Monday 25 December 2023
[Post 314] Why Are Cars So Expensive in Singapore? | Street Interview
Sunday 24 December 2023
[Post 313] Why Even Rich People Will Receive CDC Vouchers in Singapore
Friday 22 December 2023
[Post 312] What stocks should I buy during a recession? | Money Talks podcast
Sunday 17 December 2023
[Post 311] Why buying a house in the US is so hard right now
Thursday 14 December 2023
[Post 310] I Live On $183K/Year & Own Four Rental Properties Worth $2.3 Million | Millennial Money
Wednesday 13 December 2023
[Post 309] Why Used EV Prices Are Falling
Tuesday 12 December 2023
[Post 308] How America Racked Up A $1 Trillion Credit Card Bill
Friday 8 December 2023
[Post 307] How To Earn More Interest On Your Savings | Money Mind | Savings
[Post 306] Don Don Donki & Decathlon: What You Didn't Know About Megastores | On The Red Dot | Full Episode
Thursday 7 December 2023
[Post 305] How Sports Megastore Decathlon Gets You To Spend More Than You Planned
[Post 304] Is A Recession Coming In 2024? | Money Mind | Finance
Sunday 3 December 2023
[Post 303] How WeWork Went From $47B Startup to Bankrupt Penny Stock | WSJ What Went Wrong
Wednesday 29 November 2023
[Post 302] Travel Insurance: How To Save Money And What You Need To Know | Money Mind | Travel
Monday 27 November 2023
[Post 301] Am I Too Old To Start Investing? How To Catch Up | Money Mind | Investment
[Post 300] Investing In Singapore Bank Stocks: Is Now The Time? | Money Mind | Stocks
Sunday 26 November 2023
[Post 299] Why Is My Economic Rice So Expensive? How Can I Save Money? | Talking Point | Full Episode
Friday 24 November 2023
[Post 298] Tips To Build A "Cockroach Portfolio" To Weather Different Economic Cycles | Money Mind | Investment
[Post 297] Falling Ringgit: How Are Malaysians Managing Their Money? | Money Mind | Malaysia
Tuesday 21 November 2023
[Post 296] Are Singapore REITs Still A Good Investment? | Money Mind | Investment
[Post 295] Meet China’s ‘Full Time Children’: Why Unemployed Youths Are Working For Their Parents
Saturday 18 November 2023
[Post 294] What Pakistan’s Debt Dilemma Reveals About Looming Global Default Crisis | Debt Bomb | Full Episode
Wednesday 15 November 2023
[Post 293] How To Reduce Your Income Tax Bill In Singapore | Money Mind | Tax
[Post 292] Very Few Malaysians Can Afford To Retire. What Went Wrong? | Insight | Full Episode
Friday 27 October 2023
[Post 291] High costs of living in Seoul make Koreans grind themselves down to the soul | Undercover Korea
Thursday 26 October 2023
[Post 290] How To Steal And Lose More Than $3 Billion In Bitcoin | CNBC Documentary
Wednesday 25 October 2023
[Post 289] Can Investing In Dividends Pay For Your Retirement? | Money Mind | Investment
[Post 288] How To Use A CDP Account To Kickstart Your Investment Journey | Money Mind | Investing
Tuesday 24 October 2023
[Post 287] Who Are The People Behind Malware Scams? - Part 2/2 | Talking Point | Full Episode
[Post 286] How Do Scammers Take Over Your Phone And Steal Your Money? - Part 1/2 | Talking Point | Full Episode
Monday 23 October 2023
[Post 285] Volatile US Bond Yields And Stocks: Cause For Worry Or A Good Opportunity? | Money Mind | Investment
Wednesday 18 October 2023
[Post 284] No More Revenge Spending: How China's Gen Z Is Changing How They Shop | Money Mind | China Economy
Sunday 8 October 2023
[Post 283] The Collapse Of FTX: Insiders Tell All | CNBC Documentary
Friday 6 October 2023
[Post 282] How China Is Buying Malaysia's Largest Companies
Tuesday 3 October 2023
[Post 281] “Lazy” millennials demanding work-life balance | 60 Minutes Australia
Saturday 30 September 2023
[Post 280] Fractional Property Investment: You Can Now Buy A Part Of A Property. But Should You? | Money Mind
Monday 25 September 2023
[Post 279] Living From Paycheque To Paycheque Every Month: Meet The Moonlight Clan | Money Mind | Adulting
Sunday 24 September 2023
[Post 278] Where You Should Stash Your Cash In Case Of A Financial Emergency | Money Mind | Personal Finance
