sometimes i ask myself: am i really happy? i joke, i laugh. but what is that loneliness i feel in me? the absense of a particular "something" to fill up that hollow in me. but i have faith. one day, just one day in the future, that "something" will appear and take "it's" rightful throne.
"i'll have an appointment with you in future. and i'll make sure this time, it's happily ever after. for you and me."
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sometimes i wonder to myslf: what is it with people and working till you're 65? it's not illegal to retire early right? but why is it that people make it sound like a sin to want to retire at 35?? retiring does not equate to "rotting your life away", neither does it mean "leading a meaningless life" after that. does anyone actually know how much we are missing out by not retiring early? i have a belief: there is unlimited money to be earned in this world. no one tells you how much you should stop at. but please do look at the more important aspects in life! what happened to "growing up with your kids"? and "spending quality time with you loved ones (wife, kids and parents included)"? i'm super sure a person's worth is not measured by "how long he can work", that's like so workers' mentality. don't believe me? let's do a simple calculation and determine how much is actuallie "enough" to last you whole life shall we?
let's take the average income of a normal person throughout his life to be $3k (note: it states AVERAGE)
so if we work from 25-65, that's 40 years.
so let's see... 3k x 12 (mths) x 40 (yrs) = 1440k which is $1.44million! cool right? everyone can be a millionaire. but of course some say "but we still spend on other stuffs like car, house, food, diapers...." whatever lah hor....thats the average your parents earn and they are still surviving so don't argue (though they may be struggling)!
so if that's the case, why not shorten that time span?? y should you earn tt 1 million in 40 yrs ir you can shorten it to let's say...10 yrs?? but of course if you're thinking of just working for some MNCs as some admin clerk. then this is not for you.
"but great anzai! how can everyone accomplish this? having everyone retiring at 35...then our economy how?!!!"
fret not, your uncle here got the answer,"if you really care so much about the workforce in future to think about retiring early, be a worker for 40 years. maybe your guilty conscious won't kill you, yea?"
whoever told you that retiring means you can't contribute to the economy? what happened to investments and "spending money to keep the economy rolling"? and no, uncle here didn't say "retire" and waste tax payers' money. but you'll never know if you need tax payers' to support you in future but let's just look at factors that are in our control shall we? acts of God...leave it to Him!
interested you may approach me and ask me to share how i'd actually accomplish this dream of mine. but i do warn that not everyone can accept my ideas. and no, the fact is that you don't have to be a uni-grad to make it in what i want to do.
i'm not sure if i can accomplish what i want, but the thing is, that is what i want. many people don't even dare to want anything anymore.
of course, before bill gates became the richest man on earth, he didn't know that he can do it. but one thing's for sure. he wanted to be rich and powerful, that's why he got to where he is. succes doesn't fall on you suddenly like bird shit and says, "peek-a-boo! you're successful!"
let's take the average income of a normal person throughout his life to be $3k (note: it states AVERAGE)
so if we work from 25-65, that's 40 years.
so let's see... 3k x 12 (mths) x 40 (yrs) = 1440k which is $1.44million! cool right? everyone can be a millionaire. but of course some say "but we still spend on other stuffs like car, house, food, diapers...." whatever lah hor....thats the average your parents earn and they are still surviving so don't argue (though they may be struggling)!
so if that's the case, why not shorten that time span?? y should you earn tt 1 million in 40 yrs ir you can shorten it to let's say...10 yrs?? but of course if you're thinking of just working for some MNCs as some admin clerk. then this is not for you.
"but great anzai! how can everyone accomplish this? having everyone retiring at 35...then our economy how?!!!"
fret not, your uncle here got the answer,"if you really care so much about the workforce in future to think about retiring early, be a worker for 40 years. maybe your guilty conscious won't kill you, yea?"
whoever told you that retiring means you can't contribute to the economy? what happened to investments and "spending money to keep the economy rolling"? and no, uncle here didn't say "retire" and waste tax payers' money. but you'll never know if you need tax payers' to support you in future but let's just look at factors that are in our control shall we? acts of God...leave it to Him!
interested you may approach me and ask me to share how i'd actually accomplish this dream of mine. but i do warn that not everyone can accept my ideas. and no, the fact is that you don't have to be a uni-grad to make it in what i want to do.
i'm not sure if i can accomplish what i want, but the thing is, that is what i want. many people don't even dare to want anything anymore.
of course, before bill gates became the richest man on earth, he didn't know that he can do it. but one thing's for sure. he wanted to be rich and powerful, that's why he got to where he is. succes doesn't fall on you suddenly like bird shit and says, "peek-a-boo! you're successful!"
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