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Old 18-10-2015, 06:03 PM
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Like what the earlier poster said, you own a condo and only 20% of Singaporeans live in private property. So you should be proud of your achievement. Don't compare with others, it will never end. There will always be someone richer than you. Just be contented and happy. At the end of the day, all the wealth in this world is meaningless. You won't bring any to the grave. Invest your time in understanding the true meaning of life, where you come from and what's your purpose on this earth. Read.

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My wife and I are a low income grad couple. We have two children in secondary schools. We are both 49 years old and only earning $160k pa in total. Our paid up condo is in the OCR and is valued at only $900k. We drive a small non continental car. Life is not so easy. We worry about our finances. We need to think which place to eat out or where to buy food from as we are very cost conscious. We cannot afford to employ a maid. We can only afford holidays in the Asian region such as HK, Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia. Only once a year. We can't afford holidays to Europe or America.

Our net worth (including our condo and car) is only $1.5m in total. This is very low when we compare with our friends and relatives.

Are there any grad couples here earning as low as us? How do you survive with the demands and expectations from family and society? How are you preparing for your retirement?

Do we have to work till we are in our 70s? What can we do to prepare for retirement? Please help advise. Thanks.

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Old 18-10-2015, 06:13 PM
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Your HH income of $160k pa is not low however your networth of $1.5m is, especially for a 49 yo grad couple. Correct me I got the numbers wrong:

Total networth - $1.5 m coming from:

Home - $0.9m
CPF MS - 0.097m ($48.5k X 2)
CPF SA - 0.34m ($170k x2)
CPF OA - 0.15m ($75k x2)
Cash + others - 0.013m ($13k)

Downgrading is a given when you retire. You really should see how to cut down your expenses and start saving in earnest. At 49, there isn't much time on the horizon to save up.

Are your jobs secure? Hang on to them with your dear lives as you will have to work until at least your children complete their uni studies. As they are now in secondary schools (say sec 4) that will be another 5-7 years! Your big expenses are yet to come!

QUOTE=Unregistered;73847]My wife and I are a low income grad couple. We have two children in secondary schools. We are both 49 years old and only earning $160k pa in total. Our paid up condo is in the OCR and is valued at only $900k. We drive a small non continental car. Life is not so easy. We worry about our finances. We need to think which place to eat out or where to buy food from as we are very cost conscious. We cannot afford to employ a maid. We can only afford holidays in the Asian region such as HK, Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia. Only once a year. We can't afford holidays to Europe or America.

Our net worth (including our condo and car) is only $1.5m in total. This is very low when we compare with our friends and relatives.

Are there any grad couples here earning as low as us? How do you survive with the demands and expectations from family and society? How are you preparing for your retirement?

Do we have to work till we are in our 70s? What can we do to prepare for retirement? Please help advise. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

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Old 18-10-2015, 07:20 PM
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My wife and I are a low income grad couple. We have two children in secondary schools. We are both 49 years old and only earning $160k pa in total. Our paid up condo is in the OCR and is valued at only $900k. We drive a small non continental car. Life is not so easy. We worry about our finances. We need to think which place to eat out or where to buy food from as we are very cost conscious. We cannot afford to employ a maid. We can only afford holidays in the Asian region such as HK, Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia. Only once a year. We can't afford holidays to Europe or America.

Our net worth (including our condo and car) is only $1.5m in total. This is very low when we compare with our friends and relatives.

Are there any grad couples here earning as low as us? How do you survive with the demands and expectations from family and society? How are you preparing for your retirement?

Do we have to work till we are in our 70s? What can we do to prepare for retirement? Please help advise. Thanks.
Having S$550k in liquid assets (after minus condo and car) for retirement is too low for a couple approaching 50 years of age. And considering you have 2 school going children, you will also need to plan for their university education. University education will be the heaviest investment you have for your children and will put you back by at least S$200k. Since you are living in condo, the monthly maintenance will also be quite heavy.

The best approach now is to save up at least half of your annual salary if possible. And put in safe investments that give stable returns. Sell off your condo if possible and have as much liquid assets. But typically people who live in condo for long periods will find it difficult to downgrade to HDB. And the system in Singapore is such that properties are typically paid for using CPF. You have to pay back to CPF the money you used to buy your properties plus the interests incurred. There may not be much remaining after you have sold your property.

At this age, you will also need to start planning for job security. The economic downturn cycles are getting shorter. And companies will use this opportunity to retrench older workers. Being out-of-work will drain whatever liquid reserves you have.

