{"id":25542,"date":"2016-08-09T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T03:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=25542"},"modified":"2018-09-25T10:09:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T02:09:30","slug":"how-much-money-do-you-really-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/how-much-money-do-you-really-need","title":{"rendered":"How Much Money Do You Really Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know if it’s a\u00a0kiasu<\/em>\u00a0thing, an Asian thing, or just a normal person thing. But instinctively, I always feel that I don’t have enough money. I always feel like I need more.<\/p>\n

Ever felt the same?<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s because we live in a culture where “more” is glamourised. We always want more. A nicer house, a bigger car, and a faster phone.\u00a0A more spectacular\u00a0vacation than last year; somewhere with a longer flight time\u00a0and a higher exchange rate — so that more people\u00a0will \u2018like\u2019 my pictures on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n

The difficulty\u00a0is — all the above need money. But\u00a0if the wants never stop\u00a0growing, you need to continue to make more and more money forever.<\/p>\n

Instead, I’d like to ask the reverse question today. How much is enough? At what point do the wants stop?<\/p>\n

How much money do you really need?<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. How to retire early<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

One of my heroes is a guy nicknamed\u00a0Mr. Money Mustache<\/a><\/em>. He retired debt-free at 30 years old. But he’s not alone in the world of early retirement. If you’re an article addict like me, you’ve probably read about others who’ve saved enough money to\u00a0fire their boss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How do they do it? Here’s the formula:<\/p>\n