The expected retirement lifestyle in Malaysia
List of Authors
  • Chong Shyue Chuan , Yong Jun Yin

Keyword
  • Financial status, Quality of life, Happiness, Lifestyle

Abstract
  • When people are young, they try to earn as much money as possible for their and their family life. After the hard work to make money, people become old, and their productivity gets lower, and this is the time for them to retire and enjoy the following relaxing lifetime. But currently, the environment is so bad due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The affection of the pandemic is that many people are losing their jobs, and income is reducing. As a result, the people's revenue declined, which may significantly affect people's lifestyles and savings. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between financial status, happiness, quality of life, and lifestyle in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although this paper is only a conceptual paper, the expected outcome for this study is that there are positive relationships between financial status, happiness, quality of life, and lifestyle. Throughout this study, it may provide general public awareness to provide their quality of life and lifestyle by understanding more information.

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