This is a good thread. We should focus more on quality of job.

I am 56 and semi retired (please don't fry my kway tiao)
I am in construction. I earn less than 1000 when I started, now about 8000 +/-.
To me, kids already big. Money has less value.

One incident struck me was,
I realise Singaporean youngsters are very driven, while Malaysian are more contented. Although the Malaysians are paid maybe up to 1k lesser but they are happier. They make lesser job hops and stay in one place for 5-7years. I guess we Singaporean put too much stress into ourselves. If we don't get pay raise or promotion, we take it very seriously.