Making the decision to move out of my parents house by the end of the year was not easy. Emotionally I was ready for a change, financially I wasn’t ready to let go of this huge advantage. I am so grateful that my parents were so welcoming and supportive of my goals. They allowed me […]
Lessons learned during my FI journey so far….
I started taking this journey seriously in Nov of 2016. I decided that in order to become debt free, I needed to lower my expenses and use my income to pay off my debt. This debt consisted of student loans and credit card. The total amount of debt at the time was about 35k, 30k […]
Moving back home
After living on my own for about 2 years, I made the decision to move back home for about a year to aid speed the process of Financial Independence. I am so blessed to have such supportive parents that allowed me to move back home rent free. I try to help with the groceries […]
Paying off student loans
I belong to the group of millennials that graduated college with student loan debt, about $35K to be exact. I thought well I’ll pick the pay as you earn plan and in 10-15 years it’ll be paid off. But as time kept going and the interest kept creeping in. I got fed up and decided […]
Buying a house
A year and a half ago I decided to purchase my first home and it’s been one of the best decisions I have made. I did it thinking I was going to live there for two years and then I would rent it out and move back to Taiwan. I wanted to move back […]