Budget Update: May 2020 In May 2020, I spent a total of RM4799.69, with two-thirds of that across only 2 categories: Donations & Gifts and Rent & Utilities. Most donations went to Raya food orders…
Link Roundup #52: 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. How to Track Your Income and Expenses [With…
Everything I Bought from Lazada and Shopee (2017 – 2020)
Three years ago, I listed everything I bought from Lazada and rated each purchase as worth it, not worth it and SUPER WORTH IT. The summary of the results then: “Statistically, I’m happy with 23 out of…
[PERSONAL] Upgrading vs Making Do: My Dilemma with Lifestyle Inflation
I have a very complicated relationship with lifestyle inflation. In personal finance literature, lifestyle inflation is bad, full stop. It is the ruin-er of life, the reason for debt and bankruptcies and subsequent financial hardships,…
Investment Tip | 10 Places to Automate Your Investments in Malaysia
I’ve decided. Now, anytime anyone new to investing asks me about which investments to get, I’m going to say ‘get the set-and-forget’ ones. Take this investment tip: Unless you have a natural passion (or desire…
Link Roundup #51: 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. My First Investment Portfolio for 2020 (Dividend 2030…
How to Sell Books in Malaysia: Eveything I Did to Increase Sales
In 2019, I launched my first ever book, Money Stories from Malaysians: Volume 1. That did well (so much that I wrote a case study on selling online), so I worked on (1) a sequel…
[VIDEO](Stereo)types of Malaysian Investors: Who You Are Based on What You Invest In
What are the stereotypes of a property investor? A stock investor? Gold? Crypto? Join me as I list out the stereotypes and impressions I have about different types of Malaysian investors. This video is inspired…
[Nepotism] My Sisters’ Baju Raya 2020 Collection (Regular & Plus Size)
Let’s get straight to the point – both my sisters are boutique owners at Marquise.my (regular size) and Malaysia Plus Size, and OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART I’m dedicating this post to promo…
Budget Update: April 2020
Budget Update: April 2020 Another month where only 4 categories showed up in my expense-tracking app: Business (RM4,877.69) – mostly paid the balance of book order, and packaging for deliveries Utilities & Rent (RM1,352.47) –…
