Dear Reader, Today, I am going to share some great financial decisions I've made, some intentional, some by accident, in the hope that it can help you improve your finances, too! When you look online about making good financial decisions, people always talk about: automating your savings investing early putting your money into the right assets the power of compound interest yada yada yadaaaaa And yes… those things matter, but the reality is… All that stuff can be quite boring and unrelatable,...
5 days ago • 9 min read
I had already written the email, 'Ai told me not to worry about Ai,' but I decided not to send it, because I don't want all the AI enthusiasts/evangelists to come after me. O_O I am definitely not anti-AI, in fact, I recently discovered an AI automation to say that's going to save me 1 hour per day, so I love AI. Can't wait to learn more about how it can save me more time! BUT I have some thoughts on HOW some people are talking about it... You can read about it here if you want :) Anyway,...
12 days ago • 6 min read
Before I begin, many of you voted in a poll that you wanted me to share: ' The biggest financial mistake I made in 2024.' Without saying too much, now lawyers are involved, and we may be moving to litigation soon, so give me some time to let it play out. Once everything is done and dusted in the next 6 months, I will share if you are still here, reading these emails! If you want to vote to see the topics you are most interested in, check out this email below and vote; you still can! THE EMAIL...
13 days ago • 4 min read
I ran a poll on my Instagram, asking about the issue they most struggled with right now Top of the poll was: Feeling stuck and how to get unstuck? And honestly… I get it. I've been feeling stuck more days than I'd like to admit this year It's super frustrating. I can only describe it like this : knowing what to do, but not doing it having too many ideas and doing none of them feeling tired and unmotivated comparing yourself to everyone else overthinking every next step feeling behind I’ve...
18 days ago • 6 min read
I recently had to let someone in my team go I was very surprised by how it panned out tbh I spent hours training them, sending them training videos, voicenotes, lots of guidance, and support. When they made mistakes that negatively affected my bottom line, instead of firing them, I asked, "How did you make this mistake?" How could I have made my instructions clearer for you? All was great, lots of trust and good rapport between us, and one day after 2 plus solid years.. They just went AWOL...
19 days ago • 8 min read
Last week’s email was a bit heavy. I shared the harder side of running an online business. You can read it here if you missed it And I know many of you are feeling something similar in your own work. Feeling stuck, tired, like your time isn’t fully your own. So this week, I wanted to share the other side. Before that, here's a quick note from our sponsor today: Before I started blogging, I worked in a bank. And there’s something I still remember clearly. I used to see corporate managers, many...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Most people think the hardest part of running an online business is… Getting traffic.Making sales.Figuring out the tech. But after running blogs for more than 8 years, I’ve realised something. That’s not the hardest part. The hardest part is something no one really talks about. It’s the mental weight of it all. You’re building something that doesn’t have a clear path. There’s no roadmap. No certification. No formal structure like traditional careers. No one is telling you,“Do this, then this,...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
I've just completed an intensive 5-day training program to become a corporate trainer. I've always loved teaching my strategies in my personal workshops. However, more and more companies have asked me to share strategies tailored to corporate clients. There is also a government grant in Malaysia (where I am currently based), which covers corporate training for companies, but I need to be accredited Anyway, the training was awesome. But one HUGE thing stood out Most of the people there had...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
For years, I had a very specific dream. I wanted to work remotely alongside my partner. Two laptops. Flexible schedules. The freedom to work from anywhere. So we planned for it. We saved money.I built the blog business so it could support two full salaries.And eventually, we were able to take a sabbatical together. Around that time, I became pregnant with our daughter. It felt like everything had aligned. My husband left his traditional job and joined me in working online. We moved from...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read