You have matured financially. How old are you?
I don't really understand why people living in
HDB flats buy expensive conti cars. You can see so many of them at
HDB car park lots. Aren't these people pretentious? These people should just go for Jap or Korean cars which are so much cheaper. At the end of the day, thier cars will be worthless anyways. Just a piece of junk metal.
I know of millionaires who drive cheap cars because they hate to see their money down the drain everyday. They would rather donate their money to charity to feed the old and poor or the orphaned children.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
People are all different. Likewise for millionaires. Many millionaires are actually quite miserly, and that may explain how they built their wealth. It is their right to live the way they want be it being spendthrift or miserly. Usually these millionaires spent little on themselves, but they can be generous in philanthropy - Contributing to charitable causes.
What is sad though, are the people of lesser means trying to live like a millionaire.
These not so financially-sound people often justify to themselves that they only live once and squander away their money without much thought to the day when they can no longer earn an income. Then they become "parasites" to society depending on charity. This is where the true millionaires stepped forward and helped them out through their generosity.
I know it is difficult not to be judgemental, but I see different people taking different paths in life but somehow our lives are all intertwined.
At one time in my life I also subscribed to the "YOLO" mantra. YOLO = you only live once. I bought a condo, bought conti cars, went on expensive holidays -- but I found it all rather empty (not to mention that my bank account was also empty).
Now, I am happy with my trusty Jap car, still staying in my condo and counting the ever growing net worth.
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