The Covid-19 crisis shows no sign of stopping in my current home in Europe. Memories of the office are already fading – the other day I could not remember the name of one of my coworkers from the same floor. How did my investments do in July?
June 2020: the first time my portfolio exceeded SGD 500,000
In June my portfolio finally grew to over SGD 500,000 – six years after I decided to finally take care of my finances. How did the portfolio do?
My expenses and portfolio during Covid-19 in May
After having been in homeoffice without seeing my colleagues or friends for over 10 weeks now I have gotten used to the “new life” during the Covid-19 crisis. Here in Europe people behave as if the crisis is over, crowding the parks, having parties at home… I hope we get lucky and avoid a massive second wave. How did my finances do in May? Did I save more money now that I did not leave the apartment much?
April 2020: What did I learn from the Covid-19 situation and how did my investments do?
After eight weeks working from home I realized that the Covid-19 crisis is having an unexpected impact on my life.
March 2020: portfolio and decisions during the Covid-19 crisis
How to react to the Corona crisis? Last month it seemed far away and contained in China. Now here in Europe people are dying, there is not enough protective equipment, people are queuing in front of the supermarkets, nobody is allowed to leave the house for anything else than urgent errands. What to do?
February 2020: monthly portfolio update
What a month… Corona virus getting worse and the mood in the markets turning very negative. As always, I saved money and invested it into the market to save up for my goal of financial independence and escaping the office. How did my portfolio do in this difficult month?
2019: the year I finally managed to save over SGD 100,000
2019 I had planned to invest SGD 100,000 and I managed to exceed the goal. Read on for the details!
November 2019: monthly update
November is rainy and gloomy in Europe and I miss my former home Singapore tremendously. During rainy November I often missed a steaming bowl of real Laksa. The version I can concoct myself is a bad substitute at best. How did my personal finances do in this rainy autumn month?
October 2019: monthly update – already exceeded my investment goal for 2019
In October I exceeded my investment target for the whole year. Feels good! Read on for the details.
September 2019: monthly update
In September, I got a promotion. It came as a surprise. How did my portfolio do? How much money did I spend?