How to avoid spending more money than you need?
“Financial Independence, Retire Early”, or FIRE, has been a major topic among young people recently. A major part of the movement is learning how to save money and live on a budget. Here’s 4 ways to help you avoid spending more money than you need. Too long; didn’t read; Delay checking out online shopping cart. […]
Future-Proof Your Financial Health by Making These 4 Critical Preparations
Financial stress is something that looms over many of your daily decisions, whether you realize it or not. If you have problems with debt, you might even develop certain mental health issues such as anxiety or depression. Overcoming debt is one thing, but there are other steps you should take to truly future-proof your financial […]
Innovative Data Visualization to Enhance Your Small Business Presentations
Data visualization is an expanding suite of concepts and tools to enhance business presentations and communications. Part science, technology, and art all rolled into one, effective data visualizations increase your presentation’s impact and influence. Visuals typically evoke a more powerful, emotional audience response compared to numbers in spreadsheets or text. People naturally react to engaging […]
Executive Diary – is meditation good for you
Since I started working full-time in my own company, I was warned about burnouts, depressions and anxiety that comes with managing a business. Meditation is one of the methods that I adopted to combat these challenging issues. I find it useful and definitely helped me go through the isolation during COVID-19 time. Too long; didn’t […]
How to Facilitate Business Innovation Through Digital Improvements
As a business owner, you understand that there are not enough hours in the day. Your team constantly juggles client meetings, brainstorming sessions, product development, customer support, and many other responsibilities. Not to mention all the administrative and financial tasks in between. Digital transformation empowers small and medium-sized companies across industries to stay ahead of […]
How I got my car towed?
Last Friday I got my car towed, and I had to go to the car yard to pick it up the following Saturday. I just want to note down my experience while I still remember. Tl; dr; Cost to release the car: $453 for cars towed inside City of Melbourne. The price differs depending on […]
Staying Afloat: Tips on Surviving Inflation for Small Businesses
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 1.3% between May and June in 2022 in the biggest one-month jump since 2005, and it’s only expected to increase over time. As a small business owner, you’re already dealing with tight profit margins, so the added pressure of inflation can make it tough to stay afloat. Fortunately, there […]
Becoming a Full-Time Digital Nomad in 7 Simple Steps
If the idea of travelling around the world while earning a full-time living sounds appealing, maybe you should consider becoming a full-time nomad. Remote work is on the rise, but it’s important to do your research before taking the plunge. Today, Marissa is here to offer a step-by-step guide for adopting a digital nomad lifestyle. 1. […]
This year’s most meaningful birthday gift
My birthday was yesterday, and I received quite a few gifts, and still have some gifts in transit. And I just want to engrave a gift into the memory by dedicating a blog post for it. Tl; dr; A marble chess set that is the same age as mine. However it does have some broken […]
Scattered thoughts – chess and traps
Playing chess really helps me think about different problems and finding solutions for them. One of which is realizing there are 4 different types of people when it comes to dealing with traps, whether it is in playing chess or living your lives. Today we will discuss the first 3 types. Tl; dr; The victim: […]