Freedom

The ordinary path of life, graduated from university get into big corporation, work up the ladder and retired with good benefit. I was desired to live a life like this since teenager partly because I saw the ups and downs of an entrepreneur (both my mom and dad are in separate business) and the financial struggle during my family crisis. I was brought up squaring myself as a corporate lady. After 9 years of working in total 5 international and local banks, I realise I want freedom. I want to control my own life. No doubt working in bank is one of the best unbroken rice bowl but .. A BIG BUT … I am bored and logging for freedom.

I thought it will be a good try to work in a smaller financial company, I mean a tiny boutique house. I am one of the odd that leave bank and join a boutique firm. People in the industry and around me raise their eye brow about this. This is my 6 months here, it actually does not change my situation and feeling. I start to fall in a giant question mark, it is my problem. Oh .. yes, definitely is my problem !! It also could be I never try to be on my own so I do not know, grass is always greener the other side. I know I must solve this and stop wasting my life. So, what is the solution? I don know but one thing I am sure it is not too late for a 30 years old lady to figure it out.

Rest require effort

I am longing for rest as in a career break or gap year. Time flies with a blink of eye, come to 9 years of working life, no gap in between the jump. When I shared my rest desire, people will ask what is my plan, i couldn’t answer because I do not have a solid plan of what I want to do if I quit my 9-5 job. I do not have a part time either. It makes my emotion fall even deeper, like no end in the dark hole.

In order for my rest to come to reality, I start to really plan for my expenses. I set a target to save 40% of my monthly income, I mean net cash 40%. It may be easy for others, for me it is very challenging. I started to record money that I spend on food with cash. With the help of technology, no ‘bukuk 555’ , an apps can record and do analysis as well. Ever since I do that, every single cent become so ‘big’, no coffee after lunch, no junk food. It is going good now, shall see the difference after 6 months which is the first dead line, August 2017.