Reading Time: 3 Minutes It’s Fridayyyyyy! Hooray and Amen to that. Dunno bout you but I feel like I’ve been crawling my way to the finish line… it’s almost… here. And then I realize there’s no childcare on weekends. FML. Say what now? We have to look after our own kids on the weekend? Pish posh paddle wash. All seriousness though, cos today’s topic is fairly serious – there’s something serious afoot. Many of you dear readers would know about the serious situation the US is currently in. No I’m not talking about President’s Trump inauguration, or his tariffs* (professional poker at its brilliant best) or even his various business…
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New Year Predictions – 新年快乐!
Reading Time: 3 Minutes Hola senors and senoritas!!! Como estas? Estoy bien gracias! What’s that? It’s Chinese New Year? Oh shit. Um. 女士们先生们大家好!!! 大家都好吗? 我很好，谢谢! 新年快乐! For those of you who weren’t aware, today is Chinese New Year, one of the biggest days on the calendar in the Chinese culture. Why is it called Chinese New Year? I think it’s because it is the New Year celebrated by the Chinese. Oh and it’s also known as the Lunar New Year – something to do with the moon and the stars and handing out red pockets. It’s supposed to be a time for family reunions and removing bad luck to usher…
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“How Did You Get To Your First Million And How Long Did It Take?”
Reading Time: 2 Minutes What’s up guys! So recently I was asked this question on social media and I liked it so much, I decided to blog about it. It got me into a really reflective and solemn mood, remembering the journey. I think the year was 2010? Maybe 2011 and a bespectacled, balding and distinctly average looking man was trying hard to figure out a way to escape the rat race. After having stumbled and failing his way through shares, our intrepid hero stumbled and found his way into property. Through dumb luck however, he had found a winner – as in the early 2010s, interest rates were being…
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USA Cuts Their Rates By 0.5%
Reading Time: 3 Minutes “Owww, owww… damnit it’s so painful”. That was me at 5am this morning, on the toilet, bent over, in pain. It’s quite surreal going to the toilet at 5am, in complete darkness. Not even the birds are awake. Some would even call it serene. But not for me, and serenity was certainly not evident this morning. I know what happened of course. I’d caught a stomach bug from MiniFrugalSamurai. The lil shite recently picked up this habit of touching everything and shoving his fingers into his mouth. I’ve told him to stop of course, but he just sticks his tongue out and does it anyway –…
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Reading Time: 2 Minutes What’s up lock down people! Been a while, for which I offer my humble apologies. Unfortunately, we’ve had a personal setback relating to a close family member during this time, coupled with MiniFrugalSamurai being ever so cheeky – has meant many things have taken a backburner. But not investing! Been dabbling a bit here and there recently. Mainly in the stock market and crypto space. It’s going… OK to tell the truth. But not as OK as a friend of mine who shall remain nameless. Kevin, oh I mean, he-who-shall-not-be-named, was exposed recently as the owner of this: W T F. $600k+ gain overnight??? He denies…
