Sunday, March 21, 2010

Retire Young, Retire Rich

Ever since I was small, I always wanted to become a pilot. My dream. But it all went shattered at the age of 8 when I got to wear specs. It sucks totally. Till then, I got no dreams or goals. I thought of just living life as it is. Completing NS, graduate from Uni and then work till retirement age. I really thought of having that life till that one person came...

Nah, it's not a girl! It's a guy. A guy who told me another reason to have a better life. He saw my potential in sales when I promoted my phone brand to his wife. Whatever he said to me that time were all priceless. First thing he asked me was how long and why did I work as a promoter. After that, he asked me about my dreams which I answered him coldly, "I don't have any". He's not surprised though. He then asked me if I were to pursue a career in the course I'm studying now, which is engineering. I said, "Why not?". The next few questions struck me alot..."With this career, tell me how long will you take to earn more than $100K annually", "When do you want to retire?" and "Are you going to work under people and at the same time make your employers becoming richer by the minutes instead of yourself getting more than what you really deserve?"

The guy here was a perfect example of himself. He works in a bank for almost 3 years, earning $100K annually in his 1st 2 years and then $250K in the next 2 years. He quit his job cause he knows he can't reach his dreams. He did what he wanted and now? He's a freaking rich, having his own company, work from home and he will be retiring soon at the age of 40+...

What I want to say is that, I'm not gonna follow his footsteps. But now I have a dream. Yes, I want to earn alot in future. Who doesn't right? I'm not going to work for the money, I want the money to work for me. I'm in the process of what most teenage Singaporeans are not doing now. I found a new meaning in life. & I'm not gonna let anybody destroyed it including my family. That's why I've never thought of relationships, marriage, family being and even studies. Why should I study alot? It will not get you rich but instead financially stable...

Dreams don't take long to reach, it's how long you want it to be reached...Cheers!

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