tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post1231049765959036165..comments2024-03-28T23:00:40.055+08:00Comments on A Singaporean Stocks Investor (ASSI): Why worried metrosexuals seek help from AK?AK71http://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-80404298490164419102016-11-16T10:56:05.905+08:002016-11-16T10:56:05.905+08:00Hi KBB,
Tiao dang? That sounds spooky!
Anyway, I...Hi KBB,<br /><br />Tiao dang? That sounds spooky!<br /><br />Anyway, I like to say that every cent counts! Save enough and the cents will become dollars. ;)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-63577312368798103342016-11-16T08:39:08.077+08:002016-11-16T08:39:08.077+08:00Hi AK,
I enjoy your blog as it speaks sense or &#...Hi AK,<br /><br />I enjoy your blog as it speaks sense or 'cents'.<br />My ah ma used to bring me to temple and she will normally seek advise from the "tiao dang" and it seems to me you might consider going into this direction too !<br />Anyway take care and try to post regularly for us readers to enjoy !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260391880958705232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-12978487196553084152016-11-16T08:38:32.516+08:002016-11-16T08:38:32.516+08:00Hi AK,
I enjoy your blog as it speaks sense or &#...Hi AK,<br /><br />I enjoy your blog as it speaks sense or 'cents'.<br />My ah ma used to bring me to temple and she will normally seek advise from the "tiao dang" and it seems to me you might consider going into this direction too !<br />Anyway take care and try to post regularly for us readers to enjoy !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260391880958705232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-6844174458210545602016-11-14T13:31:51.942+08:002016-11-14T13:31:51.942+08:00Hi OS,
I have not tried their briefs but I did bu...Hi OS,<br /><br />I have not tried their briefs but I did buy socks from them. Good quality.<br /><br />Now that I spend most of my time at home, I won't be spending a lot of money on clothes. Well, maybe, just boxers. ;)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-89779674447026924332016-11-14T13:26:40.617+08:002016-11-14T13:26:40.617+08:00Hi SLTRW,
Well, honestly, it wasn't altruisti...Hi SLTRW,<br /><br />Well, honestly, it wasn't altruistic. I was persuaded by a friend to do this for his friends. The financial compensation although nice to have was insufficient to persuade me. If it was a bigger amount, then, maybe. Haha... ;p<br /><br />Everyone's life could be and should be better. :) AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-67298757981772764132016-11-14T13:20:09.782+08:002016-11-14T13:20:09.782+08:00Hi Apex,
That is an interesting way of looking at...Hi Apex,<br /><br />That is an interesting way of looking at it.<br /><br />Someone told me that they could die now with no regrets and that should be a consolation. I said maybe so but since they are not going to die now, they could be regretting.AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-55349497806051459152016-11-14T13:16:45.665+08:002016-11-14T13:16:45.665+08:00Hi Jon,
A million dollars is, like you say, no bi...Hi Jon,<br /><br />A million dollars is, like you say, no big deal today but why do so many middle income workers feel that it is hard to accumulate a million dollars?<br /><br />Like you said, it depends on what we are willing to sacrifice and what we are willing to live with. ;)<br /><br />High flyers could enjoy the high life but they should not think that they are invincible although they AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-26324131925484117142016-11-14T06:30:44.139+08:002016-11-14T06:30:44.139+08:00Yes, I love uniqlo boxers. I only wear briefs from...Yes, I love uniqlo boxers. I only wear briefs from Giordano. Been wearing it for many years. No Calvin Klein or Armani for me lol. Having said that, Giordano briefs are getting expensive these days. 6 for $30!! used to be 6 for $20. inflation. And the briefs don't last very long either :(<br /><br />overseassinkieRnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312457790121345989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-60093517215448376862016-11-13T17:10:28.848+08:002016-11-13T17:10:28.848+08:00Hey AK,
