Sometimes you wonder if Singaporeans are rich... in terms of
buying power, people can buy a few houses with say a $1k salary in
their country, while in Singapore, you can earn a $3k salary and
take a 30 years housing loan to pay for a HDB flat that doesn't
belong to you.
It just makes you think. On paper you're a millionaire, but
actually throughout your life, you actually "own" less things that
someone who is poorer than you. It's like you have more money but
you buy less things. And even worse, the big ticket items such as
your HDB house, it doesn't belong to you.
But I pity those that keeps thinking money is everything...
their happiness is dictated by their greed, which is actually a
vicious circle by itself, because greed is something that grows
with what you have, and you will never have enough... the truly
happy ones are those that understands contentment.
