I have held back from writing about this recent development in my professional life because it's quite personal and I wasn't sure how useful it would be on this blog. But I figured a change in jobs is a significant event because it can have an immediate and long-term impact on your salary income. Which makes this a personal finance topic.

Newsflash: I will be resigning from my current position in an accounting firm and taking up a new position in a bank. This means I'm finally joining my wife in the banking industry, which is something I never imagined doing.

I have always believed in employment risk diversification to reduce the possibility of both my wife and I being retrenched at the same time. Working in different fields and industries is a good way to achieve that. Protecting at least one source of salary income is a high priority for us to be able to navigate ...