Materialistic lifestyle of Singaporeans
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or they just dont want to forget what hardwork is like and how much they had to go through to achieve their statusOriginally posted by alexkusu:yup, thats the point. Stand out too much, u get kindap, murdered, etc
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This is the trouble with some people. If u read Ikea's GM still drive a HyundaiOriginally posted by elindra:I know of one case where I heard from my friend working in the bank of this newly married couple who earned a combined income slightly over 2k takehome pay and they applied for a loan to buy a BMW
She advised that her manager still approved the loan because 'they can repossess the car'
Accent n still stayed in HUDC. My lecturer still mentioned once she went out
happened to see a Volvo being towed away which kena repo. -
Car repo never mind. House "re-po" chum lor. I'm here in So Cal and it's true here too. Many people living on credit and beyond their means.Originally posted by will4:This is the trouble with some people. If u read Ikea's GM still drive a Hyundai
Accent n still stayed in HUDC. My lecturer still mentioned once she went out
happened to see a Volvo being towed away which kena repo. -
we cannot catch up liao.....Originally posted by Gordonator:Everyday everywhere, we seems to be on an endless pursuit for a higher standard of living. Using the lastest handphone, changing new car, living in big house, buying big television set, wearing the best gear etc.
What are your point of views on this? though we "THINK" we can catch up.... -
Where is So Cal? I once took a taxi n this taxi driver happened to strike a conversation on the apartment matter. I realized in Spore(I stayed here for almostOriginally posted by jetta:Car repo never mind. House "re-po" chum lor. I'm here in So Cal and it's true here too. Many people living on credit and beyond their means.
twenty year) Sporean liked to live in condominiun no offence to those who can afford it. Condominium once bought had to pay the loan. The taxi driver mentioned his brother upon the advice of his wife bought an aprartment n shortly after they had trouble paying the loan. The brother had to start borrowing from other sibling. -
Southern California.Originally posted by will4:Where is So Cal? -
wow, my thread is stilla round. thanks for bumping it.
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hot topic mahOriginally posted by Gordonator:wow, my thread is stilla round. thanks for bumping it. -
Originally posted by elindra:
Are they insane?!!
I know of one case where I heard from my friend working in the bank of this newly married couple who earned a combined income [b]slightly over 2k takehome pay and they applied for a loan to buy a BMW
She advised that her manager still approved the loan because 'they can repossess the car'
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I agreed on this statement. U knew Channelnewsasia'"Get Real".Originally posted by cornyfish2000:Yup, many people chalk up lots of debts (and interest!) on their credit cards, and have to work very hard just to pay off the debts. They just want the image and experience the lifestyle of being 'rich', but they are actually struggling to keep their heads above the water.
The moral of the story is, don't spend beyond your means.
People staying in private apartment declared bankrupt, asset belonged to OA.
Travel to other country still need permission. -
As I said earlier on, six C can be should have for some at twenty plus. A wish upon reach thirty. A nightmare for those need to pay the loan.Originally posted by av98m:Are they insane?!!
TNP published a trader at fifity plus staying in a private apartment got so much car loan n he had less cash to pay his utility bill so bad he need to get his daughter's salary to pay for it. His wife is working part time at petrol station to cover the needed expenses. His car is Toyota Lexus n he cannot afforf to sell it cause if he sell it, he still hutang quite amount. -
Everytime I read the newspapers and see so many ads for cars and condominiums I begin to wonder - are there so many rich Singaporeans? It's hard to believe that 90% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats, when you see so many new condominiums sprouting up. I think such ads have an important role in promoting the increasingly materialistic outlook of young Singaporeans, by portraying condominiums and cars as desirable, or even need-to-have, status items. Just look at the ad for the One Amber condominiums, which state that living in the condominium is a mark of success. Does that imply that HDB dwellers are losers?
