We talk to our first guest ever on the podcast about how he grew up poor in Singapore and how he broke the cycle. Thomas is an investor and writer who founded steady compounding, a stock analysis blog that focuses on discovering and analysing 'investing concepts, business models, and timeless lessons from super investors. We'll talk about Thomas' insights on investing, and also how he recently quit his iron rice bowl government job to run Steady Compounding full time. We also talk about what it was like growing up in a lower-income household, getting into fights in school and much more.