Hi Everyone,
I have been thinking about early retirement for some time.
Basically I am a aussie guy working in singapore, 46 years old and single with no debt. With regards to my finances I have
100k sitting in a aussie retirement scheme for when i turn 60+ which I will mostly forget about for now.
And I have roughly 1.2 million in funds and cash (converted to AUD for the sake of the discussion)
800k cash earning around 5%
400k in various managed funds. ( earnings depend on which month.....)
I work in singapore doing IT and I have basically just about had enough of it and want to get out and relax a bit.. I don't own any house etc so no assets to speak of..
(oh i also had a bit of a medical scare a few years back which is making me want to enjoy life just in case anything happens in the future)
So the way I see it I have a few options:
a) convert all to cash and dump it in various term deposits which in Australia earns 5+% and then live on the interest. Would give me about 60k before tax a year. So if I can survive on 25k and reinvest the rest then that is the first option. Which from reading a few other blogs and sites i could do in a few countries in the world. e.g. asia or central/south america...
b) Consider buying a house in aus for around 250k and investing the rest in either just term deposits or a mixture of funds and term deposits, and then surviving on that. That way i could live in the house or rent that out and live elsewhere. (I could choose to go back to aus... but a second hand reliable car and just take it easy) And at least then i always have a house to live in and get a part time job etc in the future......
I have also been thinking of a few other things on the side i could do to keep busy and maybe bring in some extra cash. But who knows they may not work in the end. So I figure best to play it safe and just work within what i have now.
Of course I could always try and work for a few more years and save a bit more... but that might drive me crazy ;-)
Strangely enough one of my biggest worries is what my family and friends will think of me if i go down this path....
I know there is no correct answer that is 100% certain to allow me to survive for the rest of my life... i almost wish it was as simple as (if total wealth is zzz choose option a, if total wealth is yyy choose option b, but it is never simple)
But firstly of course I need to determine if it is achievable with what i have and what the best way to go about it.
What do you all think? I appreciate any feedback and suggestions you can give me.
Have a great day everyone.
Cheers,
Matt
I have been thinking about early retirement for some time.
Basically I am a aussie guy working in singapore, 46 years old and single with no debt. With regards to my finances I have
100k sitting in a aussie retirement scheme for when i turn 60+ which I will mostly forget about for now.
And I have roughly 1.2 million in funds and cash (converted to AUD for the sake of the discussion)
800k cash earning around 5%
400k in various managed funds. ( earnings depend on which month.....)
I work in singapore doing IT and I have basically just about had enough of it and want to get out and relax a bit.. I don't own any house etc so no assets to speak of..
(oh i also had a bit of a medical scare a few years back which is making me want to enjoy life just in case anything happens in the future)
So the way I see it I have a few options:
a) convert all to cash and dump it in various term deposits which in Australia earns 5+% and then live on the interest. Would give me about 60k before tax a year. So if I can survive on 25k and reinvest the rest then that is the first option. Which from reading a few other blogs and sites i could do in a few countries in the world. e.g. asia or central/south america...
b) Consider buying a house in aus for around 250k and investing the rest in either just term deposits or a mixture of funds and term deposits, and then surviving on that. That way i could live in the house or rent that out and live elsewhere. (I could choose to go back to aus... but a second hand reliable car and just take it easy) And at least then i always have a house to live in and get a part time job etc in the future......
I have also been thinking of a few other things on the side i could do to keep busy and maybe bring in some extra cash. But who knows they may not work in the end. So I figure best to play it safe and just work within what i have now.
Of course I could always try and work for a few more years and save a bit more... but that might drive me crazy ;-)
Strangely enough one of my biggest worries is what my family and friends will think of me if i go down this path....
I know there is no correct answer that is 100% certain to allow me to survive for the rest of my life... i almost wish it was as simple as (if total wealth is zzz choose option a, if total wealth is yyy choose option b, but it is never simple)
But firstly of course I need to determine if it is achievable with what i have and what the best way to go about it.
What do you all think? I appreciate any feedback and suggestions you can give me.
Have a great day everyone.
Cheers,
Matt