QUOTE(OMG! @ Apr 11 2011, 11:09 AM)
22k for 3 years wasn't really bad, are u under scholarships or u work part time during your break?
QUOTE(michaellee @ Apr 11 2011, 12:52 PM)
I would presume it is savings from allowances given by parents which if true is still admirable. Most teenagers nowadays would spend everything given that it is a very material world.
Dad gives me RM 1k for my monthly allowance which is used for rental, utilities, petrol, food and miscellaneous. Normally I save RM200 - RM300/month.
I don't work part time during my break coz my break is short, 3 weeks the most.
Yes, I've seen some of my friends who are under ptptn loan splurge the money to buy new clothes, shoes, handphones etc. Sometimes I envy them coz they're able to spend lavishly. And they teased me for wearing the same old shirt, same snickers and using an old school handphone.
QUOTE(xuzen @ Apr 11 2011, 03:22 PM)
How much does one need to go to Haj? Is RM 130K enough (i think with RM 130K can go for two trips lar). Therefore it makes no logic to move from FD to Tabung Haji - 3% to 4% is not logical.
You have very little actually no equities exposure. You are too overweight in fixed income. You need to rebalance your portfolio by divesting into a higher percentage in equities.
Xuzen
As of right now, it is RM 10k per trip. That does not include any compulsive spending once I'm there. But I planned to have RM 15k for my haj in say 10 years time as the waiting list is long.
I can't agree more, however, am not willing to invest into mutual funds due to high(I stand corrected) management fees and annual fees. Been looking at Pubic Ittikal (public mutual) for quite some time now.
And to invest in equities, I do not know which broker should I use as there are many out there. I've heard stories from my tutor and friends, where the broker will simply call you up and suggest to buy/sell just to earn commission.