How I Retired Early at 25
I went from slaving away at my corporate finance job to retiring from corporate at just 25 years old, thanks to my Passive Income Ecosystem!
Here’s how it happened:
In 2017, I started my career as a Big 4 Auditor, making $59,000 a year. Not bad, but also not that much for a high cost of living city like LA. So I had to get creative and figure out ways to make money beyond my salary. That was the start of my Passive Income Ecosystem. In a few years, my PIE created enough income for me to retire early. (But I haven’t retired yet!)
When the pandemic hit, my mental health also took a nosedive – I was diagnosed with several mental illnesses and went on medical leave. It took me several months to convince my doctor to let me “try” returning to work, and when she finally said yes and I returned to work, I was immediately FIRED. That’s when I decided to turn “fired” into and FI/RE’d, and retire early from corporate.
Now, I help freedom seekers create their own Passive Income Ecosystem to retire from anything they want! If that sounds like something you’d like to learn more about, I’ve created a FREE field trip all about it. Click the button below to join us!


Retired Early by Accident
Unlike other FI/RE enthusiasts, I did not plan to retire early from the very beginning. I just felt so uninspired (dead-inside) from my day-to-day tasks at work, and had to add other elements of fun into my life. Little did I know, these fun elements turned into income streams, which then became the Passive Income Ecosystem that helped me escape corporate when I needed it the most.
To say that the Passive Income Ecosystem changed my life is an understatement; it saved my life. When my mental health hit rock bottom and I had ideations of un-aliving myself, my PIE gave me the creative outlet, financial cushion and HOPE that kept me alive. I was fortunate to have a PIE to save my life, and I want you to have it too.
This is why I am obsessed with showing you the Passive Income Ecosystem, to the point that I created an entire field trip all about it. Tap the pink button below and see for yourself!
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Freedom Beyond Money
To be honest, I was not happy when I retired early. Sure, I was able to retire from corporate with a 7 figure net worth at 25 – a great achievement and privilege experienced by few, but I still felt depressed and empty inside.
I looked around and saw many others in similar situations. We “have it all” on paper, but we’re still miserable. We still feel stuck. We still feel like we’re not enough. That’s when I decided to double down on learning, healing and experimenting to relief myself from the mental suffering.
After reading countless books, going on a 10-day silent retreat, meditating for 2 hours a day for a full year, and taking countless courses on mental health, mindset, and manifestation, I finally figured out the missing puzzle piece.
Inner Freedom.
This is why I retired my old signature program, Early Retirement Academy, and launched The Wonderland. True freedom is not just about having the money to retire early, but it’s also about having the mental liberation to choose what makes you happy. (for me, that includes pole dancing!)
If you have the financial means to go work optional for at least a few months, but you still feel an enormous sense of not-enough-ness, this is for you.

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Cherry Tung – Your Freedom Barbie
ex-Big 4 auditor, ex-woman in tech, ex-people-pleaser wit good girl syndrome , currently retired from corporate since 2021 and living out her hot pink Barbie dream life
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