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I personally felt staying in HDB is better than private apartment. I really cannot understand the need to buy private apartment when people have trouble paying.Originally posted by dakkon_blackblade:Everytime I read the newspapers and see so many ads for cars and condominiums I begin to wonder - are there so many rich Singaporeans? It's hard to believe that 90% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats, when you see so many new condominiums sprouting up. I think such ads have an important role in promoting the increasingly materialistic outlook of young Singaporeans, by portraying condominiums and cars as desirable, or even need-to-have, status items. Just look at the ad for the One Amber condominiums, which state that living in the condominium is a mark of success. Does that imply that HDB dwellers are losers?
U met people with payment problem? -
im 17 almost 18 AND I DONT HAVE A CELL PHONE!!!Originally posted by dragg:i dont know anyone without handphones. -
i dont know if many of you realise it but singapore roads have some of the newest fleets of cars in the world..you can hardly spot even a 1997 bmw on the roads now.
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One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
Very good, Dad!"
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Yeah!"
"And what did you learn?"
The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon."
When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.
His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!"
Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got everything!
You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! -
ya, lots of cars with numbers plates starting with 'SF' and 'SG', very hard to find 'SB' types anymore.Originally posted by vito_corleone:i dont know if many of you realise it but singapore roads have some of the newest fleets of cars in the world..you can hardly spot even a 1997 bmw on the roads now. -
Well, ppl just dunno what is their limit.
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Well, I thought about this topic long and hard.
And I conclude that being human, there is really no limit to human 'wants'. I'm not talking about needs, but wants. Of course, there's the primary limitation which is the level of wealth a person have or has. Then again, with today's laxed rules on credit facilities and hire purchase terms, almost anyone can get bogged down a couple years on a plasma TV or whatever big ticket items that's currently HOT.
But lets look it another angle; apart from striving hard to work and buy that gleaming new something, what else really, is there for the average Singaporean?? The beach? East Coast Park?? Stuffing our faces with cholesterol rich hawker food?? Drown ourselves in alcohol in pubs and nightspots?? What??
Biggest most popular past time and goals; shopping to buy something that's the latest, coolest, fastest, nicest, etc. etc. etc....
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the grass is always greener at the other side.
no matter what, people will never be happy with what they have -
u see the rate singpaoreans changes their handphones or how many handphones some of us owns u'll know how materialistic some of us are.
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I happened to read an article on a local actress she planned to change her HP after using it for barely less than half a year.Originally posted by Gordonator:u see the rate singpaoreans changes their handphones or how many handphones some of us owns u'll know how materialistic some of us are. -
not just hp ah....BB alsoOriginally posted by Gordonator:u see the rate singpaoreans changes their handphones or how many handphones some of us owns u'll know how materialistic some of us are. -
what is BB?Originally posted by duotiga83:not just hp ah....BB also -
controlled inflation well saidOriginally posted by BillyBong:Unfortunately, it takes a SIGNIFICANT amount of BUCKS to survive in SG. Just paying off utilities and taxes are enough to squeeze one dry of personal savings and other basic needs.
And with increasing costs of living with no parallel increments in salary packages, one wonders if we are facing a 'controlled' inflation to in our economy, a facade to claims by our govt that the economy is projected to grow in 2006.
it used to be we could save up quite abit to have our own personnal "dream" of sorts. forumers old enough to recall will be able to remember that costs of living is low. with the current push for so called higher standard of living, the lower 2/3rds of the working populace becomes financially strangled. no extra $$$ = no extra time for babies naturally, everyday work OT!!!
back then the feeder BUS costs 15cents, even without air conditioned ones, can the relevant authorities justify the current fare?
however, with the way our society is brought up, leaking bad news related to inflation to our community will trigger reactions and not logical responses from households. the "controlled inflation" currently will appear to be steady expenses hikes until a bubble burst ... then the powers that be will announce that "hey guys we have an inflation", until then i do not think there is anything we can do unless any of us here are a combination factor that controls this country's economic direction, right?
so who controls the economy here? ...