Escaping the cycle of poverty/abuse in Singapore (and more)

[@SteadyCompounding]

Thanks for having me! Absolutely love the chat.

[@Grounderz7]

This is good stuff you shared, Thomas. Hit me a bit when you were talking about our parents from that generation and all. Something I have never realised up until this point. Thanks so much. Also want to thank Ruiming and Weichoon for this podcast so much.

[@kevinevan2744]

Can't thank you guys enough for having this talk, I'm also in the midst of escaping from my cycle of poverty and abuse, and I'm not so lucky to have supportive or responsible parents. I only "woke up my idea" last year after failing to get a job as an artist, and today's talk just reinforced lessons on responsibility and adaptiveness, especially the bit about how it is a privilege to pursue a passion which I agree 100%

[@valuabletips560]

I am also from a poor family, currently studying in SIM with slightly above average grades. Never had I thought I would make it to a university because of my upbringing as well with cleaners as parents. Not good enough to get a scholarship but enough to get a bursary. For me, the book that changed me was 7 habits of highly effective people and from there I went to other books like intelligent investor etc, unfortunately I "woke up" when I was a bit older like around 22 years old, so I empathize with Thomas quite well

[@thewokesalaryman]

Thanks for sharing. All the best :)

[@SteadyCompounding]

I read that book too. Did quite a bit of mindset shift for me. It was first recommended to me by my internship boss. 22 years old is a young age, keep at it!

[@valuabletips560]

@@SteadyCompounding yea the book is good in the sense that exercising, healthy diet and meditating happen to improve willpower according to willpower instinct which helps you quit bad habits, the book also specifically tells you to exercise for 150minutes per week minimum iirc which quantifies stuff, I used to not know what exercises to do and how much to do , so the book gave me an initial detail to work with

[@RainSunRain]

Good for you, 22y/o is still very young, some people never wake up their entire life

[@jiansheng]

Respect to Thomas or anyone who managed to break the poverty cycle with limited resources

[@martinloh]

Oh my gosh that ending is GENIUS Hope you guys never run out of things to talk about. Thomas was such an amazing guest, really inspiring and honest conversations, can't wait for what's to come!

[@jamesbywater]

Huge respect to Thomas Chua and all he’s accomplished. Love his insights and admiring his journey from afar.

[@SteadyCompounding]

Thanks James!

[@Kiramatsu]

Great stuff! Thomas is an awesome guest. His story is definitely relatable and impactful. Do continue to have such segments and content! Rally more view counts so that this video can help others too.

[@mmorrisprods]

I think this is terrific! I follow Thomas' work and even DM with him in Twitter. It's sweet to learn his story. And you hosts are really great too. As an American boomer, I usually find this kind of thing "noise" but not here. GREAT! ~Mark

[@SteadyCompounding]

Thanks for the kind words buddy. Great hosts, good conversation.

[@BBowiec]

Had the same idea of Warm lights vs White lights houses, this doesn't apply 100% of the time but perhaps a large percentage. Learning from the older generation, warm light was widely used back in olden Singapore days and why majority of the folks doesn't relate to it today is because it reminded them of their younger days where Sg was much more poorer. While on the other hand, the westerns adored the warm light during the night time. So flats with warm lights now have a higher chance of housing western educated local folks which also stands for higher ses and spending power etc etc. Although this might apply more often than not during the 2000s.

[@zYMz]

Amazing interview! I think the law of attraction is taking place! Both Thomas and TWS have really humble personalities despite their depth of knowledge. Unlike most buzz on the internet where investing gurus talk big but know very little. Glad to enjoy quality content again and again from TWS, please continue experimenting what you do!!

[@fahmidamiah]

This resonated a lot with me. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

[@SteadyCompounding]

My pleasure :) Much credit to the hosts for the great questions and facilitation.

[@shonendumm]

Thank you for sharing, Thomas. Respect to you

[@edwinong878]

Very insightful. I enjoyed and learnt a lot from the session. Thank you.

[@JtubeYouTube]

Very inspiring, take lots of courage and discipline to transform your life. Thanks for sharing. I especially like the mindset on the regret minimisation framework.

[@Ben-kh2rh]

Great interview podcast. Super liked!

[@luizhiyang]

Very inspiring podcast! Thanks for sharing your story!

[@AllocatorsAsia]

Loved this! And love Thomas' story

[@Humorousguy64]

Can say these 2 interviewer especially that PR guy thinking and comments of lifes here for low income ppl are most meaningful...hope the gov view their program

[@calebleejl]

the shit + food analogy was hilarious! good save by the way :p

[@omega_3_998]

Thomas giving some ong ye kung vibes right there ... future in politics maybe? So well spoken! hehe

[@thinkpadx60]

Thanks for this episode, some useful advice for a middle aged broke salaryman!

[@dominic1988]

this insight is really helps alot

[@Jonnsh.09]

WC and RM couple outfit heh

[@thewokesalaryman]

Damn, I told WC and he said he would cover it with his hoody and that would be enough - RM

[@chlnapanda]

Wait theres no more videos? is not a joke right? they are all really nice to watch

[@thewokesalaryman]

(we jk)

[@Asher89leo]

Sorry. This is new to me. What is consider poor in Singapore? Is this the same as middle class trap. When I was there , this was the term use. Is this the same? (. I don't think I am in the right channel. )

[@bevelryliew3576]

❤

[@LonganLee]

What if your father is a VIP in sg? Born a rich man?

[@fabianlim5787]

Good video. Remember to bleep your **** before KZbin censors you

[@hhspore]

I think you both produce very good podcasts and I have just subscribed to your channel after listening to your podcast interview withe CIO of DBS and the CEO of Providend. However, can I suggest that you do away with your ending statement on "last podcast". It sounds very negative, jarring and confusing for a person listening to your podcast for the first time. Your podcasts are all pretty solid and I dont think you should close on a "negative" note as this negates all the good vibes and good content creation.

[@ifuknjk]

lky said the young don't know wat poor is ...during n after WW 2.. people don't have jobs, a family of 6 lived in 1 room of 89 sq.ft...jobless resorted to selling scraps n holding 2/3 odd jobs...now poor means owning a i-phone.. lived in hdb.. 1 small car n cash in the bank...u want more..5c.. cash-condo-country club-car-credit cards...that's poor ????materism.. bigger everything.

[@diegoben91]

Evergreen secondary school right ? I don’t remember you getting beaten, u were one of the tallest guy in school 🤣 more like u beat people ba 😂

[@nats7798]

who is this guest?

[@SteadyCompounding]

👋

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

Definitely don't buy anyone's course for how to escape poverty. I mean, please, do not do that.