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Education 101: The Importance of Basic Mathematics Skills in Everyday Life

René Descartes Mathematics History French Education Skills Knowledge

The title “father of modern mathematics” is often attributed to René Descartes (1596–1650), though the designation can vary depending on context, as several figures contributed significantly to shaping modern mathematics. Descartes introduced the Cartesian coordinate system, which links geometry and algebra by representing geometric shapes with algebraic equations. Image source: After Frans Hals – André Hatala [e.a.] (1997) De eeuw van Rembrandt, Bruxelles: Crédit communal de Belgique, ISBN 2-908388-32-4., Public Domain.Read More »Education 101: The Importance of Basic Mathematics Skills in Everyday Life

Finance 101: The Power of Compound Interest For Wealth

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Compound interest is the process where interest earned on an initial amount of money (the principal) is added back to the principal, allowing future interest to be calculated on the growing total. Often described as “interest on interest,” it can significantly boost savings or investments over time, especially with higher rates or longer periods, due to its exponential growth effect. Photo by Pixabay

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Military 101: The Dassault Rafale – History, Variants, Comparisons, and Export Success

Rafale French France Fighter Jet IAF Flight

The Dassault Rafale, a 4.5 generation, twin-engine, multirole fighter jet, was initially procured by India in a 2016 deal for 36 aircraft. These currently operate from IAF bases in Ambala (Haryana) and Hasimara (West Bengal). The Indian Air Force is also reportedly planning to acquire another 40 Rafale jets for its land-based fleet and 26 Rafale-M variants for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers, with a potential option to increase the Navy’s order to 62 aircraft. Image source: Capt. Jason Smith / Wikimedia

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Economy 101: Top 9 Personal Finance Mistakes You’re Making Now

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In a nutshell, personal finance empowers you to take control of your financial life. It involves understanding your current financial situation, setting clear objectives, and implementing strategies for effectively managing your income, minimizing debt, growing your wealth through saving and investing, and protecting your assets against unforeseen circumstances. Ultimately, it’s about achieving financial freedom and peace of mind. Photo By: Kaboompics.com/Pexel

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Money 101: eGUMIS System – Faster Reclaiming Unclaimed Money Process

Brunei Dollar Money Unclaimed eGumis

Unclaimed money is a common phenomenon in many countries, including Malaysia which has the eGUMIS system for unclaimed money refunds. It refers to funds left untouched or where the account has been left format without any transactions in various financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies, and government agencies, for an extended period.

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Makeover 101: Part 4 – Learning Basics of LED Light Installation

LED Home COB House

My first large-scale experience with LED lights is when I decided to get an electrician to add new fans in the bedrooms and replace all the fluorescent lights in the house with brighter, more lasting lights. In some places like the living room, I added extra double lights which make the whole area very bright. There was not much work required for replacing fluorescent with LED lights but working with LED strips for the kitchen cabinet is going to be different. Photo by Max Rahubovskiy.

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Home Makeover 101: Part 3 – Repairing Broken & Old Kitchen Cabinet (Continued)

Kitchen Cabinet Hinges Interior Design

Before I forget about this, this is a continuation of the DIY project to repair the broken kitchen cabinet which initially started with the idea of just changing the rusted hinges but it went on into a proper makeover of the whole kitchen cabinet as the tabletop was still in good condition.

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Home Makeover 101: Part 1 – Upgrading The Tired Home: The Planning

Home House Makeover Living Room

After a long tiring day, all we want to do is to come back to a warm, clean, comfortable home where we can lay back in a corner, put a relaxing Illayaraaja classic and have a good book in our hands. But the reality of things especially when we have very little time to clean up, organise and run out of storage, the house can be in a terrible mess & uncomfortable. Image source: Pexel/Photo by Donald Tong

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Budgeting 101: Easy Project – Things To Make Life Easier At Home

home solar environment green energy

Solar panels on the roofs of every home will go a long way to reducing the cost of energy in this country but we have yet to have the space or the money for this project for now. However, there are other things we did that improved productivity and cut costs at home. Image source: http://www.eurocosm.com/

Disclaimer: Making things easy at home does not mean they will be cheap. Some “investments” will be required.

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Budget 2023: Why We Are Not Addressing Financial Leakages & Wastages?

National Budget Malaysia Economy Deficit

Malaysia always had a deficit national budget where The Government had always spent more than what it can collect except for the so-called golden years between 1993 to 1997 when the budget recorded a surplus and also low deficit budgets in between. Image source: Trading Economics.

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Personal 101: MyTukar – It’s Correct Time for New 3rd Car for the Family

austin dad's car childhood MyTukar

Way before we could buy used cars online from Carsome or MyTukar, the family’s very first car which my Dad “bought” from his boss was this ancient Austin Morris 1100 which was a big relief and time saver considering we often need to take the bus or taxi to travel anyway. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Budgeting 101: Easy Project – Replacing Dead Air Conditioner Electrical Switch

Electrical Diagram

When there is a fault in the electrical systems in the house, it pays greatly to have some background knowledge on using the right tools and what the different colours of the electrical cables mean. Thankfully the electrical semantics at home is not so completed when it comes to changing the bulb or adding electrical appliances to an existing setup. Image source: Flickr.

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