All financial decisions will need to tread wisely now. Good luck.

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Retiring overseas is a good option. However if you don't want to retire overseas, you can retire here provided you start saving more. First, make sure you go for the CPF Life Enhanced option as it gives you and wife $3600 pm at 65 until you die. Second, make sure your children contribute at least $1000 pm (assuming 2 kids, $500 per child). With $4600 pm, you should be ok provided you do not own a car, do not employ a maid and lead a simple lifestyle. Do not gamble and drink. If you need more cash, sell your condo and buy a one bedroom condo. You will have more cash in hand or you can invest in dividend stocks.


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My wife and I are a low income grad couple. We have two children in secondary schools. We are both 49 years old and only earning $160k pa in total. Our paid up condo is in the OCR and is valued at only $900k. We drive a small non continental car. Life is not so easy. We worry about our finances. We need to think which place to eat out or where to buy food from as we are very cost conscious. We cannot afford to employ a maid. We can only afford holidays in the Asian region such as HK, Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia. Only once a year. We can't afford holidays to Europe or America.

Our net worth (including our condo and car) is only $1.5m in total. This is very low when we compare with our friends and relatives.

Are there any grad couples here earning as low as us? How do you survive with the demands and expectations from family and society? How are you preparing for your retirement?

Do we have to work till we are in our 70s? What can we do to prepare for retirement? Please help advise. Thanks.
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Old 19-10-2015, 07:28 AM
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You can sell your condo and then buy a new 2 room BTO flat for $100k. If you sell your condo at $900k, you will have $800k in hand. If you live up to the age of 85, you will have 20 years of retirement if your retirement start at 65. So, you can spend $40k pa or $3.3k pm. Your CPF Life will give $3.6k and your children will give $1k pm. In total, you have $7.9k pm. You only need $3k pm so you can save the rest for you to go holidays around the world.
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Talking Unrealistic expectations

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Second, make sure your children contribute at least $1000 pm (assuming 2 kids, $500 per child).
OK sir! I will make sure they sign the contract to pay me & wife $1K per month before I let them have dinner tonight!

A retirement plan that has a compulsory component of children's contribution is shaky or even unrealistic these days....

Why? Just speak to those in their 40s now and ask them if they see that coming in 15/20 years' time....
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Actually giving your parents $500 pm is no big deal, in fact very little. Many posters here earn more than $10k pm of HH income. Giving $500 pm is too little.

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OK sir! I will make sure they sign the contract to pay me & wife $1K per month before I let them have dinner tonight!

A retirement plan that has a compulsory component of children's contribution is shaky or even unrealistic these days....

Why? Just speak to those in their 40s now and ask them if they see that coming in 15/20 years' time....
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While that's true, don't forget some of the parents are also still working.

Whatever my son gives I will graciously take. I then invest the money when it reaches a sizable amount. It will all go back to him when I am done with this world.

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Actually giving your parents $500 pm is no big deal, in fact very little. Many posters here earn more than $10k pm of HH income. Giving $500 pm is too little.
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Old 20-10-2015, 05:57 PM
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Having S$550k in liquid assets (after minus condo and car) for retirement is too low for a couple approaching 50 years of age. And considering you have 2 school going children, you will also need to plan for their university education. University education will be the heaviest investment you have for your children and will put you back by at least S$200k. Since you are living in condo, the monthly maintenance will also be quite heavy.

The best approach now is to save up at least half of your annual salary if possible. And put in safe investments that give stable returns. Sell off your condo if possible and have as much liquid assets. But typically people who live in condo for long periods will find it difficult to downgrade to HDB. And the system in Singapore is such that properties are typically paid for using CPF. You have to pay back to CPF the money you used to buy your properties plus the interests incurred. There may not be much remaining after you have sold your property.

At this age, you will also need to start planning for job security. The economic downturn cycles are getting shorter. And companies will use this opportunity to retrench older workers. Being out-of-work will drain whatever liquid reserves you have.

All financial decisions will need to tread wisely now. Good luck.
u make the poster who has a combined family income of 160K PA sound as if hes in the lowest percentile of his age group.

based on the latest MOM survey, 160K plants him almost in the top 20% of income earners in SG.

yet you paint such a gloom picture for him, as if hes earning 16K PA.

lest we forget, theres 80% of the population earning lesser than him and his wife.
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Property: $1.8M no loan
Cash, stocks, unit trusts: $1M
Cpf: $200K

Are we doing well?

We are late 30s, monthly income $30K combined
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