July 2020 is now in the past, and it’s thus time to take a look at the financials! We’ve been on summer holiday for 3/4 weeks of July, so I haven’t spent a whole lot of time “in the community” this month, which clearly reflect in my blog views, as they’re at an all-time low…
Monthly Update #23 (July 2020) – The Retreat
Lessons from the past (analyzing my returns from 2007-2019)
As is the norm when we enter a new year, I like to look back at the returns of my (Pension) portfolio from the previous year(s). Is it time to change my AA (again)? I was quite conservative with my AA last year when I opted to move a great portion of my portfolio OUT…
The goals for 2020
A year has gone by in what seems almost as a blink of an eye. As per usual (I love saying that – this is only my 2nd goals-post ever), it’s thus time to look ahead into the coming year(s), and see what might be in store for the Total Balance household. Last year I…
Finding your purpose
It’s no secret that a lot of us (humans) often struggle to find our “reason for being” – our purpose in life. Why are we here? Where did we come from? Where are we going? These are some of life’s hard questions, and we’ve been (probably – we can’t really know for sure) searching for…
Say Hello to my little friend (Property #1)
It’s been more than 6 months, since I first introduced my plans of purchasing a chunk of real estate, via a real estate development company. 37 posts later (!), and here we are! Of all those posts, this one is by far the most exciting one to write! 😛 I’ve spent countless hours reading numerous…
My investment strategy
It’s been a while since I’ve written about my investment strategy, so I thought it was time for a little update on that front, seeing that this is supposed to be a personal finance blog. – I realize that it has taken a bit of a slant towards the personal part, rather than the finance…
Finding the right balance
Lets face it, as a species we are highly controlled by our stone-age brain. Since the dawn of time, man have been battling their instincts. At first, it was kill or be killed. Hunt, or die of hunger. Build fires, or die of cold. Build buildings, or die of cold. Snap/Insta or be irrelevant!… You…