What is your problem douche?
People have different levels of lifestyle, I am used to a certain lifestyle provided by my husband and my own hardwork.

We want to provide a quality lifestyle for our retirement and for our children and that is the min. income level to achieve.

Yes, the Malay neighbours I grew up with make $40k /year but he is able to take care of 5 mouths to feed and still have savings. That is commendable - I respect that. But I cannot do the same. Been brought up in this way, and grown up this way. Yes maybe I had a spoilt childhood, and I want to spoil my kids the same way - that is my choice, not yours so please fo fcuk yourself.

If you are lazy and can't afford to spoil yourself and your family but you are envious, that's your problem, don't take it out on others.

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To answer the other question, he is not a PSC Scholar or President's Scholar. Just a simple scholar sponsored by DSTA. Studied 4 years NUS, 2 years work, 3 years to do MPP in Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington DC sponsored by MOF, (where we met each other).
After he came back from his Masters in USA, DSTA seconded him to MFA where he still is but draws salary from DSTA - not sure how that works but suppose that means he is still Statboard and not ministry.

The good part is that he still is able to leave office at 6pm everyday to come back to see the kids - I prefer this to having extra $50k/year but longer working hours.