It was on Christmas Eve of 2009 that ASSI was born out of boredom and curiosity. Yes, it has been 5 years! 5 incredible years of (mostly) happy blogging! The journey has not been all smooth sailing but we have had many more days of good weather than bad. The stormy days were made more bearable because of the kind words of encouragement from many of you and that kept me going. You know who you are. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart. As we celebrate my blog's 5th birthday, I wish to remind everyone that most of us in Singapore will be able to find financial freedom using some common sense and following some tried and tested principles in personal finance and investment. Regular readers will know that this is true and some have shared with me that their savings, investments and passive income have grown ......