When I transitioned from full-time to part-time work at the beginning of this year, I expected a lot more free time, and I have been right about this. However, this wasn’t the only benefit I experienced; becoming a part-time worker gave me a great deal of freedom in...
I started working from home permanently at the start of April 2020. At the time this blog post gets published (end-August 2020), I would have worked from home for a full 5 months. Working in the Office When I first started working in the corporate world, I proposed a...
2019: The Year of Non-Stop Work 2019 was the year that I formulated a crazy plan to retire in 10 years on a modest salary. I needed to hit my retirement nest egg number of $1,000,000 by the end of these 10 years, so that involved a lot of...
On this blog, I’m transparent about my modest-income office job while pursuing early retirement. This is in stark contrast to my reality, where I’m ashamed to reveal my income, as I’m constantly surrounded by family and colleagues who think that money makes the world...
A while ago, I came across a wonderful post from Rob at Getting Canned. I left him a comment and he reached out to me, inviting me to guest post on his site. Here's our end-result: Changing My Financial Life After My Employer Refused to Pay Me I hope you enjoy it!...
I once earned a handsome $1 a day at a full-time corporate job. Each day, I waited patiently for my pay-checks to come in. Each day, my naivety convinced me that they would eventually come. Each day, I worried myself sick about how to cover my expenses. Each day, I...
Yup. I once made 10 cents an hour at a full-time corporate job. If you’re interested in the details of this story, you can click on this link right here. In this post, I’m going to be discussing how I managed to save money while making only $0.10 an hour. Now, I...
No, your eyes are functioning just fine. And yes, you read that right. I once made 10 cents an hour at a full-time corporate job. And the worst part about it was that I never even agreed to work for such a low pay. It did, however, teach me many things about myself. I...
I used to think I would work into my early 30s, save up around half a million dollars, and finally be free of my cubicle. Unfortunately, that’s a good 7-8 years from now. And I don’t think my health would hold up for me to stick around that long. Of late, I’ve...
I discussed the ridiculousness ineffectiveness of the whole 9-to-5 routine in a previous blog post. In this post, I’d like to discuss a few ways to possibly escape the 9-to-5 routine. The method you ultimately use will depend on whether you love your job. Or...