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Despite having stellar grades which landed him the Public Service Commission scholarship, Ashish Kumar decided to go into «early retirement» as soon as he could. According to his LinkedIn profile, the 32-year-old has a law degree from the UniversI've never been interested in conventional metrics of success, says former scholar who 'retired' at 32
Despite having stellar grades which landed him the Public Service Commission scholarship, Ashish Kumar decided to go into «early retirement» as soon as he could. According to his LinkedIn profile, the 32-year-old has a law degree from the University of Cambridge and held posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Communications and Information during his six-year scholarship bond before quitting in February this year. A part-time debate coach at Raffles Institution now, Kumar said he limits his expenses to just $2,500 a month while living off his savings, investment returns and the money from his part-time work, reported Tabla on Thursday (Aug 22). Part of his income also goes towards paying his parents a sum equivalent to the rent for the room he occupies. «I think of it as getting out of the system and taking back control,» he said. «It's very possible to live cheap in Singapore, especially when you take cars and housing out of the equation.» Read more