Personal Finance
Beginner’s Journey: Financial Literacy
By Taby  •  July 16, 2020
Do you understand your financial situation well enough? Let us recall the times we’ve spent on something we thought we needed. "20% off for your second purchase? Spend a minimum of $50 to qualify for free shipping?" I am sure that at some point, we have been tempted to buy that one more piece of clothing, snack or product, thinking that we’re saving more. Realistically, we are spending more instead! It was discovered that the ,,bottom 20% of households spend more than they earn. But let us move forward from there. But first, what is financial literacy? Being financially literate means that we understand and practise healthy financial management skills. The mantra "Save more, Spend less" provides much truth to this present reality we are in. With the ever-rising prominence of e-commerce and ease of satisfying our need for retail therapy, we need to strike a balance between...
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By Taby
Taby was started by Jun Yi and Ann Qi in Stockholm under the NUS Overseas colleges, an enterprise arm of the university. During our stint in Sweden, we observed an increasing trend of card and digital payments in Stockholm and across Europe. Further research led us to uncover the prevalence of this wave of payment methods in the U.S. and parts of Asia across different types of markets. Both of us quickly saw the opportunity of this application in the teens market and we decided to form a team consisting of 4 NUS students to make it a reality.
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