What is your happy money number?

“Do you make more money than when you were at corporate?”

So someone asked me this in a comment on a post I did yesterday on LinkedIn.

And here’s my direct and honest answer.

I don’t need to make that much money to live a lifestyle I love.

Too many people are in the rat race because they don’t know what their “happy money number” is.

That’s what I help my clients figure out.

My happy money number is being able to live a lifestyle I love till I'm 90 when I estimate to expire. 😅
I have built my retirement model around this.
Yes, the corporate life was hard to give up, I had amazing benefits and a nice steady paycheck. 200% match on 401K anyone?
But as I look back, I have no regrets!

I have had so much freedom this past year.

I get to pick my own schedule, create my own rules.

Nobody to ask for permission. Ever had those awful bosses and nonstop re-orgs? Yep, I don’t miss them! I remember right before I quit my job, I was bounced around three managers. I hated having to adapt to a new boss at such a short span of time (within a year).

I definitely love being my own boss!
It’s just a dream come true for me and that’s priceless!

I’m also approaching my one-year anniversary.
My last day at Corp was on May 3rd of 2019.

I even wrote a blog how my first month being on my own went.


Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services.

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