Ayeee, It’S Me.

Agen BandarQ
Hi. You may receive got stumbled upon my spider web log when you lot searched for my call or came across my now-private Instagram account. You’re wondering why I travelled oft if I rest inward a two-room rental flat. Fair enough. Let me suspension it downward for you.

1. Gap year

In 2016, after graduation, I took a gap twelvemonth to salvage upwards for my grade too worked total fourth dimension for 10 months. During that time, I was blessed to survive sent on go trips. Expenses too flights were fully paid for. Sometimes I extend my trip yesteryear clearing my leaves.

2. Budgeting

Friends know that I alive frugally. My shirts are around $5-7 (yay to beingness petite because I store inward the kids' department a lot), my meals non to a higher identify $4. I don’t companionship drinks amongst my nutrient either. My shout out upwards programme is the cheapest i amongst minimal data. I never ever receive got taxis or Grab. If my destination is less than 5 autobus stops or 3 MRT stops, I walk. I walked 3-4 MRT stations from my internship component to schoolhouse inward the blazing hot 1pm Sun to salvage a few cents.

With those rules, after paying my ain bills too giving my mom money, I notwithstanding saved to a greater extent than than 70% of my take-home pay inward 2016.

3. More budgeting

If you lot realise, a department of my spider web log is dedicated to budget travelling. Travelling is an extremely budget affair for me when it’s non a go trip. I slept inward the cheapest hostels I could find, too walked upwards to 50 minutes instead of taking world transport. I brought snacks from domicile too alone ate i repast a hateful solar daytime there. I don’t catch attractions similar the Eiffel Tower or Louvre either. Attractions that I ended upwards going to were largely discounted because of educatee price.

Digressing a little, I know it’s a affair of fourth dimension earlier people speak over me flying SQ to Hong Kong inward 2016. I tin dismiss almost experience the suspicions rising upwards your throats every bit you lot question, “SQ budget meh?” No it’s non a budget airline, precisely I explained why I took SQ inward my first Hong Kong spider web log post. TLDR: I paid for the tickets first, my ex lied to me that he’d pay me back, didn’t pay. Tickets too accommodation were already booked, what would you lot receive got done? Lesson learnt: don’t survive dumb when it comes to money.

4. Social media is a lie!!!

I specialised inward advertising, too then after also majored inward world relations. Putting what I learned almost branding into use, my social media accounts are curated to create my personal branding every bit a move blogger. I also programme to branch into freelance photography inward the close futurity hence Instagram is a platform for me to showcase my work.

While I pass the bulk of my fourth dimension inward Singapore, my Instagram shows otherwise because I receive got my fourth dimension to edit too postal service photos. In fact, I notwithstanding haven’t finished posting photos from my go trip inward 2016 LOL. Most of the photos I receive got inward Singapore are posted non posted on my Instagram account. Expectations VS reality yo.

(I receive got since privatised my primary Instagram occupation concern human relationship because my fellow too mom are rattling individual people too I don’t intend it's fair for them to survive exposed to whoever that’s searching my name.)

5. Miles

You’ll survive surprised at how many miles you lot tin dismiss earn from paying schoolhouse fees too necessities. Following tidings of the latest promotions helps a lot too. Shoutout to Milelion telegram grouping lmao this is non an advertizement I swear.

6. Savings plan

CAN I HAVE FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME? Just kidding, I’m non an insurance agent LOL. The savings programme I receive got amongst my banking concern yields a relatively high interest rate, which eventually adds up.

7. Part-time jobs

I receive got been earning my ain coin since I was 15. I produce freelance designing too digital marketing. My spider web log also allows me to earn, albeit minimally. Freelance jobs, part-time jobs, effect jobs — I receive got upwards everything that comes my agency too I’ve been financially independent since secondary school. Even when I’m travelling, I wake upwards at 4am to consummate freelance work.


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In conclusion, it’s non magic. It’s some sprinkles of luck, a lot of careful planning, sacrifices too difficult work. I don’t portion this component of me online because it ever feels similar humble brag to me.

The amount I spent during my trip, or fifty-fifty 10 times of, was definitely non plenty for me to purchase a flat, fifty-fifty the cheapest one, somewhere. Anyhow, in that place are other individual reasons my mom is non planning to purchase a apartment too I’m non getting married anytime soon, hence that allows me to stretch my wallet a niggling more.

I intend people are forgetting the existent number at hand. Even if I don’t move at all, it’ll receive got me years to salvage upwards earlier I tin dismiss purchase a flat. What produce I produce then? Continue living nether such weather inward those years?

Pardon me for whatever typos. Wrote this on my shout out upwards at 2am amongst 3 hours of slumber the previous ii nights. Ok said my piece, bye.

P.S. I wrote that my mom is a hawker. I don’t know how people misunderstood it every bit my mom owns a hawker centre/hawker stall. Oh good *shrugs*