as a malaysian i wont even consider Australia as my sister is there for almost 30 years
once ur kids go there (in this case i refer to my sister) they never wanted to come back
now 30 years plus she has her own family and made it in life she say this to me - study australia ok, have family here = no family
dont get me wrong she has a wealthy and loving husband, she has a good income job, she has kids in australia
now she is there 30+ years and her kids are all adult
her kids is a product of australian made, australian groom, pure australian manage
here comes the problem:
1. culture and tradition all gone
2. empty nester - kids move out when there are 18, some 19 and some 20 and very young age
3. loneliness (husband still alive)

money wont fix any of the above problem

me and her grow up in a big big big family, we stay in kampung house and inside 1 house got 4 generation

i knew a few folks... migrate Australia so that kids study pay local fees... after that come back retire in Malaysia... win-win... lol...

Yes 2mil downpayment, 2mil loan.

wah.... ...that much.... have to cancel plan like this

But for a Western English speaking country Oz is the best for SE Asian.

wah.... ...that much.... have to cancel plan like this

Nope. Send them there. Let them buy their own house. Can't help them there already.

It is already tough to buy house now without help. It is going to be even tougher for them in the future.

wah.... ...that much.... have to cancel plan like this

It is already tough to buy house now without help. It is going to be even tougher for them in the future.

yes. but possible in msia. guess all will be stuck here

A guidance on your life expectancy in Malaysia. Good measure on how long your net worth needs to last once you've FIRED

https://kalkulator.dosm.gov.my/lifeexpectancy/#/

A guidance on your life expectancy in Malaysia. Good measure on how long your net worth needs to last once you've FIRED

https://kalkulator.dosm.gov.my/lifeexpectancy/#/

Just a light-hearted note…

You can’t change your date of birth, and changing your ethnicity or gender is... well, technically possible, but let’s not go there. 

But hey... if money really can’t last that long, at least you can still choose to smoke and shorten the timeline a bit.   

Just saw this in YT.

https://youtu.be/qCagXXSpjP4?si=jiWoev3QYnWuHL6h

Early retirement looks easy — until you’re actually living it.
When I left corporate life at 47, I thought it would be simple. Seven months later, I’ve realised it’s peaceful and fulfilling — but also more complex than I ever expected.

In this video, I share what I’ve learned through the four phases of retirement — from the honeymoon stage of freedom, to adjusting to a new rhythm, to finding meaning and purpose through Ikigai Living SG.

My wife never encountered what this youtuber encountered. Wife has retired for 3-4 years now since her 30+. I always purposely making joke to her and say "You must be missing your working life so much and eagerly back to work now", her answer is simple "Fxxx NO!". My father retired at 55 and my mom around 47 that time, never ever heard they miss their job or regret of retiring (father is full of hobbies, mom mostly gardening and watching tv/online shows).

Btw, from a lot of posts about nothing to do after retired, these people seem have 1 similarity, they are sharing one same hobby or only has ONE hobby, that is, TRAVELING, once they have no place to travel to, they have no idea what else to do.

My wife never encountered what this youtuber encountered. Wife has retired for 3-4 years now since her 30+. I always purposely making joke to her and say "You must be missing your working life so much and eagerly back to work now", her answer is simple "Fxxx NO!". My father retired at 55 and my mom around 47 that time, never ever heard they miss their job or regret of retiring (father is full of hobbies, mom mostly gardening and watching tv/online shows).

Btw, from a lot of posts about nothing to do after retired, these people seem have 1 similarity, they are sharing one same hobby or only has ONE hobby, that is, TRAVELING, once they have no place to travel to, they have no idea what else to do.

Btw, from a lot of posts about nothing to do after retired, these people seem have 1 similarity, they are sharing one same hobby or only has ONE hobby, that is, TRAVELING, once they have no place to travel to, they have no idea what else to do.