Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think that it is OK to desire a good package, and to be hopeful to be the 20% in the 80/20 rule, but it just breaks my heart to see my family frustrated over this. Youngsters are sold the dreams that their value is 4k while knowing nuts.... Then the senior citizens live in the Era of industrial revolution and baby boomers they are stuck in the Era that managers must take home 8-10k, and they hear their children position is manager after 2 years why so grossly underpaid... (4-5k) Then they scold their children for being stupid and shortchanged which fuels the self entitled problem.

One particular elderly family member must drop the Mike on others, even take it one step further saying her son a salesman with 2 years of experience relaxes at home and earns 120k annual. While it may be possible, gossip always sounds sweeter than the truth. So as a result the other elders claim they don't believe it but start to pressure their children, why after 5 years they cannot afford a condo n big car.

The difficulty and pains one must go through to take home that salary... We cannot see but we envy. millionaires work 20 hours a day to produce content and many have slipped into depression, we only see the money don't see the sweat and tears.

Youngsters who are being pressured, focus on reinvesting your money. Don't obsess over getting the high paid job and chase the big condo and big car. Money only grows when reinvested, not when it's is enjoyed in a car or house. That's just worthless face value (面子）Yes it is possible to invest in property at a young age but many youngsters also fall into financial embarrassment this way. Singapore has grossly inflated cost of car and house, and somehow it became status symbol... No, the real riches is cash rich and retirement rich.

I feel for the young and impressionable youngsters in my family so im just ranting. I'm sure I'm not the only idiotic family that loves to speculate and give fictitious income numbers so, hang in there fellas.