Get one for yourself then, Mr. Capable. You can't go back anyway. You're nicely marooned here.
Once in a while I think of going back to Canada, it's still an option. I can always return as an investor
I've been back a couple times for holidays. I've even been flagged by the immigration as a suspicious character when they weren't satisfied by my response of "just looking around"
However when they look up my records in their system, everything is hungkie dory
I've worked for various MNCs and the pay was ok. I've never bought into the fad of buying cars & houses. So depite the recession I've still hung on to most of my $$$.
Don't undersestimate Sporeans, I have many colleagues who are in the same boat, working towards their 1st or 2nd million. They can abandon a sinking Spore if necessary.