I have been searching the internet for good real estate developments to invest in where rental yield is high. I have identified a few places in the capital city that have been delivering the yields so far but the properties there do not come cheap too, which makes it difficult for me to commit myself […]

Pos Malaysia, which has incurred a massive loss, puts it down to a drop in mail delivery. That’s very understandable since most of us communicate via so many other ways now that are cheaper and instant, like email and text messaging. I still send out mails, especially for special occasions. Sometimes, personal touch is needed […]

As a small time business owner running a small online store, I am contemplating setting up a few more stores specializing in different items. I have to admit that it is not as easy as it sounds and in fact, recently, I thought of giving up and go out to look for employment instead. However, […]

The Prime Minister of Malaysia has announced the deposit insurance for depositors in the form of savings and/or fixed deposits will be raised to RM250,000 from 2011 onwards from the current limit of RM60,000. I think this is a positive move move in enhancing financial consumer protection for Malaysian depositors. I have always thought that […]

Although I do not own the house, I pay for its insurance. This house, which my parents purchased years ago, is in my sister’s name. My mother has been taking care of the fire insurance all these while but I came across an article that says that fire insurance for the house is not enough. […]

Police in Albuquerque have warned of new scam on Craigslist targetting shoppers where big ticket items like motor vehicles from motorcycles to cars to ATVs and jet skis are posted on Craigslist in various fashion with different seller IDs and email addresses. When contacted, these “sellers” will inform the interested parties that PayPal will contact […]

A friend, who is getting married at the end of this month, has roped me and a few mutual friends in to help with her wedding preparations. Although it is very common to hire a wedding planner these days, she wants to be hands on for her own wedding, which is understandable so we have […]