He Retired Early After 22 Years—All Because He Listened to His Mom and Let Her Invest in Gold
A man in Vietnam followed a simple piece of advice from his mother—and it completely changed his life. After graduating from university, he handed over his savings to his mother, who chose to invest the money in gold. Over the next 22 years, those quiet investments steadily grew in value.
Writing to Vietnam Express, the man, Dinh, shared his story. He had landed a good job as a company manager after graduation, earning one of the highest salaries among his peers. Yet instead of managing his money himself, he let his mother handle it. She used his spare income to regularly purchase small amounts of gold—just a few grams each month.
Later, she used some of that accumulated wealth to buy a 300-square-meter plot of land on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. At the time, it was worth only a few tens of millions of Vietnamese dong. Today, that same land is worth several billion dong, thanks to the booming real estate market. Combined with the surge in gold prices, Dinh realized he had more than enough to retire early—and he did.
He shared that his family has long believed in gold as a stable investment. They often buy gold when prices are right, and when needed, convert it into real estate—then eventually sell the property and return to holding gold.
Now retired, Dinh says he’s finally enjoying the fruits of decades of hard work. His family may not be rich, but they live comfortably. “When I need to buy a house, a car, or go on a trip, I just sell a few gold bars,” he said happily.
