Rainbowbiatch 6th Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 last time - no need for much education (cost about $2) - eldest sibling hand-me-down clothes all the way to the youngest 20th child (cost $5) - no casino - trishaw rides cost abt 10cents per trip (flat rate) - pah goh lee on grass field/fly kites/longkang catch fish,spider (cost nil or $1 at most) - no SCV, Cable - landed property cost $20k only - no GST - no handph/ipad/computer/gt5/xbox/psp/ps3 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 last time - no need for much education (cost about $2) - eldest sibling hand-me-down clothes all the way to the youngest 20th child (cost $5) - no casino - trishaw rides cost abt 10cents per trip (flat rate) - pah goh lee on grass field/fly kites/longkang catch fish,spider (cost nil or $1 at most) - no SCV, Cable - landed property cost $20k only - no GST - no handph/ipad/computer/gt5/xbox/psp/ps3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestylers09 5th Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 like this they more heng abit years to years comparison, to be frank,they might be more hardtime than us BUT they have lesser burden in terms of other stuffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 like this they more heng abit years to years comparison, to be frank,they might be more hardtime than us BUT they have lesser burden in terms of other stuffs u mean we have more burdern to want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermitage 1st Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 my dad's salary was more then double mine and HDB back then was probably doubly cheaper Yeah, true. For some lucky ones, the rate of inflation is proportional to the increase in their salaries. Mine sadly, isn't! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Yeah, true. For some lucky ones, the rate of inflation is proportional to the increase in their salaries. Mine sadly, isn't! i dont call them lucky. i call them wiling to find means to increase pay. Inshort, hard working. my dads use to work as a odd job labour. then he find kan tao and become sub-con for a few years during manufacturing boomz... then when gahmen regulate that you must have cert to be sub-con (no guess only related ppl got issue the cert.) he turn to drive taxi and play with stock. but his pals?? most stay stagnate as odd job labour and their pay didnt go up to even 2K. it called moving with time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermitage 1st Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 i dont call them lucky. i call them wiling to find means to increase pay. Inshort, hard working. my dads use to work as a odd job labour. then he find kan tao and become sub-con for a few years during manufacturing boomz... then when gahmen regulate that you must have cert to be sub-con (no guess only related ppl got issue the cert.) he turn to drive taxi and play with stock. but his pals?? most stay stagnate as odd job labour and their pay didnt go up to even 2K. it called moving with time. True true. Luck and Timing plays a part too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_spike 2nd Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 (edited) Last time my father time, liverpool were winning trophy after trophy, league after league... now we are winning comical laughter game after game Edited December 21, 2010 by Dj_spike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Last time my father time, liverpool were winning trophy after trophy, league after league... now we are winning comical laughter game after game this is a good one [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_spike 2nd Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 this is a good one [laugh] First thing off my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 i think its more about family planning. last time where got family planning one. just give birth to one after another. live on the next pay check, etc....... no need to worry about child education, insurance, future, etc....... the thinking back then was "when the boat reach the dock, it will straighten by itself". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thargor 1st Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 All are excuse by the current generation who only want to enjoy. Monthly expenses Infantcare after subsidies = $1100 Milk Powder + other baby necessities = $400+++ Baby clothing + toys = $200 Excluding PD charges, its almost 2k a month. I don't see how thats an excuse...unless someone is raking in 20k a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODC 1st Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 I always hear and read that standard of living cost now is higher and can't afford to have kids blah blah blah. Well, if you were to look at it, our salary now is defintely much higher than last time. If last time parents or even grandparents can afford to have 3 to 12 kids, why are we complaining even we have only one? What is your take? This is an opened discussion, all ideas and comments are welcome. did u study economics at all????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Clutched December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Last time buy car can take two years loan. Last time buy hdb can take 10 years loan. Now your high salary...you tell me you take how many years loan? On top of that, I remeber last time CPF contrbution was like 50% then taper off to 40% and finally to our 3X%, contribution cap was higher at 6K instead of today 4.5K. That make a huge different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokyman 1st Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Monthly expenses Infantcare after subsidies = $1100 Milk Powder + other baby necessities = $400+++ Baby clothing + toys = $200 Excluding PD charges, its almost 2k a month. I don't see how thats an excuse...unless someone is raking in 20k a month. my expenses about 4k/mth ... damn siong ... need 1 - 2 more job related jumps to really live it up in SG sia ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 True true. Luck and Timing plays a part too... yeah must agree luck does play a important part too. but not all of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kac 4th Gear December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Monthly expenses Infantcare after subsidies = $1100 Milk Powder + other baby necessities = $400+++ Baby clothing + toys = $200 Excluding PD charges, its almost 2k a month. I don't see how thats an excuse...unless someone is raking in 20k a month. Indeed. Spoken like a 过来人。。。 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged December 21, 2010 Share December 21, 2010 Monthly expenses Infantcare after subsidies = $1100 Milk Powder + other baby necessities = $400+++ Baby clothing + toys = $200 Excluding PD charges, its almost 2k a month. I don't see how thats an excuse...unless someone is raking in 20k a month. this is the need. the rest are want. tell me is that excuse?? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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