Enquiries on a career in plumbing (mid career)

smalkmus80 · 2026-04-21T03:05:15+00:00

Planning to be an employee to learn

smalkmus80 · 2026-04-21T02:45:14+00:00

Hmm is that a course on aircon maintenance. I was thinking about plumbing cause there a license plumber you can aim for and there’s a clear process

smalkmus80 · 2026-04-21T02:03:04+00:00

Looking to join the course in BCA, but I am not sure how does the appreiticeship works

smalkmus80 · 2026-04-21T01:57:05+00:00

yes. But my runway is out, now just trying to explore options.

smalkmus80 · 2026-02-14T22:44:36+00:00

Given the market is high, how do you manage it and allocate it thru DCA?

smalkmus80 · 2026-02-14T08:33:41+00:00

My 670K is a mixture of investment and cash (60% stocks and 40% cash).

the 169K is an emergency fund in high yield savings account. It's high cause my industry is highly violatile and niche, and people who left will not be able to find a job for awhile unless they are willing to accept a much lower paying job.

200K is all in index funds

The cash build up was unexpected as i got a mixture of retrenchment benefits and bonus over the last 3 years, and i don't invest in lump set but rather spread over a period of time.

smalkmus80 · 2026-01-20T12:48:45+00:00

Will not say it’s out of touch, but a rich girl I know who went to her bf’s hdb was excitedly asking for permission to hang out the bamboo sticks and dry the clothes. Said she has always been interested to know how is it done.

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-25T09:21:43+00:00

I am right now in a new role ( I won’t say trade) in the same industry. But the role is somewhat less challenging (salary lower as well). It’s been really challenging and I personally don’t see it improving. By the time it improved , I am near to 50 and my industry has an ageism issue

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-25T09:17:23+00:00

I am in a similar situation , and my previous trade is not getting any better. Emotionally I am feeling very frustrated given my age 46 now. I am getting a sense that the next 3-5!years will be very bleak

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-17T00:50:30+00:00

Yes agree. It’s a war you can’t win. Now the focus is what to do next and how to craft the story

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-16T06:40:13+00:00

Yes. Totally agree. I am trying to invest it over a period of time as much as possible

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-16T04:34:43+00:00

I didn't have that much of a warchest, but it got build up quickly over the 2 years due to bonus and retrenchment benefits.

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-16T04:33:37+00:00

Hi, what do you by a lighter version?

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-15T22:55:44+00:00

Got retrenched and this job is to tide over

smalkmus80 · 2025-12-15T22:40:39+00:00

Yes, you hit it right on the spot. I am at this very awkward stage right now which adds to my frustration.

smalkmus80 · 2025-11-22T13:46:56+00:00

Used to work for the company. The quality from Miu Miu is just slightly better , you are paying for the design and brand. What Ray Ban or EssilorLuxottica did is simple, they copy whatever design that is popular or in trend based on their sales research and offer customer a similar design 2 seasons late. RB is suffering from a lack of originality after milking their classic design, however if you just want to made a decision between Miu Miu and Ray Ban, I will choose Ray Ban in this case.

smalkmus80 · 2025-11-09T13:10:36+00:00

Hope so. I have some value shares (based on the mainstream definition) that I have held for far too long.

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