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My CPF journey and What does it mean to be #FRSLoh
By Value Warrior  •  December 13, 2020
I have to say I wasn't really "CPF Savvy" when I was younger. Back then, in my mind, I was just treating CPF as a housing fund. This is because I only know I can use my CPF Ordinary Account (OA) for housing and I don’t even know or bother to find out what my Special Account (SA) and Medisave Account (MA) are for. In fact, I don't really bother how much is in my SA or MA as in my head they are "locked up" and not really "my money" until I'm 65. It wasn't until when I was around 35 years old, as I became more financially aware, that I begin to pay more attention to my CPF savings in the 3 accounts. I started to read and find out what is Full Retirement Sum (FRS), Basic Healthcare Sum (BHS), what they meant to the various CPF accounts and how I can make use of my CPF for tax savings...
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By Value Warrior
A regular working Joe starting out his value investing journey. I started my investment journey late at the age of 34. Looking back i wish i had started earlier so that power of compounding can work its magic. Nevertheless a good time to start investing is always NOW!!! So here i am having started this journey, i planned to reach Financial independence at age 65. Wish me luck.
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