Do I have to keep working like this?
For people who want more control over their time without stopping work entirely.
MONEY · WORK · LIFE
Build wealth (Make), create cash flow (Flow),
reclaim time (Design), and shape the life you want.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This is about life stage, not location—for professionals and families who have built income and assets but need clarity on when and how to reduce work.
For people who want more control over their time without stopping work entirely.
For people ready to connect their assets with reliable cash flow and real choices.
For people who want to bring financial decisions and life direction into one clear picture.
WHAT IS SEMI-RETIREMENT?
It means reducing the time you must work for money
and gaining the freedom to choose the work you want.
WHAT WE STUDY
Build wealth (Make), create cash flow (Flow),
reclaim time (Design), and shape the life you want.
THE DIRECTOR'S EXPERIMENT
I am running a “30 Days Without a Paycheck” experiment—
testing in real life what calculations alone cannot reveal.
FREE TOOLS
See whether money, work, or time needs your attention first.
Start the Check →The semi-retirement experiment workbook used by the director (PDF).
START EARLY
Career stories from LK, a Silicon Valley Big Tech engineer. A new experiment for people who want a wider range of options
1:1 WEALTH DECISION REVIEW
Cohort 1 of the 1:1 Wealth Decision Review Beta is now closed
Sessions are currently in progress
Starting with Cohort 2, each cohort will be limited to four households. Dates will be announced once confirmed
In 90 minutes, we organize your life, cash flow, and assets into one clear map for your next decisions.
Led by LK, a first-generation immigrant and Silicon Valley Big Tech engineer.
Drawing on firsthand experience building both a career and assets,
an engineer’s approach to structuring complex problems,
and an ongoing semi-retirement experiment,
LK helps you organize the next decisions for your life and assets.
Best fit: You have built income and assets, but find it difficult to determine on your own when and how to reduce work.
Not a fit: You want stock picks, guaranteed returns, or personalized investment, tax, or legal prescriptions.
Priority registration → Invitation → Application & payment → Pre-review questionnaire → 90-minute review → Deliverables
We do not provide stock recommendations, guaranteed returns, or personalized investment, tax, or legal prescriptions.LAB NOTE
Receive the lab's experiments and questions by email.
A small question
for a bigger tomorrow.