while doing up my budgets, i have come to realize how time flies... in about 15yrs time, my kids will be at uni age..
i believe some of u seniors have grown-up kids.. other than housing accomodation, do u guys still give financial help to yours?
if i let the kids swim outside when they start working, and not asking me for money (instead, give me a token to eat kueh
), retiring with passive hdb rental income at 55yr old is not impossible after all..
i have set up a meeting with my folks tomorrow... my dad briefly mentioned he's thinking of retiring in about 2yrs time. he's mid 60s.
i'd be telling him my own plans about retiring in jb..and possibly for him to stay there (using the same strategy above)..
not that i'm a bad son.. but it really stretches their retirement money much farther.
as retiree, he has all the time he wants... no problems crossing the causeway anytime. dad and mom can use my HDB as transit if necessary
they are the traditional type when coming to finances.. just work like cow and save (not in biscuit tins tho
).
hope that he'll buy the idea..
have already gotten the green light from wifey to stay together with my folks in the future.. finally...