Apparently, despite what financial analysts are saying that Budget 2011 did not address the growing household debt in Malaysia, Bank Negara Governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, says that it is not a concern right now. Still, Malaysia will be implementing measures to ensure that it will not be a destabilising factor for the […]

I received a text message from a friend that last night that sounded really frustrated. She said that she had “missed the boat” and that the price of gold went up from a “low” point last week. She was calculating how much she did not profit because she took too long to decide if she […]

Facebook has announced that they are partnering with PayPal, utilising PayPal’s new online check out system for digital goods, simply called “PayPal for Digital Goods”. Even though Facebook already has their own virtual currency called Facebook Credits, having one more payment option is of course a good thing for app developers, Facebook and PayPal. However, […]

My friend, Warren, loves collecting expensive watches. He has no qualms buying watches with price tags of four and five figures. People tell him that if he wants to wear luxury watches, he needs a car to match, but he says he’s not wearing watches for status. Warren shared with me that the reason he […]

Since the implementation of RM50 Government tax on principal credit cards and RM25 on supplementary credit cards, many of my friends have already cancelled their credit cards. Previously, they would be holding more than three cards at any one time, which they says, show their ability to afford so many cards, even though they could […]

Two months ago, DePuy Orthopedics, a company that is owned by Johnson & Johnson, recalled their DePuy Hip Implant product after finding out that the product was so badly manufactured that patients who suffered from hip problems and underwent a hip replacement transplant using DePuy Hip Implant had to undergo a second surgery due to […]

I received in the mail today a coupon to redeem RM40 Parkson discount vouchers but the catch is that this coupon has to be accompanied by a RM200 single receipt at Parkson on the same day. This means that in order to get my hands on the free RM40 discount vouchers, i would first have […]