~~Towards Barista FIRE~~

This is a very short post just to recommend good YouTubers I come across.  For those who likes to watch finance-related movies like "Wolf of Wall Street" or "The Big Short" and the likes, and would like to watch more reviews of such type of movies before selecting personal favorites to indulge in the full movie, I would like to recommend this YouTuber to you, ' 麦肯锡说电影 '.  He has reviews on a wide selection of finance-related videos and documentaries.  What is most precious is when finance-specific terms appear in the show, the YouTuber will have a short explanation of the terms to help viewers understand the show better.  This definitely combines entertainment and education, providing value and learning opportunities to viewers.   However, the only downside is that all commentaries are in Chinese.  Do enjoy the videos if you understand Chinese!  Personally I think his videos are enjoyable and easy to understand, even if it involves complex financi...

One year ago, I published my first post on 20th March 2022.  Time flies, and its already been a year, and I have posted 63 articles sharing about my personal finances, practices, strategies, beliefs and outlook for life.  I am very thankful and grateful how this blog has accompanied myself along the way, helping myself to grow, and stay focused on track towards my Barista FIRE goal.  I am also thankful to all readers out there who are interested in my posts, communicated with me via comments to help me to realize the good and the inadequacies in my personal finances.  The interactions definitely helped me to grow and learn lots through the year. Looking back, the main purpose of this blog is to journal my journey towards Barista FIRE, making sure I keep track, and stay on track towards my goal.  Have I kept to my promises and rules I set for myself for the past year?   1)    In my first post on 20th March 2022, I wrote the following: " For C...

The blogging scene in Singapore is very lively, especially financial blogs.  It's a pity that I have only come across these wonderful financial blogs from late 2017, where I get to learn loads from these brilliant bloggers.  In this post, I would like to share 6 financial blogs and bloggers that have a huge impact in my investment and financial planning journey.  Every week and every month, I am looking forward to get their updates so I can learn more from their posts.  These 6 financial blogs and bloggers are specially mentioned because their portfolios sizes and compositions are those that I wish to achieve, and their investment styles are aligned with my principles.  Most importantly, their writing styles are interesting and easy to understand for financial noobs like me.  I believe this is the most attractive factor that kept me hinged on their blogs.  Without further ado, let's see who are on my list! 1)      A Singaporean Stocks I...