Reader says... I just started reading your blog last week and I am already a fan! Your passive income is amazing! Totaling first two quarters for REITs and non-REITs, you have already exceeded $96k! How old are you now? AK says... Welcome to my blog. :) I am 47 this year. Reader says... Oh, I see. I thought you might be a retiree in your 60s or 70s. A bit difficult for me to reach your level by 47. AK says... When you say you are my fan, it follows that I am your idol. Honestly, I don't want to be your idol. Seriously, you should not be my fan. Don't compare what you have with what I have. Don't focus on what I have achieved. Instead, focus on what you can achieve. Whenever I say, "If AK can do it, so can you!" I am referring to achieving financial freedom ......