One man's FIRE journey by opening up passive income streams from side hustles
When I dabbled in creating an ecommerce business using Shopify, I didn’t know at the time, but I then stumbled into what is now known as the NoCode movement, i.e, building websites, platforms or marketplaces without the use of coding. In fact, you can also say that blogging via wordpress, or any other content management … Read more
When the USD goes into hyperinflation as a result of their freewheeling unlimited dollar printing machine, more and more (new) people will be flocking to cryptocurrencies. To help you securely store your crypto, and essentially be the bank of yourselves, you’ll want to start looking at hardware wallets. Ledger has proven itself to be one … Read more
The proposal to mint $1 Trillion Dollar Coin was first proposed in the aftermath of the housing crisis of 2008, when the US hit the debt-ceiling limit in 2011.
Almost anyone can invest into a bull market and come off looking like a genius. But when shit hits the fan, and the economy goes belly up (as seen from the covid-19 fall out that is still evolving by the way), and businesses scramble to survive, cash is still king. As we take in the … Read more
For all of my complaints about living in Singapore (mainly the heat, and prohibitively expensive housing and cars), I still think, in terms of security, economic stability and job opportunities, there are not many cities that can top the sunny island. This is why many people are still looking out for opportunities on how to … Read more
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