I wish to say that what you did was right,...Hey AK,<br />I wish to say that what you did was right, giving them a dose of realism before it hits them really hard. can you imagine them at their retirement age cursing and swearing that this AK didn't come over their house to visit 20 yrs ago? At least for now, they have 20 years to make preparations in saving up and investing well, and to adjust their lifestyle to something more singaporean learning to retire wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908464883893999095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-11629147897964717512016-11-13T13:03:06.643+08:002016-11-13T13:03:06.643+08:00AK, I beg to differ.. they "retired" yea...AK, I beg to differ.. they "retired" years ago, spending money they don't have and enjoying their lives to the max... 6 figure renovation? Enjoy 5 star hotel. Someone's going to pay for Opulence. Metrosexuals or otherwise...<br /><br />Now its time to work... (: evil laughter. apex property investmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212043999663021172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-28560639811335008152016-11-12T20:39:18.824+08:002016-11-12T20:39:18.824+08:00Nonsense,whats with over dramatization.its not har...Nonsense,whats with over dramatization.its not hard to make a million dollars nowadays.a million isn't what it used to be 50 years ago.back in the 60s if u were a millionaire u were somebody,a towkay or Italian mob boss,the coffeeshop owner will call u boss or big bro,now if u have a million u are just a garden variety rich man Lamborghini driver nouveau riche or chao ah tiong(smelly PRC).<brfrenchbriefshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028382614781344285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-23541109270639750692016-11-10T21:39:21.362+08:002016-11-10T21:39:21.362+08:00Hi Kevin,
Nope. They probably wouldn't be hap...Hi Kevin,<br /><br />Nope. They probably wouldn't be happy if I posted a photo of their home in my blog. But I think the photo doesn't do their living room justice. ;)<br /><br />I don't think they are in financial distress or anything but I do think that they need a serious rethink about what they should be doing now in relation to what kind of a retirement they are going to be happyAK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-49470085058357128282016-11-10T21:33:57.031+08:002016-11-10T21:33:57.031+08:00Hi AK,
Is the attached photo in your posting the ...Hi AK,<br /><br />Is the attached photo in your posting the actual photo of the worried metrosexuals' home?<br /><br />It seems to me like they are probably in debt or finances are greatly challenged till the point that they requested for a urgent private meeting. A 6 figure sum is huge money for renovating a HDB 3 room flat. That's even higher than the price of a COE!<br /><br />Btw, I Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280702711941276740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-70248311116534213162016-11-10T20:27:34.122+08:002016-11-10T20:27:34.122+08:00I wear uniqlo from head to toe. The best brand eve...I wear uniqlo from head to toe. The best brand ever. Affordable, good quality, stylish. I wear uniqlo socially and also for work. Their clothes fit me to a T.<br /><br />We do make choices indeed in our lives. I live so simply, choosing to save and invest as much as I can. I have no debt, no car, no children, no pet. Looking forward to FI in my early 40s. However, I will still continue to work inRnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312457790121345989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-6112568161761486582016-11-10T20:27:21.766+08:002016-11-10T20:27:21.766+08:00I wear uniqlo from head to toe. The best brand eve...I wear uniqlo from head to toe. The best brand ever. Affordable, good quality, stylish. I wear uniqlo socially and also for work. Their clothes fit me to a T.<br /><br />We do make choices indeed in our lives. I live so simply, choosing to save and invest as much as I can. I have no debt, no car, no children, no pet. Looking forward to FI in my early 40s. However, I will still continue to work inRnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312457790121345989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-20388791948952551322016-11-10T12:30:57.276+08:002016-11-10T12:30:57.276+08:00Shabby chic is the best. I thank Uniqlo for enteri...Shabby chic is the best. I thank Uniqlo for entering our local market scene as I personally feel they provide the best 'cloth for buck', comfortable and simple with repeated discounts on their apparels. My wife always says that I monitor their price like how I monitor the stock market. Perhaps internally I've been trained to wait for bargains and snap at the opportunity when it ScOpIoNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713294773935220558noreply@blogger.com