Money matters - living a simple life, frugally

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slmkhoo:

pirate:

No passion in studies. No passion in sports. No passion in music. No passion in arts. No passion in dealing with people. No passion in cooking. No passion in working with hands. Everything also no passion, so never pick up any useful skill. Then how?


It does not have to be stellar academic achievements, but if our youngsters want to have a half decent living, they better learn to be skilled at something. Even children of tycoons have to learn how to fight to keep their inheritance.

I agree that it's sad if a child can get to adulthood and have nothing that really interests him. But sometimes, it's we parents that are to blame. We often tell our kids to work harder and put in long hours at their weak areas, which often tend to be the areas they have less interest or aptitude in, and spend less time on things that they are better at. In the end, the child ends up still weak or merely average at the areas he spent the most time on, and didn't spend enough time on the things he had interest in to really develop a decent level of skill.

Agreed. As parents, it is important to know and understand the child's interests, strengths and weaknesses, instead of trying to push every one of them into becoming doctors, lawyers or bankers.

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I am just an ordinary office worker. What we earn is peanuts to many of you here. Thanks to a lack of appetite for an extravagant lifestyle, we managed to pay off our housing loan early.


My hubby looks forward to doing part time work once the kids finish their education soon.

It is also good to have family support. No need to buy new stuff all the time cos the clothes, toys, books can be recycled all the time. All this means saving a good sum of money.

We recently moved in with a family member while our place undergoes a major but simple makeover after so many years.

[Dekora]

路人甲:

I am just an ordinary office worker. What we earn is peanuts to many of you here. Thanks to a lack of appetite for an extravagant lifestyle, we managed to pay off our housing loan early.


My hubby looks forward to doing part time work once the kids finish their education soon.

It is also good to have family support. No need to buy new stuff all the time cos the clothes, toys, books can be recycled all the time. All this means saving a good sum of money.

We recently moved in with a family member while our place undergoes a major but simple makeover after so many years.

路人甲, what matters most is a happy family. There are many ppl are chasing the corporate ladder and sacrifing other things in life. I read somewhere that there is no one that will regret not spending more time in the office at their death bed.

平凡也是一种幸福

[VemmaMom]

Many People rushing around thinking that they doing the right but the end of the day, they feel lonely. Because what they are doing is chasing it blindly. Simple is good and make oneself happier in life

[chenwj]

Today my boy remarked that his classmate parents fetched her (classmate) daily with a Mercedes… My boy said "so nice"


i begin to worry.

[sharonkhoo]

chenwj:

Today my boy remarked that his classmate parents fetched her (classmate) daily with a Mercedes.. My boy said \"so nice\"


i begin to worry.

What did you say in reply?

[AceTutors123]

chenwj:

Today my boy remarked that his classmate parents fetched her (classmate) daily with a Mercedes.. My boy said \"so nice\"


i begin to worry.

Fear not. Ask your boy to fetch you around in a Merc next time

[Dora1]

chenwj:

Today my boy remarked that his classmate parents fetched her (classmate) daily with a Mercedes.. My boy said \"so nice\"


i begin to worry.

I think your boy is very subtle already. My girl asked me point blank \"Mummy, why do AAA and BBB have maids at home, but we don't? AAA Mummy not working also have maid, you are working why we don't have maid? Then I don't need to clean my room! :skeptical: \"

[shawnlim88]

Imami:

RoyceH:

'The richest man is not the one who has the most but rather needs the least.\"

:goodpost:

just brings to mind this Chinese saying:
“无求品自高”

[shawnlim88]

Dora1:

chenwj:

Today my boy remarked that his classmate parents fetched her (classmate) daily with a Mercedes.. My boy said \"so nice\"


i begin to worry.

I think your boy is very subtle already. My girl asked me point blank \"Mummy, why do AAA and BBB have maids at home, but we don't? AAA Mummy not working also have maid, you are working why we don't have maid? Then I don't need to clean my room! :skeptical: \"

ya, my girl also ask me: 'Daddy, why don't you buy a car so that you can drive me to school like aaa or bbb does?'

my answer to her is: \"Dear, why do you need me to drive you to school when i can walk you to school everyday?\"

nowadays, the kids know how to compare.

i am trying to tell my kids that driving in Singapore is very expensive. We can get by with public transport and taxis.

sigh....