What a month… Corona virus getting worse and the mood in the markets turning very negative. As always, I saved money and invested it into the market to save up for my goal of financial independence and escaping the office. How did my portfolio do in this difficult month?
January 2020 – monthly update on the way to financial independence
New year, new goals! This year I would like to save and invest at least SGD 105,000. The goal is not having to work for money – aka financial independence by 2027 – just before my 45th birthday.
2019: the year I finally managed to save over SGD 100,000
2019 I had planned to invest SGD 100,000 and I managed to exceed the goal. Read on for the details!
November 2019: monthly update
November is rainy and gloomy in Europe and I miss my former home Singapore tremendously. During rainy November I often missed a steaming bowl of real Laksa. The version I can concoct myself is a bad substitute at best. How did my personal finances do in this rainy autumn month?
October 2019: monthly update – already exceeded my investment goal for 2019
In October I exceeded my investment target for the whole year. Feels good! Read on for the details.
September 2019: monthly update
In September, I got a promotion. It came as a surprise. How did my portfolio do? How much money did I spend?
August 2019: monthly update
September is over and still no August update. I was battling some big issues, but still would like to post the August update in order not to break my 5 year+ streak of updates.
July 2019: monthly update
I cannot believe that I have been blogging for over 5 years already, documenting my investments and the progress. Getting to financial independence is indeed a marathon and I am not even halfway there. How did I do in July?
June 2019: first time my portfolio exceeded SGD 400k
In June 2019 my portfolio exceeded the SGD 400,000 mark for the first time. How did the month go?
May 2019: monthly update
May was a tough month for the markets, with my portfolio taking quite a hit. Read on for the details.