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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Living solo is expensive

    And if you’re living solo now, you know what I mean. Like rent, groceries, and bills, all costs are upon you alone. No one to bear this load with you. Just you. Read more

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  • Feeling nostalgic about pixelated games?

    When I was a kid, my aunt gifted me a Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP. And it looked just like this: It came with two game cartridges: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Minority Report. And yes, I’ve spent countless hours playing these games up to the end of their storylines. Read more

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  • Endless entertainment

    There are so many things that could sway our attention away from what could help us become better. For example, scroll mindlessly over your social media feed vs. doing your work. Play mobile games vs. spend time with a friend face-to-face. Binge-watch movies vs. reading a book. To be honest, we can entertain ourselves to Read more

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  • What it feels like to live off-grid

    Some places want to remain bare by design. Some people want to live with the bare minimum by choice. I realized this after spending a weekend in a well-off community of different people from different lines of work. They are the kind of people who can afford to build houses off-grid — the kind of Read more

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  • 10 rules to live by for a financially independent future (from the book Work Optional)

    We all want to be independent financially. It’s as if the generations before us, especially those who suffered the consequences of financial woes, convinced us that financial independence is something we should seek and strive for. I recently read this book about early retirement. But it isn’t just about saying goodbye to the traditional employment Read more

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  • Here’s how you can fast-track your savings progress

    If you are a saver, here’s a very good list I found from the recent book I read. From Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way: The formula for fast savings progress: Underspend on housing Underspend on transportation Focus on increasing your earnings Bank your raises, increasing your savings rate to match your increased earnings If Read more

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  • Perhaps, this is what retirement feels like

    When I didn’t have work for five months after being in the workforce for almost two years, I told myself, “Perhaps, this is what retirement feels like.” Why? Because I felt disconnected from the people I used to work with, my days appeared to be without end. Like what should I be doing today? So Read more

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jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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