Ki Tae-young Studies Finance for 10 Hours a Day for Yoo Jin: "I Want to Let Her Work Only When She Wants To"

[Sportschosun, Reporter Jo Yoon-sun] Actor Ki Tae-young explained why he devoted himself to learning finance after marriage.

On the 18th, a video titled "Why Did a Finance Lesson Break Out When We Were Supposed to Be Giving Advice? (The T&F Couple's Advice Corner)" was released on the YouTube channel "Eugene VS Taeyoung."

In the video, Yoo Jin and Ki Tae-young read stories sent in by fans and offered advice. That day, when a 28-year-old freelancer about to get married shared concerns about unstable income, the two empathized, saying, "We understand because we’re freelancers too. We don’t have a fixed income either."

Yoo Jin said, "Of course, he does have fixed sources of income that he has built for himself. So I think I’m lucky to be married," adding, "In my line of work, there isn’t a fixed income, so I do worry, 'What if I can’t work?'"

She continued, "For people who hesitate to get married because they haven’t saved anything, we tell them it’s better to save together than alone." She added, "Once you get married, you have a goal of building a family and managing it well, so you naturally become more frugal. If two people earn and save more carefully, they can accumulate a lot."

Ki Tae-young stressed the importance of studying finance. He said he spent three years after marriage focusing only on financial studies. "I studied on the computer with my eyes, listened to TV news with my ears, and searched on my phone at the same time. I made sure to study for a fixed 10 hours a day whenever I had free time," he said.

As for what led him to start learning about finance, he said, "People think our jobs are all comfortable, but that’s not really true. After getting married, I thought, 'I should make sure Yoo Jin can work only when she wants to.'"

He explained, "I also had things I wanted to do, and even though I could keep acting, I wondered how we could work selectively. Then I decided I should do work that would give me back what I put in, so I chose that first."

After hearing this, Yoo Jin expressed her affection for her husband, saying, "I’ve heard this story often. Isn’t he amazing?"

Ki Tae-young also emphasized, "People may say, 'You two earn different amounts,' but that’s not the point. You should never dismiss small sums."

He pointed out, "My friend also says, 'What kind of investment can I make with only 5 million won?' But if you keep that mindset for 10 years, you’ll end up saying the exact same thing. Nothing changes."

He went on to advise, "People ignore it because they think small capital doesn’t matter, but in investing, time is extremely important. Time matters even more than the amount of money. So start early."