How Much To SURVIVE in Sinkieland

Narong Wongwan · Apr 16, 2012

knn damn tulan.....need to start this thread.

reading a few comments it seems some sinkies are living in different countries.

What is the bare minimum $$$ required to live in sinkieland. Not counting how much you put aside per month but what is expenditure for a normal lifestyle here.

Singles or Family also can. Please include commitments like instalments etc.

Nothing extreme like chionging HFJ every night or eating one meal per day to save money type.....
How much expenditure needed to lead a decent life in singapore.

Scrooball (clone) · Apr 16, 2012

$2,000 at least

drifter · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
knn damn tulan.....need to start this thread.

reading a few comments it seems some sinkies are living in different countries.

What is the bare minimum $$$ required to live in sinkieland. Not counting how much you put aside per month but what is expenditure for a normal lifestyle here.

Singles or Family also can. Please include commitments like instalments etc.

Nothing extreme like chionging HFJ every night or eating one meal per day to save money type.....
How much expenditure needed to lead a decent life in singapore.

bro...that thread i read already also very surprise ...

Jlokta · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
knn damn tulan.....need to start this thread.

reading a few comments it seems some sinkies are living in different countries.

What is the bare minimum $$$ required to live in sinkieland. Not counting how much you put aside per month but what is expenditure for a normal lifestyle here.

Singles or Family also can. Please include commitments like instalments etc.

Nothing extreme like chionging HFJ every night or eating one meal per day to save money type.....
How much expenditure needed to lead a decent life in singapore.

At least 3K
Car (<1.6) - 1.8K (inclusive of petrol, season parking, ERP, insurance & road tax - normalized and distributed over 12months).
House - 1K (water, electricity, rubbish collection etc; groceries & etc).
Bal $200 for unexpected expenses.

Raiders · Apr 16, 2012

Myself:

HDB $360
Household Bills(PUB + Internet + Town Council) $200
Transport $150
Meals(Outdoor makan) $300

Thats all.

My wife

Groceries $300
Meals (outside makan when working) $150

Thats all. No debts except the HDB loan. No children, no family commitment

Leongsam · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
How much expenditure needed to lead a decent life in singapore.

It all depends how you define "decent life".

Real poverty is when you have to send your 4 year old children to rummage in the land fills for sustenance. By international standards, 99% of Singaporeans lead a charmed life.

For most Sinkies, not being able to upgrade their phones every 6 months spells dire straits.

Ash007 · Apr 16, 2012

That depends if you want mee siam with hum or not.

drifter · Apr 16, 2012

Raiders said:
Myself:

HDB $360
Household Bills(PUB + Internet + Town Council) $200
Transport $150
Meals(Outdoor makan) $300

Thats all.

My wife

Groceries $300
Meals (outside makan when working) $150

Thats all. No debts except the HDB loan. No children, no family commitment

bro....what about weekends go out and enjoy with your wife ?

streetsmart73 · Apr 16, 2012

Raiders said:
Myself:

HDB $360
Household Bills(PUB + Internet + Town Council) $200
Transport $150
Meals(Outdoor makan) $300

Thats all.

My wife

Groceries $300
Meals (outside makan when working) $150

Thats all. No debts except the HDB loan. No children, no family commitment

hi there

1. bro, sure or not!
2. you did not park anything for 'steal eat" meh!
3. buying condoms also need money hoh.

Scrooball (clone) · Apr 16, 2012

Jlokta said:
At least 3K
Car (<1.6) - 1.8K (inclusive of petrol, season parking, ERP, insurance & road tax - normalized and distributed over 12months).
House - 1K (water, electricity, rubbish collection etc; groceries & etc).
Bal $200 for unexpected expenses.

Car is not a necessity. Necessity is like food, utilities and transportation.

Raiders · Apr 16, 2012

drifter said:
bro....what about weekends go out and enjoy with your wife ?

