Our Story
A Small Office with a Long View on Household Reserves
Mendric began as a single workshop and has remained deliberately small — so that the work stays careful and the sessions stay personal.
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How Mendric Came to Be
Mendric was founded in Petaling Jaya by a small group of financial educators who noticed that most adults had little vocabulary for discussing their household's reserve fund — the sum of money kept aside to cover months of disrupted income or an unexpected large expense. The gap was not intelligence or income; it was the absence of a structured occasion to sit down, read carefully, and write out what a household's reserve situation actually looked like.
The first programme ran in 2019 with eight participants around a single table in Damansara Utama. Participants worked through a printed manual, wrote in their workbooks, and received written feedback before the next session. That format — deliberate, written, small-group — turned out to suit the subject. Reserve planning is not a topic that responds well to speed. It asks for careful reading and a willingness to sit with numbers that are sometimes uncomfortable to face.
Since then, Mendric has expanded to three distinct programmes, each suited to a different level of familiarity with reserve fund concepts. The Vocabulary Workshop is an entry point for people who want to start from the beginning. The Reserve Reading Course extends over six weeks for those ready to build a consistent practice. The Year of Reserve Pages Programme supports households in maintaining a full year of written planning across ten group sessions and three one-to-one written check-ins.
What has not changed is the format. Sessions remain small. Workbooks remain printed. Feedback remains written. The office in Damansara Utama remains the place where sessions are held.
2019
Year Founded
3
Core Programmes
≤10
Participants per Group
The Team
People Behind the Programmes
Nurul Rashidah
Lead Facilitator
Nurul has designed and facilitated reserve fund reading courses since Mendric's first session. She writes the written feedback for workbook submissions across all three programmes.
Ahmad Hazwan
Programme Coordinator
Ahmad coordinates intake schedules, maintains workbook printing, and supports participants through the enrolment process. He joined Mendric in its second year.
Siti Lailawati
Content Reviewer
Siti reviews all written workbook materials and session templates before each intake. She ensures the content stays grounded in practical household scenarios.
How We Work
Our Standards and Approach
Group Size Limit
No group exceeds ten participants. This is not a policy that gets waived for a full intake — the limit exists to keep sessions genuinely interactive.
Written Workbook Reviews
Every workbook review is written rather than delivered verbally. This gives participants something to read again at their own pace and return to later.
Printed Materials Only
All workbooks and manuals are printed. No programme content is delivered through an app or online portal. Participants write by hand and keep physical copies.
Data Handling
Participant contact details are held only as long as needed for programme coordination. They are not shared with third parties or used for marketing without explicit consent.
Education Boundary
Mendric is an education provider. Facilitators do not give personal financial advice, make recommendations about specific products, or manage funds on any participant's behalf.
Consistent Format
Each programme follows a consistent session structure. Participants know what to expect each week — workbook review, reading discussion, writing time, and facilitator feedback.
Household Reserve Fund Education in Petaling Jaya
A household reserve fund — the sum set aside to cover a period of disrupted income or an unplanned large expense — is one of the more practical concepts in personal finance education. It does not require investment knowledge or high income. It requires a written plan, a monthly practice, and a clear understanding of the vocabulary surrounding it.
Mendric's programmes are built around the idea that this understanding is best developed through structured reading, written exercises, and small-group discussion over several weeks. The Vocabulary Workshop builds a working understanding of reserve fund concepts in four sessions. The Reserve Reading Course extends that into a six-week practice with monthly templates and quarterly review pages. The Year of Reserve Pages Programme supports households in maintaining a full written reserve plan through ten group sessions and three one-to-one written check-ins.
All programmes take place at our office in Damansara Utama. Sessions are held in the evenings to suit working adults. Workbooks are printed and provided as part of each programme fee — participants do not need to source materials separately.
Mendric does not offer online courses, video content, or self-directed learning materials. The programmes are designed to be completed with a facilitator and a small group of peers, in person, at a measured pace.
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