[Post 277] Why The U.S. Won’t Pay Down Its Debt
Friday 22 September 2023
[Post 276] Where Should You Invest Your Money During A Downturn? | Money Mind | Investment
Wednesday 20 September 2023
[Post 275] I Became Dad's Caregiver At 29: My Top Tips On Dealing With Dementia
Sunday 17 September 2023
[Post 274] 29 years old and already $200,000 in debt... Either get rich or have no future | Undercover Korea
Sunday 20 August 2023
[Post 273] How Americans Are Struggling With Car Loans
Saturday 19 August 2023
[Post 272] How America Plans To Get Teens Back To Work
[Post 271] Where Thousands Of Tech Workers Went After Mass Layoffs
Wednesday 16 August 2023
[Post 270] How The Rich Use Debt To Make Billions - Best Tips and Tricks
Monday 14 August 2023
[Post 269] Being scammed led two Hwa Chong boys to set up sneaker marketplace now valued at US$80m | LWS
Wednesday 9 August 2023
[Post 268] China’s Unemployed Youth: Why There Aren't Jobs For New Graduates | Money Mind | Full Episode
Sunday 6 August 2023
[Post 267] Most Singaporeans feel they need at least S$500,000 to feel financially free: Survey
Saturday 5 August 2023
[Post 266] The End Of Free Money At The Federal Reserve
Wednesday 2 August 2023
[Post 265] Stuck With Low Pay, How Taiwan’s Young Graduates Cope With High Costs | Asia’s Stuck Generation
Tuesday 1 August 2023
[Post 264] Prices In China Are Falling: This Is Why You Should Be Worried | Money Mind | Economy
Sunday 30 July 2023
[Post 263] How This Singaporean Moved To Thailand To Be A Mushroom Farmer | On The Red Dot | Full Episode
Tuesday 25 July 2023
[Post 262] Can You Upskill Your Way To A Bigger Paycheque? | Money Mind | Jobs
[Post 261] How We Live Without Money In Singapore: We Are Freegans | On The Red Dot | Full Episode
Monday 24 July 2023
[Post 260] Buying A Used Car In Singapore: What Should You Look Out For? | Talking Point | Full Episode
Sunday 23 July 2023
[Post 259] Singapore firms turn trash into profit in India's waste management sector
[Post 258] Living On $43K A Year As A Professional Clown | Millennial Money
Friday 21 July 2023
[Post 257] How to earn $80,000, $90,000 and $100,000 in interest alone every year for retirement
Thursday 20 July 2023
[Post 256] Book Summary 5: DIE WITH ZERO By BILL PERKINS
Wednesday 19 July 2023
[Post 255] What Are The Safest Ways To Stash Your Cash? | Money Mind | Savings
Tuesday 18 July 2023
[Post 254] Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World
Saturday 15 July 2023
[Post 253] Document 72 Hours - The Convenience Store in a Midwinter Hokkaido Village Eng Sub
Wednesday 12 July 2023
[Post 252] Heatwaves, water shortage, storms - why extreme weather is becoming more frequent | DW News
Saturday 8 July 2023
[Post 251] Follow Their Investment Journey Through Market Ups And Downs | Money Mind | Investment Strategies
Thursday 29 June 2023
[Post 249] Book Summary 3: The Psychology Of Money By Morgan Housel
Sunday 25 June 2023
[Post 248] The Massive Size Of Singapore's Largest Banks
Sunday 18 June 2023
[Post 247] How A 95-Year-Old Lighthouse Keeper Lives A Long & Happy Life
Wednesday 7 June 2023
[Post 246] How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
Sunday 4 June 2023
[Post 245] Who Actually Pays For Credit Card Rewards?
Saturday 27 May 2023
[Post 244] Chinese snap up homes in post-Covid Thailand
Tuesday 23 May 2023
[Post 243] Living On $230K A Year Selling Ice Cream With My Mom | Millennial Money
Tuesday 16 May 2023
[Post 242] Should Food Delivery Riders Just Get A ‘Real Job’? We React To Viewers’ Comments
Tuesday 9 May 2023
[Post 241] Why Inflation Is So Sticky
Friday 5 May 2023
[Post 240] What Makes Used Rolex Watches Worth More Than New Ones? | The Economics Of | WSJ
[Post 239] Living & Dying Alone: The Rise Of Single-Person Households Is Changing Societies | CNA Correspondent
Wednesday 3 May 2023
[Post 238] Where Did Americans’ Savings Go?
Saturday 22 April 2023
[Post 237] Singapore a magnet for China billionaires | THE BIG STORY
Friday 14 April 2023
[Post 236] Is it worth having kids?
