Retirement
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How My 401(k) Grew From $10K to $107K — and Why It’s the Core of My Retirement Plan
I didn’t start by maxing it out. I started with the match, increased my contributions as my income grew, and slowly turned a pretty boring account into the foundation of my plan to retire at 55. In my last post, Retirement Isn’t One Account. It’s a Strategy., I wrote about a change in how I think…
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Retirement Isn’t One Account. It’s a Strategy.
Planning to retire at 55 changed the way I look at every retirement account. Instead of asking where to invest, I started asking what job each dollar needs to do. Retirement isn’t one account. That’s probably the biggest financial lesson I’ve learned over the past few years. I used to think retirement planning was simple.…
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Buying a Condo in the Philippines: I Thought I Wasted My Money
For years, I thought buying a condo in the Philippines was one of the biggest financial mistakes I’d ever made. I couldn’t have been more wrong. When I bought my condo in 2016, I imagined spending weekends with family, escaping the cold Korean winters, and maybe using it as a vacation home one day. Instead,…
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Dual Citizenship vs. Retirement Visas: The Two Paths to Living Abroad
Most of us dream about retiring abroad. But before you start researching countries, you need to know which path is actually available to you. In my previous article, How I Obtained My Philippine Dual Citizenship, I shared how I was able to obtain a Philippine passport because I was born to a Filipino parent. While I…