In this episode, we had a chat with Suraya Zainuddin, Founder of the Malaysian personal finance blog Ringgit Oh Ringgit. She's created a sustainable career for herself as an independent freelancer, consultant and thought leader in Malaysian personal finance! Really inspiring.
We talked about:

• How she started this journey (she said it was an accident) to becoming a freelancer,
• Sharing her techstack and writing flow, and more
• The pressure of comparison, by looking at the gripes of someone with a 9-to-5, and a negative boss
• Mental health of a solopreneur
• The future of remote work according to Suraya

Suraya Zainuddin is the freelance writer, the independent, and a thought leader on Malaysian personal finance. She is the AntiFool. Let's get right into it!
Timestamps

• 2:51 Answering the question "What do you do?"
• 4:08 Suraya's niche career "was an accident"
• 7:29 The skills someone need to freelance right now
• 10:20 What Suraya learned about herself taking this leap
• 11:47 Why she feels guilty about being independent
• 15:16 Suraya's techstack and writing flow
• 20:13 "Remote work will rise" Suraya shares her thoughts

Suraya's Social Media

• RinggitOhRinggit Website
• RinggitOhRinggit Facebook
• Suraya's Twitter
• Suraya's Instagram

Tools

• Google Docs as the main writing tool
• Wordpress as a Content Management System
• Grammarly for editing
• Socialbee: Social Media scheduling tool
• Flipboard for curation