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Financial Lessons for My Teenage Self: The Dropout Entrepreneur Edition with Wenhao from Smilie.io

Financial Lessons for My Teenage Self: The Dropout Entrepreneur Edition with Wenhao from Smilie.io

Update: 2025-10-16
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If you could give your teenage self one piece of money advice, what would it be? In this episode of Building Financial Fitness, Wenhao, serial entrepreneur and founder of Smilie.io, shares how dropping out of school (twice!) set him on a path to building businesses across Asia.

“The earlier you understand that you’re not a slave to the dollar, and the money is slave to you, the happier you’ll be.”

From learning the hard way about spending (mostly on food) to figuring out what really matters, Wenhao keeps it real about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. He talks about chasing curiosity, not comfort, and how he’s teaching his kids to be brave enough to try and smart enough to learn.

It’s an inspiring and down-to-earth conversation that will make you rethink how you view money, ambition, and success.

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You can connect with Wenhao or find out more about Smilie here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongwenhao/

https://www.smilie.io/

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Want to get in touch? You can reach out to us through the email podcasts@melisten.sg, or through Junus Eu's instagram @missfitfi.

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Financial Lessons for My Teenage Self: The Dropout Entrepreneur Edition with Wenhao from Smilie.io

Financial Lessons for My Teenage Self: The Dropout Entrepreneur Edition with Wenhao from Smilie.io

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