In May I made quite good progress towards financial independence. Read more for the details…
Progress report to financial independence: monthly update April 2021
Monthly life update:
It was a terrible month, I need to get back to a more healthy lifestyle. Over one year without gym and spending most of my time at home – not ideal…
The slow journey to financial independence: monthly update March 2021
After nearly seven years of keeping track of my finances I feel that I am now in the boring middle of the journey. At the same time, I can see the goal on the horizon – just a few years to go! How did I do in March?
First time my portfolio exceeded SGD 700,000 – monthly update February 2021
In February my portfolio crossed SGD 700k for the first time, which seems crazy, given that it only crossed the SGD 600k threshold 3 months ago…
Monthly update January 2021 – escaping Winter
It was a tricky month. Mid-January I moved to a Spanish island off the coast of Africa, which was legally allowed with a negative Covid test, but judging myself it was still a silly idea. I am working from here for the time being.
How I saved 70% of my income and invested over SGD 135,000 in 2020
At the end of a very crazy 2020 I analyzed all my spending and investments for the year. Read on for the charts and details!
November 2020: first time my portfolio exceeded SGD 600k
just four months after I crossed the SGD 500k threshold, the frothing bull market pushed my portfolio to over SGD 600,000.
Investing for my early retirement: monthly update for October
Another month has passed, how much did I spend and how did the portfolio do?
September 2020: how did my retirement portfolio do?
September was a fun month spent visiting friends and secretely working from another country in ‘home office’…
My slow progress to retirement in August 2020
August meant another month in the homeoffice. As cases in Europe are increasing again, I guess that I will not see the inside of my office again in 2020. Some months ago I just packed up two suitcases and left the country I am supposed to be working in, in order to take care of some family issues in another country. Nobody has noticed or cared and I have just worked as per normal from home. How did my expenses and portfolio do in August?