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Ramjade
post May 28 2023, 06:22 PM

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QUOTE(nexona88 @ May 28 2023, 01:20 PM)
nope.

it's for those with no fixed salary members only...
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Why not? Self employed means no fixed salary.
Ramjade
post Nov 3 2024, 09:09 AM

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QUOTE(Lembu Goreng @ Nov 3 2024, 08:54 AM)
Her salary is 50k, her bonuses are 200-300k per year.

EPF self contribution is limited to 100k/year.

The 500k inheritance (if it's even true) would not have made any difference to her EPF because she would have maxed out with her bonus anyway.
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I can't reach 50k salary. 😔
Ramjade
post Nov 3 2024, 10:31 AM

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QUOTE(Ayambetul @ Nov 3 2024, 10:29 AM)
What job can made a 25YO able to contribute 10k per month in EPF?
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Business owner.
Ramjade
post Nov 3 2024, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(Lembu Goreng @ Nov 3 2024, 10:44 AM)
what pay? 50k?

We not talking about pay...talking about 10k EPF contribution
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I was talking about pay 😂
Ramjade
post Nov 3 2024, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(theevilman1909 @ Nov 3 2024, 06:24 PM)
Jan 2024 Self Contribute : Feb - Dec 2024, Dividend $$$ in Feb 2025

Dec 2024  Self Contribute : Jan - Dec 2025, Dividend $$$ in Feb 2026
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Better to put in on like 29-30/12 if that is the case 😂
Ramjade
post Sep 20 2025, 02:32 PM

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QUOTE(Relianne @ Sep 13 2025, 03:11 PM)
Is it a good idea to put in self contribution even if total funds is <MYR1mn? Then technically money is stuck until 1mn/1.3mn/55yrs is reached, whichever earlier..
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Not worth it if you got long runway more than 10 yesrs

Dump your intended money into S&P500 or QQQ. They will definitely return double of what EPF can give you over long term.
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post Nov 10 2025, 11:51 AM

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QUOTE(jasontoh @ Nov 10 2025, 11:05 AM)
I've been seeing people sharing they are self contributing 100K which makes me wonder, for those self contributing 100K, would like to gauge roughly how much is the % from the annual income. I mean it doesn't make sense for someone earning 150K to self contribute 100K. Or maybe it's like 20% of the annual income, or 10%.
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QUOTE(jasontoh @ Nov 10 2025, 11:32 AM)
What I mean like if you are contributing 100K, at what income level you only start to do so? Like maybe 500K range? Or only feel more comfortable at 1M range? Because meaning those self contributing also will not have issue no matter how many years EPF change the min balance threshold for withdrawal. Imagine 1M, you only need ~ 3 years to get another 1M, so the additional 100K-300K basically feels no impact.
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You can contribute even though you are earning only RM150k. That means you are living on RM2k. Something which I am more or less living off by. I can load more than half my salary into EPF only thing is I won't as EPF is not making the money work as efficiently as I like it to. Hence I only contribute extra RM3k per year for income tax purposes. If they increase it to RM10k, I will increase it to RM10k as it is always good to pay less income tax.

I value making my money work as efficiently as possible. Putting into EPF = opportunity cost for me.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Nov 10 2025, 11:57 AM
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post Nov 10 2025, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(jasontoh @ Nov 10 2025, 02:15 PM)
So from what I gather, it's mostly moving from other assets to EPF. I was quite surprise many are self contributing 100K, yet our country's median/average income is somehow less than that. So sometimes I was wondering whether I was lurking at places where most high income earners are. If gathering from other assets as well then it makes sense, just that actually earlier years people can dump 100K into EPF, but then again the money must not be intended to be touch until nearing retirement, so other more liquid assets is justifiable.
However I still haven't max out my 100K contribution and cannot afford to do so yet
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If you got long way to go, better just buy QQQ etf now. Then when you are retired sell out of the QQQ and dump it into EPF. You got more to draw down then vs now putting into EPF
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post Nov 10 2025, 07:35 PM

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QUOTE(Wedchar2912 @ Nov 10 2025, 03:26 PM)
hopefully EPF/gov up the limit from 100K to something like 250 or 500K rm... to be consistent rite?
on one hand, the withdrawal threshold limit is increased to 1.3m and will be reviewed periodically....
on the other hand, the self-contribution limit is static??? not consistent lor...

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They just need to up the income tax relief and I will the first person to dump more in. Imagine they up it to RM20k drool.gif

 

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