Archive for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category

Money Management

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Was drawing this diagram on a motion sickness bag when i was flying to Perth. Only manage to draw this out after installing visio on my pc. This diagram actually shows places that we can invest our money at. That includes bank, shares, property, manage funds and superannuation.

MONEY Magazine - April 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Money magazine arrived today. April edition Highlights. Reward home loans Free money - what you can get For sale by owner Medical freebies Book extract - live debt free Switching super - why & how 100th Birthday giveaway Speculator alert : top tipster Dealing with margin calls

Property Investor Magazine - March 2008

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Drop by at a newsagency at Perth. At first i thought of not buying the March edition. Bought it because they have article about "Investing in Malaysia". March Edition Highlights  Houses under $200,00  How to legally avoid capital gain tax  Is opportunity knocking in Sydney ?  Investing in Malaysia  Small Development Guide  6 Property retirement pitfalls to ...

MONEY Magazine - March 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Finally got my money magazine today for March edition. Did not expect them to send the magazine out before the start of the month. Subscribe the magazine for $44.00 that includes 11 issues. That means I am paying $4 for an issues compare to getting the magazine at ...

Have you earn more or Did you save less ?

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

  I wonder if the earning power among the people around has increase. Guess, Gucci and Coach are such a common brand among my girls friend. Lately my mum only knew about Coach. Heard of your friends planning to go Europe, US, Japan, Australia and Taiwan for holiday? Is the holiday package now ...

Saving is a slow and patient process

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

When I was a kid, my daddy started to cultivate me to save. I started off saving with a small piggy bank. I still remember there was once my piggy bank broke and I was crying as I thought that I lost all my money in the piggy bank when ...

Tax Rate in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Singapore Tax Rates S$0 - S$20,000 0.0% S$20,000 - S$30,000 3.5% S$30,000 - S$40,000 5.5% S$40,000 - S$80,000 8.5% S$80,000 - S$160,000 14.0% S$160,000 - S$320,000 17.0% S$320,000 and above 20.0% Australia Tax Rates A$0 - A$6,000 Nil 0% A$6,001 - A$30,000 15c for each $1 over $6,000 0% - 12% A$30,001 - ...

Co-Contribute to increase your super fund.

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

ATTENTION : This post is written for those whose income is less then $58,980. If you earn more then $58,980, don't bother reading this as you are not eligible for the government co-contribution. I got a letter few weeks back informing me that AXA has received the co-contribution from the ...

What does a cigarettes cost you ?

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Everyone knows the side effect of cigarettes towards the health. But do you know how does it effect you financially ? According to Thinkquest statistic, an average smoker smokes 15 sticks in a day. In a month it will be 450 sticks ( 22.5 packs ). Presume a pack of cigarettes ...

Skype Phone

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Thought of getting a phone for your new house ? Why not get a Netgear SPH200D Dual mode Cordless Phone that comes with Skype capability ? Thought of calling your love ones who uses a skype ? You can use this Netgear SPH200D that works like a normal phone. Connect ...