tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post125909170088321273..comments2024-03-29T20:19:17.530+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: What's the most difficut thing to Plan for our Retirement?Singapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-54579493148038323802017-03-30T09:34:18.753+08:002017-03-30T09:34:18.753+08:00Cory,
Just like Charlie Brown's friend Linus ...Cory,<br /><br />Just like Charlie Brown's friend Linus with his security blanket, I guess if planning gives comfort and the illusion of control to some, so be it ;)<br /><br /><br />To me, its more about seizing of opportunities when they appear :)<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-89842977272816955212017-03-30T08:17:42.991+08:002017-03-30T08:17:42.991+08:00Planning give you better chance to succeed. Howeve...Planning give you better chance to succeed. However too many cooks can be a problem too. :-)Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18166646368324976318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-5190019485888590552017-03-27T18:48:36.788+08:002017-03-27T18:48:36.788+08:00temperament,
I think we need testosterone therapy...temperament,<br /><br />I think we need testosterone therapy!<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-39185362446374044992017-03-27T08:25:25.349+08:002017-03-27T08:25:25.349+08:00temperament,
Well, now we know Google translation...temperament,<br /><br />Well, now we know Google translation is not foolproof ;)<br /><br />Sometimes it better to be 难得胡涂!<br /><br />Can sleep like a baby :)<br /><br /><br />Know too much like those financially literate ones - worry about inflation, interest rates, policy changes, moving of goal posts, capital losses; etc...<br /><br /><br />How to sleep like that?<br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-11769927530223073902017-03-27T08:19:07.091+08:002017-03-27T08:19:07.091+08:00Blursotong King,
Namaste.
Young 道兄。Blursotong King,<br /><br />Namaste.<br /><br />Young 道兄。Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-22724053972230647722017-03-26T12:27:37.032+08:002017-03-26T12:27:37.032+08:00SMOL,
Yah, I have my Buddhism roots ingrained in ...SMOL,<br /><br />Yah, I have my Buddhism roots ingrained in me.<br /><br />No one plan to die<br />Everyone plan to live<br />How many are living now?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263563592714522076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-9291034584570795722017-03-26T08:25:38.472+08:002017-03-26T08:25:38.472+08:00Blursotong King,
You have a Buddhist foundation, ...Blursotong King,<br /><br />You have a Buddhist foundation, I guess.<br /><br />Dogen from the Rinzai school of Zen Japan said to his mother as a child, "Its meaningless. What's the point of reaching paradise AFTER death?"<br /><br />I think some of my Buddhist friends spend more time "planning" for their next reincarnation or what they will do in Pure Land than living in the here and now...<br /><br />What irony!<br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-35731439486398793092017-03-25T22:56:20.151+08:002017-03-25T22:56:20.151+08:00SMOL
Are we planning too much and forget to live?...SMOL<br /><br />Are we planning too much and forget to live?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263563592714522076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-52959126198570285542017-03-24T19:03:16.393+08:002017-03-24T19:03:16.393+08:00LP,
Thanks for the video link!
Its nice to explo...LP,<br /><br />Thanks for the video link!<br /><br />Its nice to explore from this new angle - the future me may not be the same me of today!?<br /><br />LOL!<br /><br /><br />I remember the first time I was learning how to arrive at fair valuation from using the Discounted Cash Flow method.<br /><br />It all seemed "logical" and "scientific" until I said, "Hang on! We are making so many assumptions that its really no different from plucking a figure out of thin air!"<br /><br /><br />Yes, the more options we have, the more free we feel.<br /><br />Some people have less options:<br /><br />What? Ask me to drive a taxi? That's beneath me. <br /><br />Be a waiter or salesperson? So "malu". I can't bring myself to "serve" others...<br /><br />You must be joking! I am a manager! You want me to re-start from the bottom all over again?<br /><br /><br />That's why I poked at FB. What they want is to have business or first class retirement. <br /><br />If have a change of heart or when circumstances change, they want a guarantee they will not "lose face" if they have to return to work...<br /><br />Is going back to work AFTER retirement so "malu"???<br /><br /><br />Feel like working; work.<br /><br />Don't feel like working; stop.<br /><br />Now this is options!<br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-17209207526139582522017-03-24T18:42:49.272+08:002017-03-24T18:42:49.272+08:00temperament,
Your 胡里胡涂 powderful!
