The difference between saving and investing
Many financial blogs talk about the importance of having a high savings rate. I followed this advice nearly all my…
Stretch goal: Invest 100K in index funds by end of year
Earlier this year, I took a comprehensive look at my portfolio for the first time and realized that I had…
Why I’m reducing my emergency fund
Recently, I took a comprehensive look at my portfolio for the first time, and noticed that I was holding a…
Why I took money out of my pension fund
I have a confession to make. I did something recently that many financial bloggers would strongly advise against: I took…
Q1 Food Challenge – Full Review
In response to a sharp increase in food expenditures since working from home, I started off 2021 by trying to…
My budgeting approach
There are many different approaches to budgeting, and I don’t think that there is one way that is right for…
Golden Returns
A couple of years ago, I started feeling like the world was due for a stock market crash. Since the…
2021 starting portfolio and financial goals
I may be a little late to the party with this article, but it took me a while to put…
Financial Goal: My way to a 100K salary
There are generally two ways to increase your savings rate: Reduce your expenses, or grow your income. Of course, doing…
The 1 rule of investing for every age
Stocks? Cryptocurrencies? Real Estate? These days there are more options than ever to put our money to work and it…
Money Mistakes – My managed fund experience
Back in 2010, 20-something-year-old me decided that I wanted to invest in Emerging Markets. I had just learnt about BRIC…
Results: January Food Challenge
As you may recall, I challenged myself to reduce my food spending for the month of January. The target was…