My wife works shift. So most Weekends, she is not at home. When she is at home on weekdays, I am working. :biggrin:

But of course lah, we go go for our holidays and we do buy ourselves something good now and then. This thread is about surviving in Sinkieland so Im replying to that point alone. If you put aside SURVIVING in SINKIELAND, then my expenses will have to add another $500 for ECA :biggrin:

Raiders · Apr 16, 2012

streetsmart73 said:
hi there

1. bro, sure or not!
2. you did not park anything for 'steal eat" meh!
3. buying condoms also need money hoh.

Brother, Narong mentioned "NEEDED TO SURVIVE", hence I did not include my ECA fund of $500. As for my wife, she has no hobby except cooking :biggrin:

streetsmart73 · Apr 16, 2012

Raiders said:
Brother, Narong mentioned "NEEDED TO SURVIVE", hence I did not include my ECA fund of $500. As for my wife, she has no hobby except cooking

hi there

1. bro, good eca hoh!
2. honest, you have a pretty good wifey.

Narong Wongwan · Apr 16, 2012

Raiders said:
Brother, Narong mentioned "NEEDED TO SURVIVE", hence I did not include my ECA fund of $500. As for my wife, she has no hobby except cooking

bro need to survive is in another post.

i mean to LIVE in singapore. Must have life one......not work sleep eat watch TV (btw watch TV also need money....watch mediacorpse need elect watch cable must subscribe)

Narong Wongwan · Apr 16, 2012

Scrooball (clone) said:
Car is not a necessity. Necessity is like food, utilities and transportation.

squeeze MRT everyday no quality of life.
car is necessity but luxury car is not.
unless take taxi....(must include call cab charge if not wait for taxi also stress you out).

Jlokta · Apr 16, 2012

Scrooball (clone) said:
Car is not a necessity. Necessity is like food, utilities and transportation.

unfortunately for some car is. i.e. customer's place too fark far away from civilization, can wait for pubic transport but be prepared to get screwed by the unreliable schedule.

Raiders · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
bro need to survive is in another post.

i mean to LIVE in singapore. Must have life one......not work sleep eat watch TV (btw watch TV also need money....watch mediacorpse need elect watch cable must subscribe)

Ok brother.

1. SCV/MIO TV = Never subscribe. Wanna watch movies or football, internet have alot. Why pay?
2. No car
3. No maid
4. No children
5. Father and mother no need us to give them money
6. My wife and I go out maybe only 3 times MAX a month. We are actually very homely people and we hate the weather in Singapore and especially the crowd. If we were living in a bigger country with nicer weather, I think we will be going out very often.
7. I dont smoke and dont club, dont smoke
8. I dont go Geylang or massage since I have free fucks from PRCs. Of course its not entirely free. The hotel rooms, meals, movies, taxi comes up to be about $500 a month

Thats all.

Leongsam · Apr 16, 2012

All this thread does is show what a pathetic bunch most of you are. :rolleyes:

Instead of discussing how to be wildly successful, views are sought on how much it costs to keep your head just above water.

It's pretty obvious why the government has opened the floodgates to foreigners. The locals are so devoid of drive and ambition that the country was in danger of disappearing from the map.

Raiders · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
squeeze MRT everyday no quality of life.
car is necessity but luxury car is not.
unless take taxi....(must include call cab charge if not wait for taxi also stress you out).

Paiseh lah brother, not mean to be rude. To each his own. To me car is not a neccsessity in Singapore. If I were to live in a big country like Taiwan or Australia, then it will be a neccessity since I love to move around. In Singapore, it is so small and the public transport is actually very convenient.

Scrooball (clone) · Apr 16, 2012

Narong Wongwan said:
bro need to survive is in another post.

i mean to LIVE in singapore. Must have life one......not work sleep eat watch TV (btw watch TV also need money....watch mediacorpse need elect watch cable must subscribe)

To 'live' in Singapore means different things for different people.

If my hobby is play golf, then i need to pay club membership which is extremely costly.

If my hobby is play basketball, it practically cost nothing.

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