How much are you earning per annum?

By
Lee Yen Nee
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Published: 4:54 PM, November 16, 2015

SINGAPORE – Deputy chairman of Singapore-listed property developer City Developments Limited (CDL), Kwek Leng Joo, has died in his sleep, industry sources told TODAY. He was 61.

Mr Kwek was scheduled to attend an event at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) tomorrow (Nov 17) but organisers postponed the event citing “an emergency situation”.

Mr Kwek was appointed as a director of CDL in 1980. He assumed the position of deputy managing director of the company in 1987 and managing director from 1995. His latest appointment as deputy chairman took effect in February 2014.

Hosted a dinner for some visitors and him 10 days ago. Life is fragile and unpredictable. We should enjoy to the fullest and treasure every moment with our love ones.

I aim to retire young and enjoy the fruits of my labour as soon as I can.
Enjoy spending more time with my loved ones.
Enjoy travelling around the world while I'm physically fit.
I hope to retire by 50.
Life is short.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hosted a dinner for some visitors and him 10 days ago. Life is fragile and unpredictable. We should enjoy to the fullest and treasure every moment with our love ones.

How old are you and when do you plan to retire?

Half a century and hope to retire soon and enjoy life with loved ones.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How old are you and when do you plan to retire?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Half a century and hope to retire soon and enjoy life with loved ones.

Wise move. If you're rich with a net worth of millions, you can even retire now. Don't be like someone who is already 55 and yet still working greedily to earn that extra million to add to the millions he already has. Eventually he will die without spending his millions. His millions will be squandered away by his children who will retire at 30 and they will spend his millions away on partying, gambling, sports cars and women.

You don't have to retire to enjoy life. The trick is to find something you are good at and enjoy doing. I don't claim to know Mr Kwek LJ, but I think people like him who are good and successful at what they do, find their jobs/work fulfilling and satisfying. At 62, his life may seem short but he has certainly seen more, done more, enjoy more and achieve more of everything than many people older than him.

Yes, we must treasure our loved ones and appreciate them, but don't make the mistake of becoming a nuisance to them when we run out of money. We simply don't know when our last day is.

At 50, your children (if any) would have grown up and would not really appreciate seeing you that much. At that age, they need financial support from you more than your time. If your wife has been a housewife bringing up the kids, she would want to do some work when the children are grown up.

I already worked 30+ years at my job. How did I last so long? I try and focus on those aspects of work that I enjoy and don't dwell too much on those I don't like. Make a hobby of building up your wealth. You will be surprised how fun and exciting it could be when you see money coming in each month from your investments. With these passive incomes, you will have more choices, more life options. And strangely enough, you would also view your work differently.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I aim to retire young and enjoy the fruits of my labour as soon as I can.
Enjoy spending more time with my loved ones.
Enjoy travelling around the world while I'm physically fit.
I hope to retire by 50.
Life is short.

Blindly retiring especially prematurely is not a cure for an unfulfilling and unsatisfying life. Having financial security is only one aspect of life, the other more important aspects are living a meaningful and purposeful life.

If your calling is to perform charity, then you may find fulfillment in doing charitable work. If your calling is live a nomadic life, traveling and exploring the world, then this is what you should do. Everyone has a different calling and predisposition.

Some are called to serve and they find fulfillment and satisfaction in serving others like MPs. Of course they are also well rewarded financially.

Try and find out what is it that you are meant to do in life and do it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wise move. If you're rich with a net worth of millions, you can even retire now. Don't be like someone who is already 55 and yet still working greedily to earn that extra million to add to the millions he already has. Eventually he will die without spending his millions. His millions will be squandered away by his children who will retire at 30 and they will spend his millions away on partying, gambling, sports cars and women.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I aim to retire young and enjoy the fruits of my labour as soon as I can.
Enjoy spending more time with my loved ones.
Enjoy travelling around the world while I'm physically fit.
I hope to retire by 50.
Life is short.

If you are financially free, then by all means you can retire from salaried work.
Beside enjoying your success, you can do charity work to help others in need and to keep your life more meaningful and fulfilling.

If you don't know your true purpose of your life in this temporary world, go to
y o u t u b e and search "The meaning of life".

May you be given the Guidance to the truth.