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Gym Franchises Can Still Fail. Here’s the Formula That Matters [Chills 288 ft Jeremy Ko]
Jeremy Ko’s first gym died after about a year.
No triumphant founder montage. He was fresh out of NS, knew fitness, but did not yet know how to run the business. That failure gave him the thing he could not buy from a franchise deck: context.
More than a decade later, he says his group has 25+ gyms, alongside fitness equipment, sports supply and climbing businesses.
The part worth stealing is not “work harder”. Jeremy’s model got stricter. He starts with demand and catchment, works backwards into rent and costs, and asks whether the concept can scale without the founder becoming the permanent receptionist, troubleshooter and cleaner.
His sharpest line for anyone romanticising entrepreneurship: if you only create one outlet that needs you every day, you may have bought yourself a job.
For TFC’s working-professional crowd, that is the real tension. Leaving a salary can create freedom… or swap one boss for rent, payroll and leaking roofs.
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7 Oct 2026
SGX UCITS ETFs: What Singapore Investors Need to Know [Chills 287 ft MoneyOwl & SGX]
Would you buy an ETF just because it is cheaper, more tax-efficient and easier to access from Singapore?
With new UCITS ETFs coming to SGX, that choice is about to become much more relevant for local investors.
But convenience is only one part of the equation.
In this episode of Chills with TFC, Reggie, Dawn, Chuin Ting Weber and Kang Wei Chin unpack what investors should actually look at before choosing an ETF: the index underneath it, withholding tax, brokerage costs, bid-ask spreads, liquidity and whether “passive” really means passive.
They also get into a surprisingly important question: when an ETF says “World”, how much of the world are investors actually getting?
The ETF wrapper may look simple. What sits inside it can be very different.
So if two ETFs track similar markets, what matters most to you: lower fees, tax efficiency, easier access or broader diversification?
Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
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30 Sept 2026
Cancer at 34: Could You Afford a Year Without Work? [Chills 286, Sponsored by Prudential]
Most of us plan for the hospital bill.
But what happens if you cannot work for months… or even a year?
Daniel was chasing FIRE. Then cancer forced him to stop working… but not in the way he had planned.
At 34, Daniel found a lump after a 5km run. Nine days later, he was diagnosed with stage 2B Hodgkin lymphoma.
Six months of chemotherapy followed: 12 sessions, 13kg lost and a treatment bill of over $300,000.
His hospitalisation plan covered the treatment. His employer continued paying him for six months, while an early Critical Illness payout provided additional support.
The bigger lesson? Preparing for illness is not only about paying the hospital. It is also about buying yourself enough time to recover.
Prudential Singapore’s Health Gap Years poll found that 67% of respondents expected severe-stage critical illness recovery to take more than a year. Yet only 29% believed they had enough savings to get through it.
Daniel and medical oncologist Dr Hsieh Wen-Son join us to discuss the money, treatment and the difficult reality of life after a cancer diagnosis.
If you had to stop working tomorrow, how long could your finances last?
Brought to you in partnership with Prudential Singapore.
Disclaimer: This content is for general information only and is not medical or financial advice. Costs, recovery experiences and insurance coverage differ by person and policy. Speak to qualified healthcare and financial professionals before making any decisions.
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