As part of an outreach campaign, members of the financial media – including personal finance bloggers like yours truly – were invited to the office of Life Insurance Association Malaysia and treated to a first-hand…
10 Types of Islamic Investments in Malaysia (that Everyone Can Get)
My relationship with Islam the religion may be complicated, but I’m ALL for Islamic finance. During Securities Commissions Malaysia’s SCxSC 2019 Fintech Conference event, someone said Islamic finance = ethical finance and gosh, that’s it,…
How I Spent Over RM10k During My Braces Journey
In my late 20s, I finally decided to act on something I’ve been self-conscious about all my life – fixing my crooked teeth by wearing braces. The treatment took one and a half years, and…
Link Roundup #38: 10 Things to Know This Week
Accelerate your personal finance knowledge with this regular feature on Ringgit Oh Ringgit – the Link Roundup! I promise you’ll find these 10 links informational 🙂 1. Malaysian Salaries Are Insufficient – The Star Finally,…
Budget Update: October 2019
Budget Update: October 2019 Oh my, my expenses in October 2019 was in the RM6k, almost RM7k range again. Urk. Business, Utilities & Rent and Insurance & Medical expenses took the bulk of it though.…
Malaysians Share the Biggest Credit Card Expenses They Ever Made
Ah, credit cards. The enabler of reckless spending, yet such a useful financial tool when utilised right. How useful is useful? And how enabling? I had to ask. Naturally, I turn to the RoR audience…
8 Malaysia-Based Personal Finance YouTube Channels to Follow
I’ve compiled Malaysia-based personal finance Twitter accounts to follow, and Malaysia-based personal finance Instagrammers, so now its personal finance Youtubers and Youtube channels’ turn! Note that I have intentionally excluded other personal finance media and…
Personal Finance is Trendy. Here’s How You Can Make Money From It.
Confession: It’s really… weird… that personal finance, as a topic, is getting more attention than ever. I mean, it’s good and all, it’s just strange to be right smack of it all, as a personal…
Link Roundup #37: 10 Things to Know This Week
Accelerate your personal finance knowledge with this regular feature on Ringgit Oh Ringgit – the Link Roundup! I promise you’ll find these 10 links informational 🙂 1. Half of millennials and 75% of Gen-Zers have…
Pros & Cons of 4 Part Time Jobs for College Students in Malaysia
When I was in college – and by college I mean the combined time I spent studying for diploma, degree and masters – I supplemented my parental and PTPTN allowance with a bunch of part…
