Online, Kelvin Tan is a well-known figure among people who are interested in investing in money.

Videos on his YouTube channel, Kelvin Learns Investing, feature him discussing financial topics like credit cards, investments, and early retirement.

We got to see another side of Kelvin when he talked candidly about his path to YouTube popularity and Singaporean citizenship during a conversation with fellow YouTuber Max Chernov.

On Thursday, Nov. 2, the nearly two-hour film was uploaded to YouTube. The topic of discussion started with his Malaysian origins.

Kelvin arrived in Singapore in 2007 after initially relocating from Ipoh, Malaysia. He became a citizen of Singapore two years ago.

Making the choice wasn't too tough, though.

The 36-year-old clarified, "The cultures of Singapore and Malaysia are very much the same.

Kelvin said that this aids in his absorption and that he greatly prefers Singapore to Malaysia.

Although he acknowledged that he didn't have much job experience in Malaysia, Singapore offers incredibly high levels of efficiency.

Kelvin said, "Everything just moves a lot faster here," before sharing firsthand accounts of how difficult it can be to renew a Malaysian driver's licence due to "insane" lineups and protracted wait times.

Max previously had an interview with a Singaporean who was born in Malaysia. However, the video garnered critical comments from online users who called Max a "traitor".

When asked if such accusations disturbed him, Kelvin remained composed.

"In the end, we are all responsible for our own happiness," he stated.

The timing is everything.

Kelvin joined the YouTube community just prior to the release of COVID-19 in 2020.

Even while the epidemic had a detrimental effect on the careers of many others, in this instance, things turned out better.

Due to the lockdown, many were able to work from home, giving Kelvin two more hours each day that he could have used for his daily commute to and from work.

He was now using this time to expand his YouTube channel.

Kelvin jokingly said, "Maybe I could have used a little of office hours to do a little YouTube."

Max brought out a video that Kelvin uploaded two years prior in which he claimed to make $20,000 a month.

Kelvin said that his YouTube channel, investments, and his corporate work at the time all contributed to this sum of money.

Kelvin said he makes "somewhere between $6,000 and $10,000 a month" in response to a question about his earnings just from YouTube.

That was in 2021 back then. After turning content creation into a full-time career, Kelvin said he now makes at least "two to three times" as much on YouTube.