One man's FIRE journey by opening up passive income streams from side hustles
December is always a great time to unwind a little bit, take stock of the year, celebrate the wins, rest up and set priorities for the upcoming year ahead. So this is a great time to look back on 2019, across various aspects of my life, as I sit at a starbucks, blogging with their … Read more
We’re into the last month of 2019, and I have to say, overall I’m really happy with the trading income I’ve had so far this year. It has been rather consistent at about the $2,000 mark each month, and I hope for next year to take it up a notch. Facebook mounted a full recovery … Read more
So last month I wrote about applying for and getting the MCO Visa Card. I haven’t used it much, except for a test payment on a retailer, and charging my Spotify recurring payments to the card. After roughly a month of usage, I wanted to update on the card, specifically if the rebates on Spotify … Read more
I just realised that my very first post on this site went live 13 November 2018, which means I have quietly blogged on this site for just over a year! Time flies when you’re having fun huh?! In fact, I was so pumped when I first started this site that I posted twice in the … Read more
When you think of Shark Tank, Daymond John probably wouldn’t be the first name to jump out at you, given the other more illustrious sharks like Billionaire Mark Cuban, and Kevin-Mr-Wonderful-O’Leary, and resident hottie Lori Greiner. So when an entire podcast episode was dedicated to Daymond John of FUBU, I dived right in. It was … Read more
Since I started this blog in November of 2019, I’ve documented that my goal was to suss out side hustles, and eventually scale a couple of them to be able to replace my income, so that I can potentially work on side hustles full time, giving me more time, or rather, more flexible time. We’re … Read more
October represented by far the best month of the year for my CFD trading side hustle, driven by Q3 earnings expectations and results. 12 trades were closed over the month, for a total profit of $5,824.95. Most of the trades made involved the usual suspects on my watchlist, Netflix, Facebook, Tesla. Facebook, despite their privacy … Read more
Up until early this year, everytime I went overseas for work or holiday, I have to trudge up to a money changer, get ripped off on forex rates, change a ton of cash (especially if it’s a long trip), and then stealthily try to hide the manila envelope full of cash while I dart home, … Read more
So, I wrote about applying for an MCO Visa Debit Card, powered by crypto.com previously, and yesterday, I received the card in my mail! I have to say they are more efficient than some of the banks I’ve applied cards to! The card comes in a really simple yet classy packaging, and since this was … Read more
Those of you who read my site on a regular basis will know I dip my toes into crypto now and then and believe in the future of cryptocurrencies. So it should be no surprise that when a Crypto Visa card lands on our shores, I’ll be excited to give it a whirl. Especially when … Read more
Does blogging help me? From a financial point of view, not yet… but from a personal enrichment and fulfilment point of view, very much so. Blogging platforms are also getting easier and easier for the layperson to dive into. It’s really easy to get into the blogging world. As long as you have a laptop, … Read more
With the Cambridge analytica saga, everyone and their dog has a strong opinion about their data privacy, and data protection.
Wow, did September just zip by? On the personal front, I started my new job. Good news, it pays better. Bad news, OMG the culture and everything else is a 180 from where I came! It was and still is an overwhelming learning curve, and hopefully things can only go up from here. I will … Read more
So, you’ve got a blog. You’ve got amazing content, and you’ve got some traffic. Now what? Well, now you need to build on that solid foundation, and work at getting better at building out content, and seeing what types of content or keywords are attracting users to your site. This is where Google Search Console … Read more
I wanted to expand on a quick update post I did recently on optimising for income. There are generally two directions you can choose (or better yet, both!) to eke out money for investments; you can cut down on existing spends, or you can try to increase your income. I find that generally, my willpower … Read more
August was a month of changes. A month of transitioning from my previous role with Vrbo/HomeAway, taking a much appreciated one week break from work, and prepping for the new job. That said, I managed to put in some trades, but only closed on one in August for Facebook, for a $392 profit. Not great … Read more
Big ticket investments like property and art are now becoming affordable and aimed at the masses, with companies like Partbnb and Masterworks paving the way.
In the relentless and enduring pursuit of FIRE, there are a few core components.
Reduce your expenses | Optimise income | Invest the rest
Over the course of July, I focused primarily on 3 stock names, and traded Facebook and Tesla regularly, with Dropbox in the mix as well.
From Pet Rocks to Fidget Spinners, the toy industry is a weird and fickle one. Which makes it a prime industry to make a quick buck! Here are 4 million-dollar revenue toys, and their stories.