After launching Frugal Asian Finance, I have realized 6 unexpected benefits of blogging (i.e. new friends, becoming savvy about social media). There have also been many downsides to blogging that are not always openly discussed (i.e. insecurity, competition). Today I will discuss the five things […]
The party with unknown faces Have you ever walked into a room full of people you don’t know? And although they may be talking about exciting and thought-provoking topics, you just can’t seem to relate because you don’t know who they are. You’re just yearning […]
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about what my typical day looked like when I was living by myself in DC. After Mr. FAF got his degree and Baby FAF came back from China, my schedule has changed quite a bit. Some […]
Have you ever pictured yourself starting out something as a hobby and later finding yourself in a millionaire status thanks to that hobby? After starting my personal finance (PF) blog, Frugal Asian Finance, I found that there are a lot of PF bloggers who started […]
Blogging about personal finance has opened a whole new world to me. That’s the world I used to read about but never dared to be a part of until five months ago. The wonders I enjoy writing about all the frugal and not so frugal […]
After publishing part 3 of the List of Asian Personal Finance Bloggers, I was blown away by your unwavering support and feedback. Many of you expressed an interest in seeing an addition to the series, and I’ve been happy to keep growing the list over […]
As the story has it, I was recently featured on a podcast for income-seeking bloggers called Do You Even Blog with Pete (the podcast host) and Lily from The Frugal Gene. You can listen to it here: An inside look at 2 new bloggers who are […]
After receiving great feedback on the list of Asian personal finance bloggers 1 & 2, I decided to continue this series with part 3. My goal is to highlight the great work of Asian personal finance bloggers, especially those in North America (US and Canada) […]
When I started Frugal Asian Finance on March 21, 2017, my main purpose was to start a side business by doing something I enjoy: writing about being frugal. I have written multiple posts about topics such as the role of frugality in my marriage, our […]
Before publishing the List of Asian Personal Finance Bloggers – Part 1, I didn’t know what to expect. The post could be well received since it includes so many amazing Asian personal finance (PF) bloggers I’ve encountered over the past two years. However, I was also […]
When I started reading personal finance (PF) blogs, I was drawn into anything related to money savings that I could find. I got to know about a lot of bloggers and learned a ton from them. However, at one point, I realized most of the […]
After 12 years of internal conflict and through trial and error, I finally decided to launch Frugal Asian Finance. While I might have missed out on ample time and opportunity to grow my blog, I have also learned a ton from just reading other blogs […]
