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KenM
post Sep 24 2025, 10:09 AM

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QUOTE(hoonanoo @ Sep 24 2025, 08:02 AM)
Gonna retire in 13 years...I must plan what to do after this. I am not sure if government would do extension for retirement from 60 to 65. Last I heard, Madani still discussing.

4 areas I try to ask around, but seem can't get info:

1) KOL - ask how to become one, recently met an in law in law...at a dinner family gathering. This relative can get free restaurant and hotel stay but must provide feedback. Ask how she does it, but suddenly become hesitant due to trade secret

2) tution teacher - asked a friend haven't met in years, pretending to seek tution for my child to ask for information. But he appeared hesitant. He has experience in setting up tution planner website where parents seeking tution for thier children can find teachers via the website. It failed after some years. He has a local univeristy degree in which he uses it to promote his tution abilities. He used to work for commercial until one day, he could not get along with his boss, he quit and went full tution at 35yo. He's been doing tution ever since, teaching all sorts of subjects. I wonder how he networks and find clients. He is single so can survive on his own la.

When ask, he hesitant and want to excuse himself.

3) real estate
Asked a friend on this one. Sounds very tough. He says first start with your friends and family network. Then talk to other real estate agents to share client list.

Have to find seller, have to find buyer. Wow, double work man.

not easy.

Another relative doing the business tell me got quota one, if not achieve one sale or rent, in 3 months, out you go. Also very hard to meet seller demands, sometimes they demand the sky but buyer also look for thier own specs.

4) kindergarten teacher
A relative retired as an accountant and now working at a kindy as part time teacher. Only earn 3.5k a month.

5) Grab car
I used to think of wanting to do airport taxi services. I know a director friend who got laid off, he decided to use his Vellfire as airport taxi for VIP clients.

back 15 years later, I thought of becoming a taxi driver. But now with grab destryoed the traditional business. I don't think its easy to be grab driver, anyone doing it? seems like the margin is kind of low. Any difficulty in doing this? what more your car needs to be 5 years old, right?

6) Baby sit business
This is one need lesen?
But too high risk as baby may fall sick or injured outside, nanti blame me, I do not want anything happen to baby then I become responsible, nanti kena arrested. Have to install CCTV, have to watch baby. I have experience in raising babies as I have taken care personally of my kids.

Anything else i missed?
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just ask yourself what you are very good at.. everyone has a special talent..
if you don't know, just expand on what you're doing now.. instead of working for someone, work for yourself!..
if you're thinking it's easy, then continue to work for others.. only people who persevere will be rewarded
KenM
post Sep 24 2025, 11:07 AM

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QUOTE(hoonanoo @ Sep 24 2025, 09:42 AM)
my current skills as Accountant doesn't sell anymore after retirement.

its too competitive, if I know some skill, there are most likely people 20 years younger than me that knows the same skills.

Nobody wants to hire 60yo, to do this. I mean when I reach 60yo.
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this is a skill AI can take some but not all the tasks.. manual effort is still required..
i will ask you to consider looking for small enterprises for business.. many startups concentrate on building their business, but not enough $ to maintain a account staff.. if you offer a procedure to them, with your providing the backend up to preparing, submitting and getting the appropriate tax filing... am sure they will give you the business..
always remember, no one is good at everything.. entrepreneurs are good at their business but not at keeping books..
similar to art shops that sell art materials, they are not artists..or a computer salesman, he's not good at running a business.. concentrate on your niche
KenM
post Sep 24 2025, 11:39 AM

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QUOTE(hoonanoo @ Sep 24 2025, 10:13 AM)
Used to be good business

back 20 years ago, a lot of sole proprietorship accounting firms got business due to this. I don't know about now.

The issue is I wrongly joined a big company, then they put me in a specialised accounting section. I lost touch with the changes in taxation, accounting policies.

To ask for transfer to other dept also hard, nanti I become parachute candidate, and incumbent there felt me intruding into their work.

So kind of stuck where I am.
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i'm sure small enterprises will always exist.. many still don't mind paying for completeness of LHDN submissions..( which big boys don't bother).. taxes changes, like any business, always exist... by visiting the LHDN website, you can easily update yourself... it's like riding a bicycle, once learned never forget!..
start with asking your relatives, neighbors etc for contacts.. you will be surprised

 

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