While reading The One Minute Millionaire, one thing that struck me is that when we make money, it should be for the greater good of other people, rather than at the expense of them. In the story, a widowed mother tries to make one million dollars in cash to get her children back from her [...]
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With some of the prices of precious metals and commodities hitting the roof, I thought it would be clearer to look at the percentage change than just raw figures. With fears of recession in US, these are some investments that are considered safe during times of crisis. Item Last Year’s Prices This Year’s Prices % [...]
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With increasing oil prices, you may wonder how companies help to monitor the prices and keep costs low. After all, companies need to keep a tight rein on expenses. With a fleet card to monitor the transportation costs, you can decide to limit the card to payments for fuels only instead of other items at [...]
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Regarding my previous posts on Oilpods, I went to consult my ex-colleague who is an astute investor. I trust what he says. He had previously mentioned something about oil barrels, and hence I sought his opinion on whether he had heard of them. It turned out that the one he was talking about is the [...]
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Oil and gas investment sounds extremely lucrative, with you getting your money back within 4 years, and then continuing to receive monthly payments for 12 or more years, based on the company’s proposed investment scheme. It could even replace the Annuities scheme from CPF Life if you invest substantially! So are there any risks involved? [...]
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With oil prices shooting up, why not own part of some oil wells in the United States and make money from a business investment? I went to the Asia Trader and Investor Convention 2008 at Suntec today, and a sales rep from Oilpods approached me to explain oil and gas investment to me. First of [...]
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Sometimes, you just can’t win. Taxi drivers complained of rising fuel and they asked for fare increases. Passengers complained they couldn’t get cabs. Taxi companies decided to profit from it and thus they increased the flag down prices and booking fees. In addition, the metre will jump faster. After that was implemented, passengers complained it [...]
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Along with credit cards, car loan debt is one area where people get into trouble. You know that once you drive the car out of the showroom, the value of your car depreciates. If you try to sell it within a year, your car value plunges. That’s because people will think that you have bought [...]
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What health insurance do you have? Do you have enough money in your Medisave, and Medishield and other forms? Today’s papers talked about some Aids sufferers having their Medisave wiped out from the monthly bills they spend on medicine. While this is currently not a problem in Singapore, there are other chronic illnesses that may [...]
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I just watched Casino Royale today. Yes, yes, I know it was shown in the movies long ago, but since my gym provides free DVDs, I made full use of the service. James Bond foiled a major terrorist act against the unveiling of a new airline model, quite similar to the unveiling of the Airbus [...]
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