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I’m still on leave and it’s nice to stay at home as a family recovering from the CNY visits. My wife is watching the Australian Open tennis, helper is cooking lunch and the baby is sleeping. A good time to post about this letter from IRAS that we received. It was to notify us that […]
It’s been a busy long CNY weekend with visits to our families and relatives. And our first CNY bringing along a baby as well. We couldn’t make as many trips as before because it’s difficult coordinating the visits with the baby’s feeding and sleeping schedule. Plus there’s so much stuff to bring with us every […]
We got an email from DBS today about the top-up function being available for the DBS DigiPortfolio. The last time I wrote about my wife setting up her Asia and Global Portfolios, I expressed my disappointment at how she was unable to increase her investment in them by making contributions. Instead, she would have to […]
My wife went out to have lunch with her mum and they are out shopping together now. It’s been a while since they spent some time by themselves. And both of them need it. Because my mother-in-law dropped some major news on us yesterday during the family dinner. She’s seriously thinking of retiring for real […]
Both our parents visited us and the baby today so it was a whirlwind of activity until now. Got some time to rest and relax before we head out for dinner later tonight. Anyway, the last update I provided on Smartly was that they were going through a major platform upgrade and had to temporarily […]
It’s the end of the week! I’m usually tapped out by Fri afternoon so I kind of just zone out, do some light reading and prepare for the next week of work. No point starting anything heavy since it just stresses me out over the weekend, which I want to relax and enjoy. Only possible […]
Everyone is sleeping now – my wife, baby and nanny. But I’m up squeezing in some time to blog before I go to sleep. It’s time for another work week and I should get some rest before starting it. Having a purpose is important in ensuring you don’t dread Mondays. If anything, my wife having […]
It’s my 1st full week of work in a month and it was tough getting back into the swing of things. Pacing is important when you have a full-time job in the office i.e. 5 working days out of 7 days in a week. Do it wrong and you run out of energy by the […]
I originally wanted to write about how the DBS Multiplier revision of terms with effect from 1 Feb 2020 will affect my wife. Then I saw a number of financial bloggers have written and analysed this in detail so I didn’t see a point in doing so anymore. But I might just summarise the impact […]
Last night, my wife and I topped up our CPF SA with S$1,000 of cash each. Both of us should have no problems with getting the CPF Cash Top-up Tax Relief. With the birth of our child this year 2019, my wife can qualify for the Working Mother’s Child Relief (WMCR) at 15% of her […]
