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Looking for the best insurance in Malaysia that is also budget-friendly? If your current money situation is tight, then these online insurance options are affordable and most importantly, better than nothing. At a glance, the insurance are: Perlindungan Tenang (life and general insurance; for B40, sole breadwinners and people with vulnerable dependents) SOCSO Self-Employment Social…
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Welcome back to another article on Takaful and insurance – one of the MOST requested topic from you, the Ringgit Oh Ringgit audience! Today’s article is brought to you by Great Eastern Takaful. As we’ve done before, I asked whatever I was curious about the Takaful/ insurance industry to the Great Eastern Takaful team, and…
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Everyone wants insurance. But barely anyone wants to be ‘sold’ one. This fact has exasperated insurance agents like crazy since the beginning of time. I’ve been researching how to buy insurance in Malaysia for a while now. It started when I was in my early 20s, a good decade ago. And it’s time to compile…
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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 presentation of the latest update within the investment-linked products industry. Even the CEO of Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (or…
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Thoughts I’ve had while considering, purchasing, and getting insurance in Malaysia. The idea of this post came from several reader inquiries – how *does* one even start the process? How *do* you choose ‘the best insurance for you’?
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Heard about Hibah Takaful and how useful it is for yourself and your family, but not sure what it is and where to get it? You’ve come to the right place. No guilt-tripping or sad stories about husbands not doing hibah for their wife and children here, I promise. I’m not an agent, I have…
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Looking for the best e-wallets in Malaysia for your own use, but not sure which to pick? There are so many of them, and they have different features, so how do you even compare? Let me help you with that. In this article, I’d like to share the best e-wallets in Malaysia, as compared in…
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There are many ways to earn passive income in Malaysia. This guide will help you to navigate most, if not all available options and help you decide which ones to consider doing, based on your interest and/or skillset. I’ll also share the passive incomes that I personally have.
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You already know that Islam allows a Muslim man to take up to four wives simultaneously in a practice called polygamy. You may not know that Islam also allows wives the right to refuse husbands permission to marry more than one wife by adding it in the taklik tambahan. This is a completely accurate, yet…
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What is your definition of Rich? Aaron Tang of Mr Stingy asked this question on social media the other day and many submitted their answers. I’ll leave it to him to compile in an article (hehe) but my answer was: the ability to make RM10000 per month through active or passive income (adjusted to inflation),…
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There are many things I love about Islam. But the default faraid or Islamic inheritance laws is not one of them. Islamic inheritance laws stipulate that male relatives shall receive at least twice the amount of female relatives (of equal standing). The determinant factor is literally… genitals. For example, this is how my assets will…
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Payment Relief Assistance is a type of financial assistance offered to individuals and SMEs with existing loans/financing who are facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the PEMULIH aid package announced by the government, one can opt to get either a 6-month loan/financing moratorium, OR 50% reduction of instalments for six…
