A early retirement blog that explores new income sources
I was on vacation last week to Taiwan, which explains the lack of posts. During my trip, I took a mental note of how much things cost in Taiwan so that I can calculate how much I need to retire there. In fact Taiwan is going to be my first stop after retirement as my […]
Dividend investing is something I have been toying with but after comparing it with alternatives, I decided not to put any serious effort into it. This article will reveal why I think niches sites are so much better for folks looking to build multiple income streams for their early retirement. I disclosed in my previous […]
One of my methods to early retirement is to build sites that require light maintenance so that I am not shackled to the site. Among these sites, some are focus on earning affiliates fees through Amazon. How it works is simple: I build sites that pull in search traffic from the niche my site is […]
Times are tough right now due to my recent property investment and cash injections into the company. That being said, I still would like to travel at least once a year to take a break. It is also a good way to invigorate my marriage life. The challenge is how to travel with a $500 […]
Investing 100k and getting back 500k is not a difficult task. The most important thing missing from the equation is the time period. Let me illustrate this with a few scenarios. Since this is an early retirement blog, I will start with the longest time period, and then working backwards to see how we can […]
I am getting excited about the opportunities of eCommerce, especially after reading this post by Jeff Jordan called “the case of ecommerce acceleration“. Basically, the point he made was the retailers have low margins due to their high operating costs that includes expenses such as rental, manpower, truck fleets for moving inventories, warehousing etc. The […]
One of the most common searches that lead people to my blog is asking about how much is needed to retire in Singapore. In fact, I have seen questions on whether is it possible to retire on a lump sum cash of 1.5, 2 and even 3 million dollars. For Christ’s sake, 3 million dollars […]
I am seriously looking into singapore reits as a form of investment for passive income to fund my early retirement. After doing some research, it seems that the undervalued reits have prices that are below their NAVs. Unfortunately, I can’t find any that meets this criteria while maintaining a 7-8% yield on investment. Most REITs […]
I don’t buy a lot of domains because I have not clear direction on what sells in the market. This is why I limit my risk exposure by only buying names that I think has good potential for somebody to build a business on. Fortunately, I am in the startup world so I see lots […]
How did most people save their first million dollars? Do they get it through lump sum payments such as selling properties, or striking 4D or ToTo? Or do they get it through having a consistent saving and investment plan? Both approaches work and I am happy to say that I have my hands in both […]
