw it. For those of you who haven’t, the basic premise was that a Norwegian scientist found a way to safely shrink humanity into a … Read more
Day 1, we talked about why you wanted to be a blogger, and the types of topics you will be writing about. As we hone in on the niche that you’ll be settling on, let’s dive a little deeper, and explore the world of domains, and why choosing a good domain name is so simple, … Read more
Welcome to the Be a Blogger in 5 Days program. You’re day 1 into what will hopefully be a long and fruitful journey of starting a new site and unlocking future opportunities and potential in the huge world of blogging. Since you’re here, we can all assume you would like to start a blog or … Read more