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Life Expectancy – What Really Matters
As we go about planning for our retirement with the life expectancy numbers provided by our government, it is sometimes good to take a step back and see whether we are living our life to the fullest. I know you are travelling at full speed, but wait – slow down and look around you. Life’s […]
Lion on Medical Leave
There has been a lack of updates for the past few days as I have fallen sick. Measured a temperature of 38.5°C the other day along with the standard running nose, cough and sore throat. It is quite amazing how fast medical inflation has come along – a 5 minute consultation at a GP near […]
CPF Talk – Buying Your First Home
The CPF board will be organising a talk to provide some tips for homebuyers on the selection of a home and the use of CPF monies for the financing of their home purchase. Details of the talk are as follows: Programme Highlights: (Registration starts from 9am) 09.30am – “Selecting A Suitable Home” 10.30am – Tea […]
The Edge Increasing Their Price
I saw from last week’s copy of The Edge that they were increasing their cover price. After six years, their price will be increased from $3 to $3.80. This works out to be a 26.7% increase (or about 4% annualised). Existing subscribers can renew at 50% off the old rate if they inform the edge […]
Away From Singapore
I will be away from Singapore for a period of about ten days starting from tomorrow. Therefore, there won’t be any daily postings during this time. While there might be a couple of periodic postings appearing, normal service will only resume from the week of 14th July.