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Almost got scammed!

  Almost Scammed 1. This week I received a missed local mobile call.   Didn't expecting any thing amiss, not a foreign number, I returned the call. 2.  The lady identified as staff of DBS, suspecting that my Takashimiya credit sub-card incurred two transactions which might be scammed. 3.  I further checked that no one in my family used this card.  4. Upon their checking,  the two transactions were $1200 & $1300 to KuCoin!  Maybe possible as I ever registered in a Coin account, CoinBase few years ago. 5.  The caller even asked me to lodge police report.  I asked for their credit card number, address, my email registere with them.  None was mine.  All wrong inputs. 6. I was careful not to give further info like correct my email, address ...  I asked them to send me info through my Whatsapp, which is my handphone. 7.  These calls were made on my way to lunch and during lunch.  My hands were then on the curry cra...

2 sharings. Growing old care

  Sharing1 : This week, I met a couple who shared their main investment is solely into properties, nothing else.. no stock, no endowment. His only insurance is Incomeshield H&S As-charged. I didn't ask about his CPF as it is our first meeting. He seems to be older than me; his hair is long and fully grown white. His wife looks younger than me. Double income, no children and they are still working. I asked "why are they still working and not yet retired?" His Reply: He finds retirement boring and leisure coffeeshop chats meaningless. My takeaway: 1. Perhaps, we have worked too long to know how to rest deservedly? 2. Bequest to who, better to spend and die-with-zero? (since no children) ~~~ Sharing2 : This week I also chatted with a 66yo Senior who is also working full time, very active in sports and spending his weekends with his toddler grand-daughter. My 2 observations: 1. Because of his active lifestyle, his arms are so dry; I wouldn't tell if they are mould gro...