QUOTE(beLIEve @ Jun 19 2019, 04:36 AM)
Hopefully can reach 1m before retire. Then survive on dividend.
No la. EPF is guaranteed by kerajaan 1malaysia lama dan baru. So it's even safer than ASN. I always liked that, only undecided because of withdrawal restrictions. Now try try first. If problem then go back to 11% loh.
You should pray that I can survive with half my salary la. Less one city hunter to hunt your ASM.
1m in where? EPF or ASMx?
QUOTE(Unkerpanjang @ Jun 19 2019, 07:53 AM)
Morning all,
Very commendable effort, living on 50% take home salary. Must have put some thoughts on how to achieve it. Do share with the younger investors, what change in lifestyle n how to manage emergency expenses.
Unker contrarion thinking, people keep worried invest into Kwsp, means money stuck long time. Well, isn't that the ultimate idea? Otherwise, if you consider ASX as a high FD account, wouldn't it also mean you likely to withdraw to satisfy immediate gratification instead of saving for real rainy days?
So, hopefully, you put some thoughts. Health, Employment & Luck cannot be taken for granted. Unker shud know better.
Unker keeps repeating like broken record.... Asset allocation. Irrespective how young, how tight budget, put little bit more % into Kwsp.
But Unker stops short of guaranteeing you will have better future. Little chance, better than no chance.
50% isn't hard if you have higher salary and your lifestyle is on basic needs only.
QUOTE(neverfap @ Jun 19 2019, 09:46 AM)
Can't agree more on the kwsp part. In my mid 20 now, can see many friends and colleague around me that complain about the amount deducted from their salary for epf.
But without epf, how we gonna survive after retire especially with how youngster spend money like water on water literally (bubble tea, hotpot) and also branded stuff and big cars. Maybe FAMA bank? If got FAMA bank then good for them but some just "follow trend" by spending all their saving. At last only regret in their old days.
Really wish our education system add in financial topic for the future generation and not only sejarah, hubungan etnik etc. Not saying that those are not important but financial knowledge is equally if not more important than the other subject.
Just my 2 cent
unless you got better way to earn more than EPF.