Five-figure monthly income but still not enough

[Nzy]

sometimes also feel weak. like recently i'm feeling weak. house work or cleaning up the place is really quite tiring and time consuming.

 

What me and my wife do is that we some of the housework ourselves but during the holidays, we get those freelance cleaners come and clean up the house cuz there are certain things that we lazy/too tired to do normally. Like every year just before CNY we get the cleaner to come our house for a few days to clean up the hardest parts like the kitchen, storeroom and balcony.

[Jamesc]

I am not. That's why I am still single looking for foreign wife.

 

I support you. Foreign wife good.

 

Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan. 

 

[Kopites]

I support you. Foreign wife good.

 

Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan.

 

Foreign wife..than foreign MIL..sure you can handle?

[kdash]

Nod Nod..Kids will grow up accustomed to having a domestic helper around in the house. Simple thing like making one bed and sweeping/moping should start early when they are younger.

yeah, certainly dont want my kids to be moping around

[Staff69]

times must be bad when AMDK works at Caltex Macpherson as car washer

[Gnomish]

5 figure if is 10k + then is maybe not enough.

[Angcheek]

http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/middle-income-family-hopes-more-help-budget-2018

 

Sailing.jpg

 

Really not enough?

 

 

Must be having too many properties  

every year go oversea holiday twice 

every year buy Rolex ( T2's fault) 

eat at Shangrila every week (@vid fault) 

have 2 cars  , MCF fault 

1 maid 

 

but expecting Gov to help middle income  ??? maybe when pig can climb tree 

 

  

Edited February 14, 2018 by Angcheek

[Angcheek]

times must be bad when AMDK works at Caltex Macpherson as car washer

 

I dont mind give extra tips if its sexy chio bu in bikini 

[Angcheek]

I also not enough. Pls donate. Thank you ‍

[Angcheek]

Basic

Medical 1500

Helper 1000

Parents/gifts 1000

Car 1500

Tax 500

Insurance 1000

Groceries / household 1000

Mortgage 2500 (top up $500 cash after deducting CPF)

Enrichment and/or childcare 1000-3000 (or even more)

Bills (HP, internet, electricity and water): 300-500

 

Already more than $10,000 after cut here and there.

 

Optional

Religion / donation 1000

Travel 500

Eating out / cosmetics (basic) / clothes (replacement) 200

 

T2 is correct. Really getting tough to bring up family here. No double income very hard to play.

 

and thanks to our elite ....... GDP very high . Singapore is the BEST in the world . All rich earning 5 figures 

 

[Angcheek]

   

 

very scare they give one chicken wing, but take back one whole chicken ! 

 

thats the biggest percentile ma ....... give 1 chicken wing , take back the whole chicken for 10 years 

[Yeshe]

I support you. Foreign wife good.

 

Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan.

 

sorry, now more up market, russian, eastern european leow

you need to stop getting expensive maths tuition teacher

wrong, he should open tuition centre instead

[Scion]

many people mix up "need" and "want"

 

for goodness sake, maid and enrichment classes are not "need"

[DACH]

and thanks to our elite ....... GDP very high . Singapore is the BEST in the world . All rich earning 5 figures

 

No.

Earning 5 figures now is the new poor.

Need to ask for subsidies.

[Kusje]

many people mix up "need" and "want"

 

for goodness sake, maid and enrichment classes are not "need"

 

Actually we are not talking about need vs wants.

 

What we are actually talking about is whether a middle class salary can afford what we think a middle class lifestyle should be like.

[DACH]

thats the biggest percentile ma ....... give 1 chicken wing , take back the whole chicken for 10 years

Not whole chicken for 10 years, but take back 10 chickens for 10 years.

[Little_prince]

i think that although 10k is not a low salary. but it's not fantastically high either. dont be too harsh on the family lah

[Philipkee]

many people mix up "need" and "want"

 

for goodness sake, maid and enrichment classes are not "need"

I think that taxes may be going up and if you complain you struggling, they will point to the article saying "yea struggling. So poor thing cannot afford sailing lessons for children." This is to shut up any grumblings when taxes increase. Anyone grumbling will be seen to be self entitled.

 

That is what I think might be objective of the article.