FIRE Progress Check | Dividends + USD Futures Passive Income
7 years of FIRE preparation. Calculating the FIRE gap with 5.63M KRW passive income vs 5.19M KRW expenses. Does financial surplus mean you’re ready to retire early?
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May Ledger Revealed: I Spent 8.97M KRW | How to Read Your Living Expenses
My May ledger revealed. The true identity of the 8.97M KRW figure — dissecting 4.51M in taxes and insurance, analyzing the 3-layer structure of spending.
How a Single Receipt Automatically Becomes a Ledger | Guide to Spending Tracker Automation
Realize the power of spending tracker automation. Learn how to build a system where card texts, email statements, and receipts are automatically saved to your ledger without willpower.
Why Receiving 4.5M KRW a Month in Dividends Still Makes FIRE Scary | Tracking Spending is the First Step
Why earning 4.5M KRW a month in dividends isn’t enough to make the FIRE decision. Without understanding your spending, you’ll still feel anxious even after hitting your goal.
How I Define FIRE — Only the Prepared Can Choose
How I Define FIRE When I first encountered the word FIRE, I got stuck on two words. “Early retirement.” Retirement. The word felt foreign. The image of quitting my job and doing absolutely nothing came to mind. Is dreaming of retiring in your early 40s even realistic? And is that what I really want? For … Read more