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 Singaporean couples can expect to spend at least $40,000+ if they're getting married in Singapore and holding a wedding banquet. Many couples  spend up to $60,000 as a bare minimum, especially if they opt for an overseas pre-wedding shoot in Korea which is all the rage these days (no thanks to the K-drama wave).  Here's a list of wedding items most couples typically need to spend on (based on what I was quoted): Bridal Package $3,000 Pre-wedding Photoshoot $2,000 (local) $5,000 (overseas, inclusive of airfare) Wedding Rings $4,000 Betrothal Package (Guo Da Li) $1,888 (excludes dowry cash) Wedding Banquet $20,000 (restaurant / café) $40,000 (hotel) Wedding Decorations $3,000 (fresh florals) Miscellaneous $4,000 (wedding favours, bridal accessories, bridesmaids and groomsmen outfits, actual day ang paos etc) Honeymoon $6,000 Grand total: $40k - $70k For couples who are spending so much, many have asked me which is t...

When I first embarked on my investing journey last year, I started out by reading various books on the topic and trying to pick up some skills through the self-taught method. Needless to say, I made quite a number of amateur mistakes along the way, but that’s a story for another day. After making some of these mistakes, I thought that perhaps attending investing courses would help me – after all, I get to learn from the experts, and pick their brains on how I can become a better investor. Unfortunately, I realised what I wanted out of the workshops and what the trainers wanted were two completely different things – while I wanted to learn techniques and skills which I could then execute myself, most of them were more interested in (hard-)selling me a 4-digit course fee instead. Many of these “workshops” were simply previews of a more expensive course. For these, I felt like I had wasted my day at the place because I hardly learnt anything new. Here’s how their “workshops” go: -  ...