What to do with money saved from Moratorium Period?

The Malaysian government had announced for all loans to be given 6 months moratorium to ease the financial burden of the people. This is mainly due to the current Covid-19 pandemic crisis that has spread worldwide. For some of us, the moratorium is a life jacket to stay afloat and make ends meet. However, there may also be some of us who may find that they have extra money now from this moratorium period.

The question is, what can I do with the money from this moratorium period and how can I make the most of it? Recently, I got the opportunity to record a podcast episode with my good friend, Vishnu, to address this question.

You may listen to the podcast from the article. Aside from that, this article will be a summary from what is shared in the podcast plus additional information and context on what we can do to get the most of our moratorium money.

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4 Things To Do Before You Invest

4 things to do before you invest

You may have learnt of several new investment products from a weekend workshop and you cannot wait to start investing. This is like learning a whole new language; you are unsure of how to get started in this whole “investing thing”. You are excited yet you feel a tinge of hesitance to begin. If anything at all, you definitely do not want to make any mistakes because this involves your hard earned money!

So in today’s article, I will share on 4 things to do before you invest.  It’s going to be an exciting journey ahead; so treat this article as the preparation process on the night before the journey, all the packing and map-checking in anticipation for what lies ahead.

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