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Old 16-04-2018, 11:34 PM
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So many people with hundred of thousands of saving plus millions dollars assets wanting to retire comfortably. It is very sad to see the level of insecurity people have in Singapore. I am not advocating that we should not plan or save but most of the people here are over the top. Seriously, who can tell me with 101% confidence that they will be alive tomorrow? We do not know what will happen tomorrow, let alone in 10 years time. We should grab what we have today in our financial disposal to live and give to people around us. Money don't bring happiness, it bring misery in most cases, hoarding don't bring happiness to our neighbours, only by giving can we make our life worth living. Stop trying to live for the future and start living now.
I would not feel sad for people who are wealthy. But before we proceed to discuss further, I think it is important to define "rich" in a quantitative way otherwise "rich" is subjective and can lead to our misunderstanding of why certain "rich" people are insecure.

Someone has defined rich before and I think it is a good way to start:

Networth below $10M --> general masses
$10M to below $50M --> Rich or Wealthy
$50M to below $100M --> Very Rich or Very Wealthy
$100M to below $500M --> Super Rich or Super Wealthy
$500M to below $1Bn --> Uber Rich or Uber Wealthy
$1Bn and above --> Billionaire club

With the above definition, it is now clear that many posters here are just among the general masses. They are NOT Rich. They would explain their insecurity. Now you may argue that a person with $6M networth is rich, he may be richer than you but certainly not rich in the bigger scheme of things.

To get up (or promoted) to the Rich category is just a narrow band of $10M. A person in his mid 50s with a networth of $5M and if he struck the toto group1 prize of $6M, he would get elevated to the Rich category.

On the other hand, it is not so easy for a Rich person (networth more than $10M) to get into the next level of wealth, ie the Very Rich level. It is a $50M band! It gets harder and harder to move up the levels at the higher wealth level.

So people who are among the general masses, and aware of how "little" they have, compared to the Rich, will undoubtedly feel insecure. If a country has more and more people in the Rich category and you are among the general masses, you know the consequences are that things will get more and more expensive. Thus explains their insecurity.

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Old 18-04-2018, 08:00 AM
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We often hear the argument that once you have enough finances, you should stop work and devote time to yourself, family and personal hobbies be they travelling, reading etc...

Having reached this stage of having "enough" finances and at 57, I find no compelling reason to stop working. Here are my reasons why I am continuing to work which I believe, are common to others who are in a similar situation.

1. Find meaning and satisfaction in the work that I do.
2. Have wonderful colleagues and team
3. Opportunities to travel and learn new things on the job!
4. Company still value your contribution, knowledge and skills
5. As we are no longer concerned with competing for promotion, we are more able to enjoy the work.

The "financial" reasons are still there but not as compelling once you achieved sufficient finances. But nevertheless, here they are:

1. Medical coverage both for outpatient and H&S
2. Paid leave - 24 days a year or 48 days if accumulated over 2 years
3. At 57, I am right smack in the golden period of wealth accumulation- where the financial commitments have tapered off and our income peaked, resulting in an accelerated savings! Together with our passive incomes, we are able to save more than our full salaries each year!
4. You see your networth hitting new highs every year.

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Old 18-04-2018, 09:44 AM
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We often hear the argument that once you have enough finances, you should stop work and devote time to yourself, family and personal hobbies be they travelling, reading etc...

Having reached this stage of having "enough" finances and at 57, I find no compelling reason to stop working. Here are my reasons why I am continuing to work which I believe, are common to others who are in a similar situation.

1. Find meaning and satisfaction in the work that I do.
2. Have wonderful colleagues and team
3. Opportunities to travel and learn new things on the job!
4. Company still value your contribution, knowledge and skills
5. As we are no longer concerned with competing for promotion, we are more able to enjoy the work.

The "financial" reasons are still there but not as compelling once you achieved sufficient finances. But nevertheless, here they are:

1. Medical coverage both for outpatient and H&S
2. Paid leave - 24 days a year or 48 days if accumulated over 2 years
3. At 57, I am right smack in the golden period of wealth accumulation- where the financial commitments have tapered off and our income peaked, resulting in an accelerated savings! Together with our passive incomes, we are able to save more than our full salaries each year!
4. You see your networth hitting new highs every year.
It's good that you find meaning and satisfaction in your work. If I'm in your shoes, I would also want to continue working. What is your advice to those who have enough passive income and are tired of their job? Should they retire or look for another more meaningful job? I'm in this situation and I am in my late 40s.

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Old 18-04-2018, 05:13 PM
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It's good that you find meaning and satisfaction in your work. If I'm in your shoes, I would also want to continue working. What is your advice to those who have enough passive income and are tired of their job? Should they retire or look for another more meaningful job? I'm in this situation and I am in my late 40s.
First of all, congratulations to you on attaining Financial Independence (FI). Attaining FI means you have options in regards to the kind of life you wish to live, which includes choosing the kind of job to do.

