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How to Keep Your Home Cool without Air Conditioning
With scorching temperatures reaching the mid to high thirties in the Klang Valley, it appears that many Malaysians have been driven to their absolute wits end. Okay, maybe that was a little bit of an...
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New Highways – Taking a Toll on us?
The sign of a developing nation must truly be that one is forced to pay at tolled roads for the luxury of subsequently being stuck in a traffic jam. How many times have you paid the RM1.60 at the New...
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How much are Musicians earning per song?
“London, Miami, Rio, Dubai, Moscow, Mumbai!” sang the Justice Crew, probably about all the places that music artistes are able to visit at the snap of their fingers. Indeed, there has always been a...
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Cost of Keeping a Prisoner Higher than Minimum Wage?
A vacated Malaysian prison. Original picture source unknown. When we think of prisons, we think of an institution of high walls and misery where the scum of society dwell far away from us law-abiding...
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Now Everyone Can Fly – Except Tax Evaders
LHDN is miffed. Big time. They’ve realised that many Malaysians can afford to travel the world but can’t pay their taxes. So they’ve gone and thrown a spanner into the vacation works. Even if you’ve...
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5 Critically Acclaimed Movies that Didn’t Make Money
Critically acclaimed movies could potentially earn movie producers and directors nominations and awards, however, this doesn’t necessarily equate success in terms of box office revenue. In Hollywood,...
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Should You Leave an Inheritance for Your Kids ?
We’ve talked a lot about inheritance on SaveMoney. From how to plan your funeral from beyond to the best way you can account for your wealth after you’ve gone; we’ve talked the macabre subject to death...
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GST in Malaysia – How the Goods and Services Tax affects You
As the Budget 2014 (tabled on the 25th of October 2013) announcement came, Malaysians awaited with bated breath on whether the government of the day will or won't finally introduce a Goods and...
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Highlights on Budget 2015
Called the 'People's Budget', Budget 2015 saw the government allocating RM273.9 billion to invest in various sectors and increase pay out in targeted subsidy programmes. So what's really in it? We...
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Zakat in Islam – What is Zakat, Nisab and How to Calculate it All
What is Zakat in Islam? Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and is considered "wajib", or a must for Muslims. In Malaysia, you can actually get jail time or be forced to pay a hefty fine for...
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5 New Year Resolutions That Are Good For Your Money
People resolve to do many different things each New Year: from exercising more to taking up a new and challenging hobby. Some people do make resolutions about money but sometimes you will find that...
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Top 5 Richest Women in Malaysia
Since we've done an article on richest men in Malaysia, we decided it's time to put the ladies into the spotlight. Although, the more common of us still worry about the gender wage gap; there are some...
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How much are Musicians earning per song?
"London, Miami, Rio, Dubai, Moscow, Mumbai!" sang the Justice Crew, probably about all the places that music artistes are able to visit at the snap of their fingers. Indeed, there has always been a...
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Prices of Petroleum in the Oil-Producing Nations
What's another word for "black gold"? If you're thinking about the word petroleum (or crude oil), which also means "oil from the earth", then you're spot on! This precious liquid is called as such due...
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Malaysia Income Tax Guide 2015
*Please note that this guide is for filing income tax in March-April 2015 for assessment year 2014. Whenever the tax season rolls around (that's 1st March to 30th April), there is inevitably a sense...
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MyKIRA GST App: A Review
We're just hours away from G-Day, folks (that's GST implementation day to those living under a tempurung - a tempurung that may or may not be more expensive after tomorrow)! A bunch of you are...
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Cost-Cutting Measures You Can Take Right Now
Are your bills higher than they should be? With the new GST implementation, we can expect price hikes across the board and being able to squeeze every sen from our income is crucial in our efforts to...
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GST Getting You Down? Take the NaikWatch Survey
G-Day (GST Day) has come and gone. In it's wake, service charge debates, muddled cashiers and even some claiming businesses have been forced to close down. For us, and this writer particularly, the...
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4 Money Reasons I am #ForeverAlone
The long weekend is coming and if you're like at least 70% of the adult population you will be planning something with your significant other. Lucky you. People like me? Naw, it's either the...
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