During the month of March, I took part in a financial competition. I was easily one of the older participant there, a bit paiseh (embarrassed) to win all the youngsters. But I made several new young friends, won a prize, taught my students, had lots of fun, and that’s really what matters
The event is the National Cashflow Competition, where we play this board game called Asset Finesse (AF). In AF, the goal is to achieve a net worth of 200k inclusive of 1 property. The player starts off each turn with an income and expenses, and collects the net cash flow. The game simulate the real working life in Singapore, when workers work for wages, spend their money on stuff, build up their assets and attempt to achieve a set of financial goals.
What’s interesting for this board game, and different from the ......