Category: Education
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Making Sense of Car Ownership in Singapore: A Personal Experience
Why Share This Now? As we appear to be moving past the peak of COE prices in 2025, I wanted to share my experience of buying during the previous price trough and how it has worked out financially. My Approach to Car Ownership I’ve always opted for COE cars (Certificate of Entitlement renewed vehicles) rather…
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The Privilege of Entrepreneurship
At fourteen, I had it all figured out – or so I thought. My teenage mind was laser-focused on one goal: becoming a business owner. Nothing else seemed to matter. I dreamed of financial freedom and imagined a life where I live life on my own terms. I was only half-right. Fast forward more than…
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Teaching kids the value of money (as an entrepreneur)
When I teach my kids, ages 4 and 6, about money, I break it down into four main steps: Getting used to being told “No” (but ask anyway) I encourage my kids to ask me for anything they want to buy, but I also remind them to expect that I will likely say “No.” Asking…
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Ask for Help
Most people do not know the transformative power of asking for help. No one has ever rejected me especially when I was younger when I asked for advice, or concrete help to move on with my next learning journey. If I were to posit a reason, it might be due to our academic system, where…
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Going from Special Stream to Polytechnic (2004)
I first encountered “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” at the age of 14. Back then, I was impressionable and took its advice to heart, particularly its concepts on cash flow, assets versus liabilities, and the mindset of business owners. Luckily, I didn’t have the cash to dive into leverage at that time, which in hindsight, was…