Just like my ...temperament,<br /><br />Your 胡里胡涂 powderful!<br /><br /><br />Just like my focus on entries and exits, if I am a believer of the cross, I would do my best to be Christ like; and do no evil.<br /><br />Whatever happens, I'll submit to thy will.<br /><br />Sometimes things just happen...<br /><br /><br />To a believer, you'll say its a trial or test of faith.<br /><br />To a agnostic like me, I'll say its an opportunity for me to find out what I'm made off ;)<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-18786548934103739612017-03-24T17:14:17.995+08:002017-03-24T17:14:17.995+08:00Hi SMOL,
Just nice, I watched this ted talk from ...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />Just nice, I watched this ted talk from here (http://www.fourpillarfreedom.com/2017/03/23/conquer-your-finances-to-give-your-future-self-freedom/). The video talks about the psychology of your future self - how we consistently underestimate who we will be in the future.<br /><br />I'll go with that - the hardest thing to plan about retirement is who we will become in the future. All the calculations in our best laid plans are based on the assumption that we remain who we are at the time we're planning for our retirement. <br /><br />I think having options is the best thing we can do to prepare for an unforeseeable, unpredictable future :) Do our best and hope for the best hahala papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-49692271001543712017-03-23T20:09:21.770+08:002017-03-23T20:09:21.770+08:00Sillyinvestor,
I'll patiently wait.
Not ever...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />I'll patiently wait.<br /><br />Not everyday can watch dragons cross swords!<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-85681141556186470272017-03-23T19:05:21.813+08:002017-03-23T19:05:21.813+08:00Hi SMOL,
U praise me lei, I shy. I actually care ...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />U praise me lei, I shy. I actually care about these macro events. Of course, I hope Obamacare dun get repeal. I would rather see trump get tump in the face. But I know if it get repeal, supposedly it will be bad for markets and given my position, should be happy? <br /><br />Today just had an intellectual exchange with my tutor. Going to blog about it. I would rather shut up, but since she ask, I reply. She poke poke poke, I fire fire fire. <br /><br />Sillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-24894769721847404222017-03-23T18:01:55.558+08:002017-03-23T18:01:55.558+08:00Sillyinvestor,
Exactly!!!
When it comes to philo...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Exactly!!!<br /><br />When it comes to philosophy, you definitely more than my equal ;)<br /><br /><br />Eh, taking profit on your Venture and YZJ now does not look so bad right?<br /><br />Let's see tonight whether Congress will repeal Obamacare. If no, look out below!<br /><br />I bet you don't know and don't care about such "macro" events. Who cares when bottom-up stock picking makes 30-40% in one year or less!<br /><br />LOL!<br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-81213151032270367082017-03-23T17:55:10.922+08:002017-03-23T17:55:10.922+08:00CW,
That's the wisdom and path our Buddhists ...CW,<br /><br />That's the wisdom and path our Buddhists friends seek ;)<br /><br />Non-Buddhists are welcomed to this path too. Buddhists don't qualify with "born and bred" in the same sentence :)<br /><br /><br />The guitar string wound too tight or too loose would not be in tune with what's happening around us ;)<br /><br />Awareness of the here and now can be more useful than trying to live my life 30 years from into the future...<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-19946023284434102402017-03-23T12:46:36.181+08:002017-03-23T12:46:36.181+08:00Smol,
U change the word "retirement" to...Smol,<br /><br />U change the word "retirement" to "life" in your title and the message still stands <br /><br />Go get them lolSillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-58611531153713823862017-03-23T11:50:39.291+08:002017-03-23T11:50:39.291+08:00Not sure. Stay in middle path so we cannot be too ...Not sure. Stay in middle path so we cannot be too wrong or too certain.Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.com