Personal Finance
Can I Really Retire Early?
By A millennials attempt at adulting  •  September 23, 2020
I began this whole personal finance journey proper only after graduation, when I got my first proper 9-5 job. I had this whole ‘the world is your oyster!’ mindset, and I felt like I could finally have the freedom to exercise my own financial choices, and be fully responsible for it. When I first came across the idea of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), I was hooked. You mean, it’s possible to not slog away 40 years of my life and then reach the point of retirement? What wonderful amazing idea is this! Wow, now THAT sounds real tempting. I started reading up sites and blogs, looking through articles which were written by people who were already on this journey, and I was feeling super pumped. Not just random people living in the States too, there were articles written by Singaporeans, as this FIRE trend started taking over globally. Something about people practising it in Singapore which makes it more.... relatable?...
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By A millennials attempt at adulting
Holla, I'm Mel. I'm currently in my 20s, and trying my best to swim against the current which is popularly known as the 'rat race'. I enjoys taking naps and feasting on mentaiko sushi. I also struggle with this confusing thing called Adultng. This blog is a personal journal for me to pen down my thoughts towards the different elements of adulting, and how I struggle with it. Hopefully, this will serve as a space for me to laugh at my past self, in the very near future.
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