Thursday 13 April 2023
[Post 235] Money matters: How to grow your CPF savings
Monday 10 April 2023
[Post 234] Millennials & Gen Z: Young And In Debt. Why? | Talking Point | Full Episode
Saturday 8 April 2023
[Post 233] Why Tipping Is So Out Of Control In The U.S.
Friday 7 April 2023
[Post 233] Apple vs. Banks: The Digital-Wallet War, Explained | WSJ
Tuesday 4 April 2023
[Post 232] How a Traded-In Apple iPhone Gets Refurbished | WSJ
Sunday 2 April 2023
[Post 231] Young people living a lavish lifestyle on credit card debt | 60 Minutes Australia
Friday 24 March 2023
[Post 230] Why This Sign Is in Front of Banks | WSJ
Monday 20 March 2023
[Post 229] Working As A Food Delivery Rider: Are We Paid Enough? | Talking Point | Full Episode
Sunday 19 March 2023
[Post 227] Food Delivery Hustle: Is It That Lucrative? How Much Can You Make? | Talking Point | Full Episode
Saturday 18 March 2023
[Post 226] What First, Business, And Premium Economy Classes Are Like On Singapore Airlines | Insider Business
[Post 225] Why The U.S. Can’t End Poverty
Friday 17 March 2023
[Post 224] How Nvidia Grew From Gaming To A.I. Giant, Now Powering ChatGPT
[Post 223] What China's Shrinking Population Means For The Global Economy
Thursday 16 March 2023
[Post 222] How the U.S. Spent $1.4 Trillion in Debt Last Year | WSJ
Monday 13 March 2023
[Post 221] The Future Of KFC & Its Fried Chicken Empire | Inside KFC E3 | Our Stories
Monday 6 March 2023
[Post 220] The Rise And Fall Of Forever 21
Saturday 4 March 2023
[Post 219] Inflation Woes: How To Stretch My Food Dollar? | Talking Point | Budget Challenge
Friday 3 March 2023
[Post 218] Why McDonald’s Is Thriving In China
Monday 27 February 2023
[Post 217] Book Summary 2: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5 by Timothy Ferriss
Ferriss suggests that readers can work just four hours a week and still achieve their goals, whether that's traveling the world, starting a business, or simply having more free time to pursue their passions.
The book is divided into four sections: Definition, Elimination, Automation, and Liberation (D.E.A.L.).
These sections outline Ferriss's step-by-step approach to designing a lifestyle that is based on one's passions, interests, and values.
In this summary, we will go over the key takeaways from each of these sections.
Definition
In the "Definition" section of "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss, the author sets out to redefine commonly accepted concepts related to work, retirement, and time management.
Ferriss argues that people should not have to wait until they are 65 to retire and enjoy their lives, but rather can achieve their goals and enjoy their lives now through what he calls "lifestyle design."
Ferriss defines lifestyle design as "the art of designing your life to fit your passions, interests, and values." He believes that people should design their lives around the things they love, and use work as a means to that end.
Ferriss challenges the traditional notion that work should be the primary focus of our lives, and instead encourages readers to think creatively about how they can work less and achieve more.
To achieve this, Ferriss suggests that people need to re-examine their definition of "work." He argues that work is not about being busy or productive, but rather about creating value.
Ferriss suggests that people should focus on the activities that create the most value for their time, and eliminate or outsource the low-value tasks that take up their time and energy.
Ferriss also challenges the traditional notion of retirement, which he believes is outdated and ineffective. He argues that instead of waiting until old age to retire, people should focus on achieving "mini-retirements" throughout their lives.
Ferriss defines a mini-retirement as a period of extended travel or time off, during which people can pursue their passions and recharge their batteries. By taking mini-retirements throughout their lives, people can enjoy their lives now rather than waiting until they are too old to enjoy them.
Finally, Ferriss redefines the concept of time management. He argues that people should focus on the activities that create the most value for their time, and eliminate or outsource the low-value tasks that take up their time and energy.
Ferriss suggests that people should strive to work smarter, not harder, and find ways to automate or outsource repetitive tasks so they can focus on the tasks that require their unique skills and expertise.
Overall, the "Definition" section of "The 4-Hour Work Week" challenges commonly accepted ideas about work, retirement, and time management.
Ferriss encourages readers to think creatively about how they can achieve their goals and enjoy their lives now, rather than waiting until old age to retire. By redefining work, retirement, and time management, Ferriss offers a new way of thinking about how we can design our lives around our passions and interests, and achieve more with less effort.
Elimination