The Woke Salaryman Podcast

A simple, yet though-provoking parable we found. How do we take care of the poor? Does progressive tax work? What are the trade-offs when you tax the rich too much? Do we even need rich people for a city to prosper?  Read the parable here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20108946.html

We talk about the recent crypto cataclysm and the pushback against content creators who plugged it. (Sorry for the thumps we bought a new mic stand and it stands on the table so when we whack the table we'd be able to hear it. We will whack the table less in future.)

Our guest Wey Fook is the Chief Investment Officer at DBS Bank. btw THIS VIDEO IS NOT SPONSORED BY DBS. WE HAVE DONE SPONSORED WORK WITH THEM ON OUR WEBSITE BUT THIS VIDEO IS NOT. WE JUST ASKED IF WE COULD INTERVIEW WEY FOOK AND THEY SAID OKAY. IF OUR VIDEO IS EVER SPONSORED WE WILL TELL Y'ALL. Timestamps:  00:00 - 00:53 Intro 00:54: Wey Fook's journey from engineer to CIO 5:20 How Singapore...

(NOTE: In case y'all are interested, the OP recently posted a more serious reply to the story that you can check out on his FB wall.)

We talk to our first guest ever on the podcast about how he grew up poor in Singapore and how he broke the cycle. Thomas is an investor and writer who founded steady compounding, a stock analysis blog that focuses on discovering and analysing 'investing concepts, business models, and timeless lessons from super investors. We'll talk about Thomas' insights on investing, and also how he recently qui...

Setting healthy boundaries with work, measuring productivity, attendance vs work done. Time stamps:  0:00 What is quiet quitting and our thoughts on this 3:45 Is quiet quitting just setting healthy boundaries and pushing back against hustle culture? 8:45 Make productivity part of the negotiation with your boss 9:00 How quiet quitting might be damaging for your career long term 11:42 How compa...

Would you spend all your money if you became rich? Is the point of life to spend the money you earn? Is it possible/fulfilling to have a lot of money but spend very little of it? Timestamps:  00:00 Intro  3:20 - TWS in the future - rich but miserable?  4:35: Do we have a fair snapshot of the uncle’s life?  6:58 How having more money and financial security can change your mindse...

Is it wrong to be unambitious? What's with the anti-work, lie flat, 'hikikomori' movements popping up all around the world? Is this a sign of things to come? Is this an old thing with new names? How do close relationships work when ambition levels are not aligned? We discuss these topics and more.

Singapore is a small country with declining fertility rates. How should we keep up internationally amidst local resistance to immigration? We discuss this frankly. Our credentials: Ruiming: Born and bred Singaporean. IC color: Pink. Wei Choon: Born in Malaysia, studied in Singapore since he was 7 years old. Currently a permanent resident in Singapore. IC color: Blue

The first podcast we're doing in our new office. It's a significant upgrade in terms of working conditions, accessibility, presentability, and of course, COST. So we are naturally wary. In this podcast, we talk about these insecurities and how our perspectives have changed since we became employers of a small team. This podcast is best experienced in video form. Watch it on YouTube here: https://y...

The last podcast we will do from our very first office! We are moving to a bigger (and more expensive 😱 office) which will only be ready in 2 months so we will be working completely remotely for a while.  We talk about what we've learnt from the past year, the courage to be disliked, Ruiming's experience getting COVID and holidaying in Europe, Wei Choon's difficulty in going home to Malaysia...

We talk about Netflix's hit series Squid Game. How accurate is the show as an analogy to real life? How far would we personally go to preserve our lives? Is Sang Woo evil? How can Gi-hun better manage his money better for season 2? All these and more in this week's episode of our TWS Podcast. 0:49 Pre-spoiler convo/ Similar shows 1:40 What Squid Game is about   2:15 SPOILER MARKER  2:26...

Are young people pressured to find success in life too early? We talk about the definitions of success at different milestones, how we view our own ‘success', and the importance of walking your own path. 00:00 Intro 02:16 The average age of startup founders? A whopping 45. 07:20 How lists like 30 under 30 are designed to be newsworthy, and how that affects your view on success 09:00 The qualities...

We’re huge fans of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). In this 2nd episode of our podcast, we talk about the life lessons we learned that relate to personal finance and leadership, the importance of trade-offs, and why we must have a WHY in life. Watch this podcast on our Youtube channel (The Woke Salaryman) and follow us on Instagram (@thewokesalaryman) 

Hi, we’re Ruiming and Wei Choon, co-founders of a webcomic called "The Woke Salaryman". Our mission is to make personal finance easier and more entertaining for everyone.  In this first episode, we're talking about the F.I.R.E. Movement.  F.I.R.E. stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” The goal is to save and invest very aggressively—somewhere between 50–75% of your income—so...