singaporeans are too obessed with material stuff

• january

  30 Jul 07, 17:08

  I think singaporeans are not wise in this sense and they are putting themselves in financial risk
• jlzk

  30 Jul 07, 17:09

  Not really larhs.!Some are very money cautious de,!Like me!I dont spend money unnecessarily .!
• tut4nkh4m3n

  30 Jul 07, 17:11

  and now with the 500 buck limit credit cards targetted at students? it's not gonna help much
• allentyb

  30 Jul 07, 17:12

  
• the Bear

  30 Jul 07, 17:13

  read your own post..
  
  just read it!
  
  

  Originally posted by january:

  I think singaporeans are not wise in this sense and they are putting themselves in financial risk

• FireIce

  30 Jul 07, 17:13

  not just singaporeans, it's everywhere...........
  dun so minute can or not
• digicharat

  30 Jul 07, 17:45

  because we like to hao lian. we dun care if we starved or get chased by banks.
  as long as we look rich on the outside can liao. can make people envy and jealous can liao.
  the rest are all behind the screen. nobody can see how ugly that side is...yet. so its ok until then.
  bu zai hu tian chang di jiu, zhi zai hu cheng jing yong you.
• jlzk

  30 Jul 07, 17:51

  Originally posted by digicharat:

  because we like to hao lian. we dun care if we starved or get chased by banks.
  as long as we look rich on the outside can liao. can make people envy and jealous can liao.
  the rest are all behind the screen. nobody can see how ugly that side is...yet. so its ok until then.
  bu zai hu tian chang di jiu, zhi zai hu cheng jing yong you.

  Rofls!You think like relationship meh?But kinda agree with you also.LOL!
• latenightmonster

  30 Jul 07, 18:38

  And how did you arrive at this gross generalisation?
  
  
• 0oohLaLa

  30 Jul 07, 18:39

  
• boka

  30 Jul 07, 18:41

  It's true
  
  Especially those gals out there...and even my female friends keep telling me they want to shop shop and shop.
• Ah-BarD

  30 Jul 07, 18:45

  liew..500
  
  i apply credit cards mostly for the discounts/promos only ....esp watch movies,petrol and free entry to clubbing
• Cool-gal

  30 Jul 07, 18:46

  ya.......
• rathcycle

  30 Jul 07, 18:47

  Originally posted by tut4nkh4m3n:

  and now with the 500 buck limit credit cards targetted at students? it's not gonna help much

  not enough loh.
  at least need 1k/mth
• Ah-BarD

  30 Jul 07, 18:57

  heh...after the waive free period end...just call them to cancel..sometimes they will extend the waive free by another year or so......1k for students like too much liao...its nt like u every mth spend 1k...like dat the students sure trapped in the $$ game.....if the students wanna buy stuffs more than $500..den use debit card lor..at least u know u wun be in debt.
  
  remember,credit card cash is NOT YOUR MONEY.
• boka

  30 Jul 07, 19:01

  Originally posted by Ah-BarD:

  heh...after the waive free period end...just call them to cancel..sometimes they will extend the waive free by another year or so......1k for students like too much liao...its nt like u every mth spend 1k...like dat the students sure trapped in the $$ game.....if the students wanna buy stuffs more than $500..den use debit card lor..at least u know u wun be in debt.
  
  remember,credit card cash is NOT YOUR MONEY.

  lol ye
  
  For students who use credit cards to buy clothes,i see them as poor because they have to borrow from the bank for minor things like clothes.
  
  Shows how empty their bank is.
• angel7030

  30 Jul 07, 19:18

  Originally posted by january:

  I think singaporeans are not wise in this sense and they are putting themselves in financial risk

  Yo, give singaporean a break ya, life is too stressful here, yet all surrounded by concrete, not much place to go, so the main hobby is spend on material things to pamper ourselves and eat good food ya.
  
  Life is short, play hard
• kenshin_himura

  30 Jul 07, 19:24

  Originally posted by tut4nkh4m3n:

  and now with the 500 buck limit credit cards targetted at students? it's not gonna help much

  i seriously feel that students are just way to immature and young to own a credit card, even though the limit is just $500. Learn to earn before spending!
• rathcycle

  30 Jul 07, 19:27

  Originally posted by Ah-BarD:

  heh...after the waive free period end...just call them to cancel..sometimes they will extend the waive free by another year or so......1k for students like too much liao...its nt like u every mth spend 1k...like dat the students sure trapped in the $$ game.....if the students wanna buy stuffs more than $500..den use debit card lor..at least u know u wun be in debt.
  
  remember,credit card cash is NOT YOUR MONEY.

  i spend at least 500cash every month
• Ah-BarD

  31 Jul 07, 10:48

  heh i also spend ard $500 for foods/transports.....
  
  its alrite if u r working...but if still studying,try to earn $$ 1st b4 spending...feel pai seh if cont to take allowance from parents at dis age still.
  
  i feel most ppl mindset is buy 1st,tink later....
• de_middle

  31 Jul 07, 10:55

  i don't think so, i'm overly cautious
• Slipshade

  31 Jul 07, 13:36

  Originally posted by january:

  I think singaporeans are not wise in this sense and they are putting themselves in financial risk

  That happens in developed countries and cities.
• maurizio13

  31 Jul 07, 18:23

  We have all become slaves to our own materialistic indulgences.
  
  
• Xephone_xenon

  31 Jul 07, 18:25

  define what is anyhow spend and what is nort anyhow spend.
• 105090

  31 Jul 07, 18:32

  if you dont spend and save, you also end up poorer, unless you get your savings to work harder