Excelsior Financial Blog

Do you still play Wordle ? Are you still obsessed with Wordle? Credit: NY Times / Wordle Since it first launched in October 2021, Wordle has drawn in millions of daily players who desperately try to guess one new five-letter word each day – in no more than six attempts. I won’t deny that I contribute (still playing) to that statistic. Seven months in, a plethora of variations to Wordle has since surfaced. The last I checked, there were 18 variations and each variation more mind-boggling than the other. Here are the five most-played variations . 1. Nerdle Nerdle is the mathematics enthusiast’s answer to Wordle – but instead of guessing a word, players have to figure out a math equation. Credit: Nerdle There are eight “letters” to guess, with each “letter” being one of “0123456789+-*/=”. The same way you cannot enter random letters to guess in Wordle, your Nerdle guess must also be mathematically correct. 2. Sweardle Sweardle , the sweary word guessing game. Credit...

  We should definitely celebrate and show our love for our mothers all year round, but she deserves extra-special pampering on Mother’s Day. This year, Mother’s Day falls on 8 May – which is coming up really soon! Credit: Unsplash / Sixteen Miles Out Time to show your mother just how much she means to you. Treat her to a lovely meal, bring her out shopping, enjoy a fun crafts workshop together or spoil her with a relaxing spa – the possibilities are endless, really. Here are 5 ideas for you to pamper your mother on 8 May 2022! 1. Relax with a massage Taking care of the family and keeping the household ticking along like a clockwork is a tiring job, and our mothers do it 24/7, 365 days a year. Now’s the time for her to relieve those aching muscles – and what better way than to treat her to a relaxing massage? If she’s on her feet most of the day, try a foot massage for mummy dearest. The gentle pressure will help to ease her tension, and hitting the reflexology point...

If there’s one thing Singaporeans are proud to be known for, it’s our “foodie nation”. Most of us love good food, and are even willing to queue for our favourite stalls. Hawker stalls are our go-to spots for quick, comforting meals, and we all have that one gem that we’d eagerly recommend. So, let’s take a look at what our financial consultants – who tend to commute all over Singapore throughout the day – recommend as their top favourites.   1. Banting Traditional Cuisine 萬津古早味 Located along River Valley Road, this ban mian stall doesn’t just dish out your run-of-the-mill noodles. A friendly couple from Kuala Lumpur runs this chilli pan mee stall, and the noodles here make a good bowl of comfort, especially on rainy days. Recommended by… Dax Quah, Senior Financial Consultant. What should you get here? Credit: Burpple / Maureen Ow Get the signature Hot & Spicy Handmade Noodles (S$5). This KL-style dry pan mee is what they’re famous for – the star of the sho...

Did we just spend the entire (almost) February feasting and celebrating with utter disregard for the weighing scale? If your 2022 New Year’s resolution was to lose weight, are you further or closer to that seemingly unachievable goal? Fret not because I’m with you on this! In fact, here are 5 tips that you can adopt to bring you out of the self-guilt. Spill tea: these tips are truly for the lazy-to-exercise city dweller #1: Sleep Early Skip Supper Obviously if you hit the sheets two-hours earlier, you avoid the temptation of late-night snacking. No brainer for doing the math; less intake equals less gains. Not only that, we all remember our mothers’ nagging at us to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep each night, right? Sufficient sleep helps reset the body and keeps our cortisol levels in check. So, if you don’t intend to exercise for calorie burn, try reducing the calories by sleeping earlier! #2: Drink More Water Aim for at least 8 cups of water daily. Drinking water increas...