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The world would become a kinder, more compassionate place to live. People would help each other out, look out for each other. Hey, I have 82 oranges. Could I give you some in exchange for a bottle of cooking oil? I really do have 82 oranges. In other words, people would go back to bartering.Continue reading “What will happen if all forms of “money” disappears; including cash, digital money and precious metal?”

I had a friend once. She was a single elderly lady. She lived in a one-room flat with her nephew. Every day, she would go to the nearby church where she ate lunch and helped out with feeding the dog, folding pamphlets and such. The dog’s name was Ginny, and she (the dog) listened toContinue reading “What is life like for poor people in Singapore?”

On Quora, I frequently come across questions such as: How do I become rich? How can I become a millionaire by age 30? How do I turn $100,000 into $1 million? Am I considered rich if I earn $200,000 a year? Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to play a game in aContinue reading “How to become rich”

When I got my degree, I didn’t want to find a job. I saw my seniors find work and slowly had their souls sucked out of them. I didn’t want to be a corporate slave, stuck in the rat race. I first worked for a non-profit. I was going to live my life in service toContinue reading “When and how did you start to realize that your life has been controlled by money and that it doesn’t buy you happiness?”