The Ultimate Black Friday Survival Guide

The US Thanksgiving is around the corner. Many people associate Thanksgiving with crazy sales because of Black Friday. During this time, stores lower their prices to entice people to spend money and buy things. Every …

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Stuff

I typically like to write an article with a specific theme. This article is an exception. Lately my mind seems to be going 300 km/hr. I can’t pinpoint the exact root cause, it’s probably due …

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Why your perception of expensive is relative

The word expensive is an adjective describing something that costs a lot of money. What does it mean by “costs a lot of money?” I believe the word expensive is relative. Because our perception of what …

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Our financial independence assumptions

This article is inspired by Mark’s recent post on his blog where he revisited their financial independence assumptions. I have shared some numbers on this little blog of mine in the past like the Early Retirement/Financial Independence …

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Personal finance thoughts from China

I’m in Shenzhen, China this week for work. Shenzhen is the one of the high tech meccas in China and it’s pretty crazy to consider that there are over 10 million people living in this …

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