For many people, the COVID-19 outbreak came at a bad time. Worldwide, supply chains are slowing to an excruciating crawl, placing the world economy under unprecedented pressure. Pan-sector retrenchments have only just begun and plunging stock prices gnaw at once-healthy portfolios. For those with life...
The book ‘The Five Love Languages’ by Gary Chapman has graced the shelves of all self-respecting bookstores for decades. While impossible to summarise justly in a few words, the book addresses the means through which we give and receive love, and helps us to make...
You’ll probably understand – protecting our lifestyle means a lot to us. Well-meaning suggestions to live healthier or save more are usually met with paralysing inertia, and whereupon dismissed. But we get it – change is scary!As we celebrate abundance and indulge in the festive...
Art collecting gets a weird rep. To the layman, the practice is dismissively associated with all manner of elitist hobbies afforded only to the crème de la crème of haute society. While such an assumption would probably have held a century or so ago, art...
From enhanced self-awareness to greater flexibility and alternative treatment for depression, yoga has been gaining popularity with its long list of benefits. It certainly goes beyond those beautiful lululemon pants, even if we cannot resist them! Whether you are already part of the great yoga...
J was first exposed to life insurance by her friends in university. While she didn’t give further thought to the idea then, the seeds of protection has been planted in her mind. Upon starting her first job after graduation, J learnt from her older colleagues...
Whilst most people procrastinate on the uncertainties of a gap year, worrying that it may be a career suicide, taking the leap may not be as scary or detrimental as imagined. Ummar Hasim was working in a stressful corporate environment when he made an impulsive decision...