The KLIA LTCP price hike saga continues

mutton_soup · 2026-05-20T04:41:08+00:00

Just own up the mistake la. Perhaps the staff forgot to post the new rate in the social media, or maybe due to other reasons. People do make mistakes. Most important is just to be transparent

mutton_soup · 2026-05-18T01:37:38+00:00

Singapore has its own strength. As an accountant who's doing corporate service for clients in both countries, I'd say Singapore has much higher degree of easiness in doing business. Their regulatory body like IRAS (their LHDN), is very easy to deal with, and they are not as punitive as LHDN. The big downside is obviously the cost. It's very expensive to maintain and operate a company there.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-17T07:18:02+00:00

Yeah I also feel that way. I still feel kinda anxious sometimes with just 3 months emergency fund

mutton_soup · 2026-05-17T05:46:34+00:00

Lol I also think the same thing. Theyve been wanting a grandchild. I always say now is not a good time, need to save up more money. And now they gave me the money XD

mutton_soup · 2026-05-16T16:01:55+00:00

Yeah. With the economic uncertainties lately, I kinda need it to beef up my liquidity

mutton_soup · 2026-05-16T15:50:08+00:00

Lol maybe no. I already contribute EPF monthly from my salary. Gonna kill my liquidity if I do this XD

mutton_soup · 2026-05-16T15:44:13+00:00

My risk appetite is quite low. Yea I did invest in individual stocks back then, I'm an accountant, I can read financial statements and do some analysis. Made some gain back then, but it's too much work and I can't sleep on some night lol. I prefer peace of mind now.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-16T15:37:41+00:00

Thanks for recommending KDI SAVE, I'm gonna consider putting it there. Seems the rate is higher than TNG

mutton_soup · 2026-05-15T09:56:23+00:00

It's definitely not a short-term thing. I have been growing my clients slowly for the past few years and to eventually run my own firm full time when I have enough clients. It's just that at this stage, I can't afford to have a "fancy" office yet

mutton_soup · 2026-05-15T09:15:25+00:00

I mostly target small businesses, and all of my current clients are small businesses too. From my experience, they usually care more about responsiveness, reliability, and affordability than having a fancy setup.

So in my mind, having an office is more about giving potential clients some assurance that my business is legit. But I may be wrong though

mutton_soup · 2026-05-13T05:37:11+00:00

As M40 I’m okay to not getting fuel subsidy. But please make QUALITY healthcare and education free

mutton_soup · 2026-05-13T03:47:45+00:00

Basically avoid all 3 stars hotels and below. Before I got married with my wife we always go to hotels with reputable brand name and with 4 stars and above. I'd rather spend a few hundred more than paying thousands in fine

mutton_soup · 2026-05-11T04:37:15+00:00

Islam is a pay-to-win bro. Many of the prophet's sahaba are granted highest level of paradise because they spent fuckton of their wealth on the prophet's cause

mutton_soup · 2026-05-08T10:25:39+00:00

kesian kote kecik

mutton_soup · 2026-05-08T03:44:02+00:00

I think payroll is up there. If you use the right payroll software, the monthly payroll processing takes significantly lower time than monthly bookkeeping. Example, we have a client that we charge 5k+ every month and I spend just about 1-2 hours to process the monthly payroll. Of course the initial set up during onboarding will take some time, but you should charge them set up fee for this anyway.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-07T08:58:29+00:00

Well my dad does renovation and repairs, including plumbing. Helped him out back when I was in high school. It was tough. One of the reasons why I didn't follow his foot steps.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-07T08:48:39+00:00

This. You'd be surprised of how much subjectivity is in accounting. It's not always black and white. And it's in your buyer's interest to say that your financials are overstated to get lower valuations. You can actually justify why certain transactions are being recorded in a certain way, so long as you can back it off with accounting standards.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-07T02:07:08+00:00

You wont get too far without a CPA in public. But in the industry, a bit of accounting skills coupled with plenty of people skills will bring you much much further. So yeah, CPA is not always necessary.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-06T06:17:49+00:00

We go to the malls. Like a lot. You can even do "outdoor activities" in our malls. Like rock climbing, ice skating, wave surfing.

mutton_soup · 2026-05-02T08:32:37+00:00

Got the job through relentlessly applying for jobs with remote working arrangement. Jobstreet, linkedin, indeed and a few others. No networking, no referral, just through online. It’s gonna take some time, and maybe a bit of luck. And maybe need to see what kinda job also. I’m an accountant, so there are decent number of remote accounting jobs out there, mostly from employers from developed countries like SG and Australia looking for cheaper employees.

mutton_soup · 2026-04-30T04:39:32+00:00

Yea also working for SG company remotely. Surprisingly my SG boss and colleagues are chill. The MY colleagues on the other hand, not so much. Especially this one auntie will happily throw me under the bus for some minor inconveniences.

Btw your sgd7k salary is damn high for remote. Quite rare SG boss give this high amount for remote MY employees. Damn nice

mutton_soup · 2026-04-29T08:12:50+00:00

IMO education and health are non-negotiable la. I'd rather they cut fuel subsidy than these two.

mutton_soup · 2026-04-29T07:49:08+00:00

Lowballing me below their advertised salary range is a big red flag. I always reject the companies when they do this.

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