6.2k not enough for two?
 

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ExpatSingapore - Is 5500 SGD per month good enough for me?

He was ahead in 2005.

Now that India has caught up, he wants to return.

Both Singapore and India like opportunists like him - talented, savvy, intelligent, greedy, exploitative, never loyal, always on the lookout for new ways to make more money, never loyal, always feel taken advantage of but never the other way, never loyal, always comparing, always feel shortchanged, always feel the world owes him a living, never integrated, will never bat an eyelid quitting a country, never loyal.

We love him. Sg govt loves such savvy people. In comparison the sg citizens are so unsavvy.

In the current economic climate, he should buy his flat, not rent. Then he would be able to pay mortgage with his CPF instead of all from cash.

If he had bought a 3 or 4 room flat, even with his wife not working, I think he will find his salary adequate to afford trips to Phuket, Bali etc. If he so wanted, he can also hire a maid at $300 + maid levy.

So with better planning, I think he can live almost the same lifestyle as his friends back home.

Starting with 5k in 2005 and after staying for 5 years, he should have bought a flat considering he is a PR now. I guess he did not and almost no one foresaw the kind of price rise in Singapore.

In the current situation, 6.2k is clearly not a long term solution. However, many people with similar profiles either saved money, bought a house or migrated to Australia. If he cant do any of three, yes, in that case, India is a better option.

he's a quitter, going-to-be a double quitter.

who cares. if quitting gets him rich, i don't think he cares. i don't care either.

As a native Singaporean, I too want to hop on the India bandwagon! Even though I do not know Tamil, I am learning from my India Indian colleague now.

good bye bye

gd for us 1 less indian FT contributing to the smelly mrt

take ur friends with u pls

So much bitterness n frustration. Chill man. Immigration is a hard truth of singapore and i cant see the crowd pressure reducing in the next 3-5 years or so. Unless u guys start exporting useless frail Oldies and Loser Citizens to Aprika n Chaainaa. They are putting unnecessary burden on Singapore.

If you come here just to sell roti prata, we have no objections. But you are here to rob us of DECENT paying jobs and you are complaining that $6.2K is not enough.

You are too much! Please go back to India!!!

how miserable...are u in a position to OBJECT...or u are confusing ur helplessness n jealousy of Foreigners n unrivaled capability to complain as Objection...either way, ur objection has no value and it does not count...

Shouldn't you learn hindi?

At least must have 15k per month, if not you will not be able to stay in a Condo but live your life among the locals in public housing.

India has so many dialects. Tamil is most useful.

Everyone has their right to freedom of speech. The author is free to voice his/her opinions.

Just go to where your heart desires.

You will be a frail Oldy and end up in Aprika one day...

why is tamil most useful?

becoming a speech therapist in singapore
 

does anyone have any idea how much a speech therapist get paid in singapore? I'm past 45 and considering a career switch to become a speech therapist. I have been an English teacher for more than 10 years in HK.

if you are new, maybe 3k? it's low because you have no prior experience (it's a career switch) and you will be competing with lots of new comers who, like it or not, are much younger than you. and i'm sure there will be foreign talent from the western countries competing with you for the same job as well. just like in HK, people here in singapore has a strange penchant for all things western. you may call them 鬼佬 but we call them foreign talent! (i simply assume you are chinese - sorry if i'm wrong.)

i believe you will also need at least some form of certification.

bcus the poster is from Tamil Land

The official languages of India are Hindi and English.
Tamil is a regional dialect.

indian
 

similar situation is faced by me, unless you keep hopping jobs you dont get increment. with single earning things can be difficult. buying hdb would be excellent idea for you since you have pr. i cannot since i dont have pr. my sal is nearly 7k with commission but pr got rejected. you need nearly 100-150k for 3-4 room hdb and around 150-170k for exec hdb.
emi is going to come down to 900-1500 depending on what size you go for.

you must be paying rent of around 2000- 2200 $ so you will save on that.

also if you are falling short of cash. to arrange for 100-150 k
cpf can be utilized and also take some personal loan which banks are ready to lend upto 6 months salary for 5% interest which is still reasonable. the interest will only be around 1200-2000$ which is just one month rent.

..I know our friends back in india are having better life having cars and condos,and earning equivalent to us or more. but they are also subject to horrible traffic jams and frustration due to time lost on roads every day. we human beings are designed to be unhappy in any given situation.

we asked for this so lets face it.

Go back india and earn more plsss, dont steal my programming jobs or i may have to start writing comments in chinese lol

Please bring back all your friends also. Convince them that India can earn more than in SG. Please

A few of my Indian friends (from India) confirm that living standards in India can indeed by higher than Singapore. The pay that they get here will allow them to hire a few maids, a chauffeur, buy a big house, send their kids to good schools --- basically live like a rich man in India.

Moreover, they don't have to work here to get this kind of pay. Back in India, there are many jobs that pay EQUIVALENT or even higher pay for the kind of skills they have (which is not much by our standards).

So the question begs: why are they still here competing with our young graduates for well paying jobs?

I heard of this too. I dont understand why are they here. Too competitive over there? or the market is too limited there?