My relationship with the CPF system did not get off on the best footing. My starting pay as an overworked auditor was $2,000. This paltry amount became an even paltrier $1,600 after the mandatory 20% CPF contributions. There wasn’t much left after contributing to the family and paying the monthly installment on my education loan….
Month: July 2019
Warren Buffett
To accelerate my FIRE journey, I started reading books on investment. I was and still am a voracious reader. Of the many investment gurus I have read about, WB has the biggest influence on me. Despite being one of the richest men in the world, he leads a normal, some say, frugal life. He still…
The start of my FIRE journey
I have always been sensitive to numbers. Maths and economics have always been my favorite subjects in school. My earliest memory of $ was that of my grandmother saving coins of different denominations for me in figurine piggy banks. It is therefore no surprise to any of my friends and family members that I chose…
$1 million net worth – Mission Impossible?
This has been my goal ever since I started working. I finally achieved it after working as an employee for almost 16 years. Of course, there are many people out there who have reached this milestone much earlier – your super high flying bankers, lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs etc. My purpose is not to compare but…