35yrs old
155k P.A
No car, 1 condo.

I understand what u r saying and I agree with you totally.

I am in my mid 40s and my runway, may be 10-15 years more is coming to an end. The future belongs to the young ones. To maintain an annual 7-figures income. I hv to work really hard and constantly look for opportunity to groom the next generation. My God-sons, as I do not hv any children of my own, will be joining my company soon. They will be my successor to the business and they are already appreciating why I work so hard when I was young.

NO!!! You can do trading while u r holding a full-time job. $120,000 is not a small amount also.

If trading can make money consistently, those big banks wouldn't have to resort to illegally manipulating interest rates and assisting in money laundering activities, and big/small whales wouldn't have lost billions of dollars.

The people consistently making profits are the trainers selling seminars and dreams to trader-wannabes.

My first post as a registered forumer here, a contribution to the data.

32 yrs old (1979)
Education level : A-level (CJC), also some rubbish $2000 Dip.BA from Uni NSW from Kaplan when i was 26

First job : Yr 2000, Age 21, IBM, Sales, $1300/month (18k/annum)
2nd job : Yr 2003, Age 24, DBS, Marketing Exec, $2000/month ($32k/annum)
3rd job : Yr 2005, Age 26, Starhub, Marketing Exec, $2500/month ($35k/annum)
- did my rubbish part time Diploma in the gap here -
4th job : Yr 2007, Age 28 Local SME, Trainee Broker, $3200/month ($48k/annum)
Present job : yr 2011, Age 32, Vessel Chartering (Clean & Dirty), $12400/month ( $174k / annum), 4 years working experience
Yr 2000-2008 - Telco
Yr 2009-2012 - Marine Industry

I am the only asian ikan bilis of my company, junior executive. My colleauges are all 40yrs+ Brits, Norwegians, Americans, Danish and Israeli PRs, about USD300-400k/annum before stock options.


Depending on the industry you go into, Educational Certs may mean the world, or absolutely nothing. But knowing how to sell yourself is more important than any certificate in the world.

Also i seem to notice every other page on this forum has AN UNREGISTERED GUEST who is likely a Property Agent consistently saying how everyone is rich and property prices will continue to rise, and so we should buy properties ASAP.

Vessel Chartering (Clean & Dirty), $12400/month ( $174k / annum), 4 years working experience>>>>>

could you describe your work-life-balance or working hours? Work on public holiday/weekend? No-life?

Need to be station overseas(long term/short term) ??

Stress, hectic (max/min)??

After reading so many postings, I can't help feeling that some of u r really over paid.

The financial industry for instance. I hv a friend who is working in this big international financial institution as a middle management purchaser and he is paid close to $20,000 per month. My question is what kind of responsibility or job scope are we talking about to justify that kind of salary? No wonder the there are so much "money" problem in the world.

To make thing worst, we hv a fleet of FT are all 40yrs+ Brits, Norwegians, Americans, Danish and Israeli PRs, about USD300-400k/annum before stock options.

Are they really that good? SERIOUSLY? Just look at US and ERUOPE... A butch of idiots who think they are above others.


I look forward to the day when a ANG-MO doing foot reflex on me and that day is not too far away. Spain unemployment rate has gone unto 24%.

dream on... you will probably be the foot masseuse.

I lol'ed when i read that, sorry if that offends anyone