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My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer – Software the Hard way

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One of the watershed moments of my life was as a 20 year old intern attending a workplace presentation about personal finance. Over the course of one hour, I learnt about the power of buy-and-hold investing and compound growth. I learnt that even an average engineer with a five-figure salary can become a millionaire by her late 30s, through financial discipline and investment planning. This was both inspiring and energizing. I had always thought that I would need to work until I was 60, just to pay the bills and make ends meet. That being a “multi-millionaire” is something to dream of, not something to plan for. This talk changed the way I thought about my financial destiny. Ever since then, financial independence is something I have prioritized and pursued. And as of this year, after 12 years in the corporate world, I have finally attained that goal. This article is about the nuts and bolts of my journey, if anyone else finds it useful in charting their own course. Disclaimer: I ackno

RP Uncategorized 2021-12-26 2023-11-05 9 Minutes One of the watershed moments of my life was as a 20 year old intern attending a workplace presentation about personal finance. Over the course of one hour, I learnt about the power of buy-and-hold investing and compound growth. I learnt that even an average engineer with a five-figure salary can become a millionaire by her late 30s, through financial discipline and investment planning. This was both inspiring and energizing. I had always thought that I would need to work until I was 60, just to pay the bills and make ends meet. That being a “mul

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