u/Cheap-Replacement244

My husband and I are considering whether owning a car in Singapore is worth it for our situation.

Combined gross income around $9k, take-home around $7k. We currently have ongoing home furnishing installments of $1.4k for about another year.

We have a baby and currently stay with my in-laws. Infant care is about 5 mins walk from their place, which makes life manageable now.

The issue is when we move back to our own place. It’s quite ulu and transport is not very convenient. Morning trip to infant care would probably involve a bus ride around 30 mins, meaning baby has to wake up much earlier every day.

Another problem is booking transport. Sometimes CDG is unavailable in our area, and Grab with car seat options can be difficult too.

Also, the infant/playgroup near our area currently has no slots, so we may need to continue relying on the one near my in-laws for some time.

Financially, we know cars are expensive in Singapore, so we’re trying to think practically instead of emotionally. But at the same time, we also want our own space and independence instead of staying with in-laws long term.

For parents or families in similar situations:

• Did getting a car significantly improve your daily life?
• At our income level, would you consider it manageable or too stressful?
• Did you regret buying, or regret not buying earlier?
• Any alternatives we may not be considering?

Not looking for luxury, probably just a basic reliable family car. (Looking at 2nd hand car with 2 years COE)

My husband and I are considering whether owning a car in Singapore is worth it for our situation.

Combined gross income around $9k, take-home around $7k. We currently have ongoing home furnishing installments of $1.4k/month for about another year.

We have a baby and currently stay with my in-laws. Infant care is about 5 mins walk from their place, which makes life manageable now.

The issue is when we move back to our own place. It’s quite ulu and transport is not very convenient. Morning trip to infant care would probably involve a bus ride around 30 mins, meaning baby has to wake up much earlier every day. (Got to walk 10min to bus stop - don’t have shelter, after that go work from there)

Another problem is booking transport. Sometimes CDG is unavailable in our area.

Also, the infant/playgroup near our area currently has no slots, so we may need to continue relying on the one near my in-laws for some time.

Financially, we know cars are expensive in Singapore, so we’re trying to think practically instead of emotionally. But at the same time, we also want our own space and independence instead of staying with in-laws long term.

For parents or families in similar situations:

• Did getting a car significantly improve your daily life?
• At our income level, would you consider it manageable or too stressful?
• Did you regret buying, or regret not buying earlier?
• Any alternatives we may not be considering?

Not looking for luxury, probably just a basic reliable family car. (Looking at 2nd hand that left with 2 years COE as we don’t need a car after)

I asked my friend if she wanted to meet on Friday night in town or come over to my place for a small housewarming over the weekend. She chose coming over to my place.

I also already asked what she wanted to eat because I was planning to order food in for us. To me, that already kind of implies we’ll just be at my place directly instead of going back out again.

Then the day before, she asked if I wanted to meet her at the MRT near my place first so we could go to my house together. The thing is, my place isn’t very near the MRT and I also have a baby to take care of, so going out to pick her up actually makes things more troublesome for me.

I can’t tell if I’m overthinking it, but I feel like if someone is hosting at their home, ordering food, and managing a baby, the guest would usually just make their own way there unless the host specifically offered to fetch them.

Does this sound inconsiderate or is this actually pretty normal?

I asked my friend if she wanted to meet on Friday night in town or come over to my place for a small housewarming over the weekend. She chose coming over to my place.

I also already asked what she wanted to eat because I was planning to order food in for us. To me, that already kind of implies we’ll just be at my place directly instead of going back out again.

Then the day before, she asked if I wanted to meet her at the MRT near my place first so we could go to my house together. The thing is, my place isn’t very near the MRT and I also have a baby to take care of, so going out to pick her up actually makes things more troublesome for me.

I can’t tell if I’m overthinking it, but I feel like if someone is hosting at their home, ordering food, and managing a baby, the guest would usually just make their own way there unless the host specifically offered to fetch them.

Does this sound inconsiderate or is this actually pretty normal?

I got super flat hair that gets oily fast (like next-day greasy 🥲)

What do you think about a situation where a woman applied for a BTO flat with her ex-boyfriend but hasn’t let it go yet, especially since the flat will be ready in about a year? I’m not sure how long ago she broke up with her ex. She then meets a new boyfriend, and after around six months of getting to know each other, they’re already planning to get married. Now, she wants to check if she can keep or transfer the BTO to this new partner. Do you think she’s genuinely serious about the new relationship, or could she just be trying to find someone to hold on to the BTO? For context, both of them currently live in the west, but the flat is in the east. Also, they’re both in their early 30s, so maybe they don’t want to delay things further.