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Tag Archives: cost of living
DIY: Cost of Washing Your Vehicle or Car at the HDB
Saw this inside the lift at Toa Payoh Rise when we visited Creamier for ice cream. My partner told me that this is much cheaper than going to a car wash which can cost at least S$10-12. But he said … Continue reading
HDB Properties in Singapore: What Happens After the 99 Year Lease is Up?
I have always wondered about what happens when you HDB lease is up, and here’s a detailed write-up about it by Alvin on a blog all about Tiong Bahru Estate. It made me wonder what would prompt young people to … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 99 years, afford, anxiety, arrested development, cars, COE, cost of living, escalating, expensive, flats, hard, HDB, inflation, lease, Life, Living, rent, scary, Singapore
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I am Singaporean because I love going to Malaysia
I think most Singaporeans should be thankful that Malaysia still welcomes us and that it’s so easy to get there. It’s no secret that we go there for cheaper petrol, food, groceries and even medicine. And we can relieve our … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged City Square, cost of living, JB, Johor Bahru, Life, Living, Malaysia, mall, opposition, shopping, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans
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NY Times: 36 Hours in Singapore
Interesting Read at the New York Times Travel Section. JUDGING from the number of cranes that dot the city’s skyline, Singapore is booming. In the last few years, casinos and hotels have sprung up; museums and galleries in former colonial … Continue reading
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Tagged cost of living, divide, international, NY Times, playground, poor, press, rich, Singapore, social, world
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Uniquely Singapore: Homes
Little boxes in the air that most young people can’t afford. Living in super close proximity with not much privacy. These condo units go for at least a million. That’s the cost of a little more space and privacy. More … Continue reading
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Tagged condominiums, condos, cost of living, flats, HDB, high, housing, Life, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, Singaporeans
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Impressed by Vincent Wijeysingha’s Compassion and Intelligence
I am not a political blogger, but I just had to post this video of the recent political debate between parties, as I was so very impressed by Vincent, who is a social worker by profession. Didn’t catch the televised … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, cost of living, debate, healthcare, intelligence, marginalized, poor, Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Video, Vincent Wijeysingha
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Precious Little Bit of Green
A small government apartment that only has a lease of 99 years or less, is so extremely expensive. Unless you’re born with a silver spoon, you need to go into debt for life to own one. Imagine – you can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cost of living, culture, debt, flat, green, HDB, housing, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, plants, price, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Toa Payoh
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Singaporeans are 4D Crazy & I’m not Talking Special Effects
After the recent budget announcement by the Finance Minister, the most tweeted joke in Social Media was about needing to buy 4D. Every Singaporean knows what 4D or Toto is. More than half the population buys these legal lottery tickets, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4D, bad boss, bad job, buy, cost of living, family, gambling, Life, Living, luck, morbid, quirks, Singapore, Singapore Pools, superstitious, ticket, toto, unhappy, work
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Leave Bedok Hawker Centre Alone
All hawker centres in Singapore for that matter. Just as I was down about inflation and feeling that the one affordable thing we have left is hawker food, I read about the possible privatisation of hawker centres. Oh the horror! … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged attraction, Bedok hawker centre, cost of living, culture, Food, Food Republic, hawker, hawker centres, history, inflation, K F Seetoh, Life, Living, prices, Singapore, tok-tok man
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The Widening Income Gap in Singapore is Worrying
Unless you’re rich, you would probably be among the people who are worried about the rising housing prices and the cost of everything else in Singapore. Retirement does not seem plausible at all, which is why most people struggle in … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, cost of living, housing, housing prices, in-laws, income gap, incomes, inflation, issues, Life, Living, living with parents, personal, poor, rich, salaries, salary, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, stress, unhappy, view, worried
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