Me & My Money Series (Sunday Times)

[Zelphon]

Haha.. yes indeed. Many of us are basically indulged in useless activities that basically exploiting stock market inefficiency.

I couldn't agree with you more. I vaguely remember you mentioning your day job as an engineer. I am confident you create more value to society as an engineer than as an exploiter of the inefficiencies of the financial markets. Indulging in indirect self-praise because I am also an engineer myself. Haha, let's be honest with ourselves. Would we engineers who create value for others rather exchange place with bank proprietary traders who make lots of money for themselves?

include me in as part of the group (Since i am an engineer too..lol)
Pre-2008, i had dreams to join the financial industry 1 day until i witnessed the immense greed and little value it brings to society at large.
Of course one could do philanthropy after he becomes rich to contribute back to mankind, but i reckon there's a lower probability for financial folks with oversized egos with self indulgent lifestyles, to do so.

So, if the choice lies before me now, i would choose an engineer. Pre-2008, it was the other way around.

It is pretty depressing to hear alot of bright prospects in spore, inspiring to join the financial sector after they graduate..when MAYBE, they could utilise their gifts in the sciences and make that litle more contribution to society/mankind at large.

Include me as an engineer too!

However, I'm planning to contribute back to society via teaching tuition to kids, writing educational study materials to document my knowledge before I forget, some of which (self praising here) I believe are rather unique ideas and methods of solutions.

Getting rich from this economically useful activity? Hopefully, but I'm not so sure yet, that's why at the end of the day, I'm still an engineer

SO many Engineers ah....
Count me in leh..

Me still a LOWLY PAID ENGINEER after 5 yrs...
Haizzzz