I would only recommend going into retirement if you have health issues and need rest to recuperate/recover, or if you have a hobby to retire to. And certainly do not retire for some foolish reasons like avoiding the peak hour traffic each day!

As you are only in your 40s, and not happy with your current job scope, you could explore taking on a different role with lower responsibility and correspondingly lower remuneration while staying in the same company to enjoy your accumulated benefits.

If not possible to stay in the same company, go out and explore doing something you have passion in and still bring in some "pocket" money. As long as you are paid, your CPF will continue to grow! The CPF is an important pillar for anyone in their retirement years.
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Old 18-04-2018, 08:46 PM
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I am not rich in the material sense but I am rich in the whole sense. I have enough financial means and I have lots of free time to pursue my passion. I quit my corporate role to pursue a small business which I thoroughly enjoy. No more high stress corporate nonsense. I think I am the richest person on earth as I value each day of my free time as much as a $1m a day! My life is short on this earth and I want to make the best out of it. Why should I make an extra dollar which I don't need? I rather gain an extra free day which I value at $1m a day!
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Old 19-04-2018, 08:08 AM
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In Singapore, it is very common to see dual income households, where both husband and wife are working. And rightly so, as the cost of living here is quite high.

It is in this regard that I greatly admire single income households where either the husband or the wife alone is earning an incoome. I can understand that these single income families may want to have a parent stay home to look after their young children and take care of household matters.

However, this comes at a great financial cost on top of the sacrifice of one partner to stay home and look after the household.

Just looking at my colleague's financial situation and mine and we can see a stark difference in terms of financial status after 33 years in the workforce. We were classmates at university and both of us came from humble homes. Both of us have two children, a boy and a girl. Our children have graduated and started working.

The difference starts here:

His wife is a full time housewife, my wife is a career woman.
He stays in a HDB Exec flat, I stay in a 4 bedroom condo, plus one investment condo
He has a car, while my wife and I have a car each.
His networth is slightly above $2M (including his HDB), while our networth is slightly above $7M.

In the next post I will share how the 1 + 1 > 2 comes in.
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Old 19-04-2018, 09:20 AM
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In Singapore, it is very common to see dual income households, where both husband and wife are working. And rightly so, as the cost of living here is quite high.

It is in this regard that I greatly admire single income households where either the husband or the wife alone is earning an incoome. I can understand that these single income families may want to have a parent stay home to look after their young children and take care of household matters.

However, this comes at a great financial cost on top of the sacrifice of one partner to stay home and look after the household.

Just looking at my colleague's financial situation and mine and we can see a stark difference in terms of financial status after 33 years in the workforce. We were classmates at university and both of us came from humble homes. Both of us have two children, a boy and a girl. Our children have graduated and started working.

The difference starts here:

His wife is a full time housewife, my wife is a career woman.
He stays in a HDB Exec flat, I stay in a 4 bedroom condo, plus one investment condo
He has a car, while my wife and I have a car each.
His networth is slightly above $2M (including his HDB), while our networth is slightly above $7M.

In the next post I will share how the 1 + 1 > 2 comes in.
Thanks for sharing. I have a few queries.
Is your friend’s Wife home schooling the children till they age 12 or 16? Do you think there is any difference in children’s development, bahaviour, relationship with parents etc between yours and his?

I believe it is quite clear and straightforward that dual income has strong financial stability than single income but I believe there are benefits of single income family.
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Old 19-04-2018, 03:25 PM
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I am earning low, how can I improve my salary.
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Old 20-04-2018, 07:28 AM
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Thanks for sharing. I have a few queries.
Is your friend’s Wife home schooling the children till they age 12 or 16? Do you think there is any difference in children’s development, bahaviour, relationship with parents etc between yours and his?

I believe it is quite clear and straightforward that dual income has strong financial stability than single income but I believe there are benefits of single income family.
His children were not home schooled and attend regular schools just like mine.

As to the children's characters, I believe its highly dependent on nature (in born) rather than nurture. Meaning, the children's characters are very likely to take after the parents' characters. For eg., a mild mannered parent is likely to have mild mannered children. And your frugal behaviour is likely to pass on to your children too.

Our children are well behaved, balanced and responsible.


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41yrs M & 37yrs F w/ 2 Children 12yrs M & 9 yrs F
Income 200k per annum
OA 200k/ 101k
SA 174k/ 53k
Cash 100k
Reits 100k

Other commitment

Stay in a 4 bedroom EC 720k outstanding loan. Bought 3 years back at 900k+
Ride is 1 year old executive car. 60k outstanding loan
Education policy for both children 4k per annum till 21yrs.
Own endownment policy 5k per annum till 55yrs

Looking forward to retire at 55years and lead a frugal life. Do you think is possible?
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