I didn't post an Aug 2016 Financial Update last month. Besides, you can refer to the figures that I update regularly on the Net Worth, Asset Portfolio, Passive Income and Spending Multiple & Savings Rate blog pages as a reference. I have also included the numerical and percentage changes from month to month for easier tracking of our progress. Nevertheless, I have decided to do a Sep 2016 Net Worth Update. Before I go into the details on our financial progress from Aug 2016, I'm going to write about other related topics first. Just to make it interesting to have some of my current thoughts and views in this post. Would we ever pursue self-employment? I have been debating this issue with my wife and we are coming to the conclusion that we probably won't do it unless we are forced into it. We are relatively young and still have decent job prospects and earning capabilities. We might as well make ......