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Old 04-01-2018, 11:03 AM
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For those who are curious, I've just did a quick calculation based on this advice.

Assumptions for a moderately-successful Singaporean:
1) Start work @ 25 years old, at 3k/mth with 2 months bonus every year
2) Salary growth @ 3% per year; for years with promotion, growth @ 10%
3) Promotion once every 4 years
4) Save 60% of total salary and invest all of them, at 6% annual gain

Results based on the above calculations:
1) Salary at: 25 (3k/mth), 30 (3.7k/mth), 35 (4.6k/mth), 40 (6.1k/mth), 45 (7.5k/mth), 50 (8.7k/mth)
2) Number of years for gains from investments to exceed salary from job: 24 years, at 48 years old. By this point of time, your annual package is $115k, while total invested amount if $2.1m

And that's saving 60% of total salary.. not many can do that, given housing mortgage, etc..
all these are hypothetical... assuming you are a Singapore Citizen, you would have already be contributing 20% of your salary to CPF. unless you are talking about 60% of NETT wages? Still. provided you are not the only child in the family and your family doesn't need you to take care of them. utilities, telephone bills, groceries, insurance, etc.

provided you are not intending to settle down, not intending to go for some holidays from time to time, some occasional luxury splurges...

continue building the dream portfolio of S$2m.

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