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• How Language Affects Your Approach to Money

  

  Booya! Welcome to the very first “official” post at the relaunched, self-hosted, cheerfulegg.com! I spent the weekend migrating to a self-hosted website, which... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• You Only Live Once

  

  I’m a HUGE fan of Lonely Island. Came across this awesome music video titled YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, feat Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar (who?). Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• What Chinese New Year Blackjack Taught Me About Money

  

  Okay, hypothetical scenario.Imagine you’re on your honeymoon in Las Vegas, chilling in your swanky hotel room while your spouse is taking a shower. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• An Epiphany From First Class

  

  One of the best perks of my job is that I get to pretend to be a rich person.Well, not all the time of course. Like I definitely did not feel rich these past 2... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• Passive Investing: The Movie

  

  It’s only 2 weeks into 2013 and I’m already swamped! These few weeks are absolutely packed for me, with work guzzling most of my brain fuel, and an upcoming wor... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• How To Make Everyone Jealous of How Awesome You Are

  

  So here’s the thing – I hate running in January. Nope, it’s got nothing to do with the weather – Singapore has only one climate all-year round: Hot and sweaty.... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• The 2012 Cheerfulegg Review

  

  All the blogs in the world are reviewing 2012 at the moment. In summary, the world didn’t end, Obama got re-elected, the Euro crisis didn’t blow up, and most... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• How to Kick Ass This Christmas

  

  There’s a scene in Jurassic Park (which is my all-time favorite movie btw, sooo awesome) where the owner of the park, John Hammond, gives a tour of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• The Ultimate Guide on What To Do With Your Year-End Bonus

  

  So last week, I had surgery to remove TWO of my wisdom teeth – one on each side. Now, if you’ve ever had your wisdom teeth extracted, you’ll know that the... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• Why You Should Never Be Jealous

  

  Hola! So sorry for being MIA for the past couple of weeks. It’s the usual November workplace crunch, and I’ve been occupied with a ton of work including, among... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• 5 Surprising Truths About Investing in Real Estate

  

  Singaporeans are absolutely crazy about property. Whenever I walk into a bookstore, I see shelves upon shelves of real estate investing books with pictures... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• 5 Truths About Investing in Real Estate

  

  Singaporeans are absolutely crazy about property. Whenever I walk into a bookstore, I see shelves upon shelves of real estate investing books with pictures... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• The Great Index Unit Trust Hoax

  

  Whenever I check into a hotel, I get really fascinated by just how crazy expensive some of the items in the minibar are.One time when I was on vacation, I felt ... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• 3 Lessons From A Pair of Leaky Goggles

  

  So last week, I decided to go swimming after like a 5-year hiatus. Yeah, I blame my ever-increasing waistline.I’m the kind of guy who needs to wear goggles – I... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• Help Me Pick My Title (And More)

  

  So everyone I meet these days has been asking me how my book writing’s been going. So I’d just like to let everyone know right now that it’s been friggin’... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• Using Systems to Dominate Learning (And Anything Else)

  

  The MIT ChallengeRecently read a guest post by blogger Scott Young, who stunned the world by doing the impossible. Scott completed MIT’s notoriously difficult... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH

• Travel For Lower Cost Than Low-Cost

  

  Read a great article by Christopher Elliot today, titled Ridiculous or Not? Low-Cost Airlines That Cost More. It gave the example of how Southwest, one of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 LIFE COACH, TRAVEL

• How to Hide Money Like a Criminal Mastermind

  

  Let’s do a little role play. You are an international criminal mastermind, wanted by the authorities in 14 countries. Your crime ring has prospered, earning... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently

  

  I usually hate Yahoo! Finance, but occasionally they’ll post an article with a grain of truth (or in this case, 21 grains of truth).It’s titled 21 Ways Rich... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Annoying Ads

  

  Some of you may have noticed ads appearing at the bottom of some of my posts recently.Let me assure you that I haven’t signed up for some scammy advertising... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 BUSINESS, FINANCE, LIFE COACH