Sethisfy Personal Finance
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Thanks for sharing Seth! I want to know the best method!
so cute this vid hahaha subscribed!
Try to speak to and look at the audience. You seem to just be reading your text all the time.
Qn shd be, will it ever be enough?
Sadded, i got tricked by a bonus 1 month premium when in NS and stuck with a 10 year ILP till now
10K? no seriously what are they spending it on? Am I missing out on life? single or married (you'd get access to subsidised housing this way) - public schools, subsidised healthcare, award winning hawker food, world class public transport. what else is needed for a comfortable life? I really have no idea if this is actually the norm, can anyone enlighten me? I'm really speechless :O
It’s a pretty open-ended question with a high level of subjectivity. For example, my definition of “comfortable” when it comes to getting around may be public transportation, but I have peers who would disagree and insist on public transportation every now and then, or even all the time. There are people who need/want to have a car. Then there are those who have a preference to be chauffeured and the ability to pay for that. This applies to just about everything else in life. Also, even with similar lifestyles, some may be thinking about just pure expenses. Some may think, I need to set aside at least 20% to feel comfortable spending the other 80%. Personally, I feel comfortable when I’m saving a big bulk of my income. That can also explain why some people’s ideal figure seems large.
@@SethisfyFor sure - comfort varies for different folks and totally understand. My main worry is without context it might create some form of anxiousness in folks who misunderstood this as the norm they should be striving for.
Will this UOB One + Nation Saver Promo work if I open another UOB One Joint account?
Dun be so loso
thanks for the sharing.
Thanks for commenting to boost this video 🙏🏼
How about EGA musical chairs?
What about it? Pretty decent if you can get it going though seems like hovering around 4.5% which is a tad lower than UOB/StanChart promos
@@Sethisfy how would it rank in this video? Also no spend requirement and up to 300k
What if my uob one already at 150k?
You can still top up. But the top up amount will only get the cash bonus and 0.05% pa
Actually you should still be able to open a Stash account and then top up to there instead.
@@SethisfyUob stast to get the max interest, my understanding in the monthly balance must increase? So almost like a fixed deposit?
@InvestingEducation maintain or increase
Move 150K from UOB one to stash? Then u will lose the 4% bonus interest from UOB One. So it wouldn’t work if one only has 150K right? I still don’t understand how the UOB One + UOB Stash work….
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@@singlishwestie1968 nice!!
😂 4:27… the lady said $20k a month is ideal. DollarsandSense should be paying well.
Why is the entire FA concept so centric around insurance and ILPs. Isnt financial planning so much broader than this? Right to say even many IFA started as agents and core knowleged still centric around insurance space.
Being in an IFA does not mitigate the clash of interest of the remuneration model. IFAs just have more products to sell. When one’s remuneration (and their principal company’s revenue model) is commissions, there is a natural tilt towards selling products that give higher commissions.
Normal regular job will not be enough in Singapore. Invest in the right one and skills to make money is the only way to go
Currently 38 years old earning 8k per month. I get about 2mths+ of bonus each year too. Own a weekend car and a motorcycle together with my wife, in a 5 room hdb. Have a few expensive watches and toys which amount to 30k or so. Have one country club membership. Give my parents less than 1k each month. I think that if you dont have kids, 6k is the amount that is comfortable if you're married, even with a simple car. If single, 6k is also ok without a car. I felt comfortable when i hit 6k. When it increased beyond that, it just made it easier to save. At this point, if a promotion is offered to me, money is no longer as attractive as before and I have to seriously weigh whether the added stress is worth the increase in salary. After a certain point, mental health is more important than $
1BR rent 4k, how 3k is comfortable ahahaha
Hi.. you are doing a great job I would love to visit singapore next month But I will be needing someone with singpass that can help me fill the form online
5k is not enough at all
does this mean that the UOB absolute dont give 1.7% on roadtax?
Doubt so. Government service 0.3%
The 18% rebate is now extended to 31 july 2024
yuu app will just show the last day of each month so it will show 31st August next month. The 17.5% rate is evergreen so will be this rate until DBS announces changes
Pointless. If he or she can earn $50k , does it means you can do it too?
You can try googling “pay transparency”
Not abt how much u earn, but how much u CAN save. U can earn $10k and still go around telling everyone money "not enough". Money in the millions also "not enough" for Najib, isnt.
Savings is indeed an important metric but we shouldn’t ignore income. A frugal person who saves 50% of his/her income can certainly do a lot better at $10k income than at $2-3k.
Life has been kind. It is possible to earn in sg. I own 1 condo n my wife owns one. We have more than 1M in savings. I got to this cos i hv been frugal my whole life.
Long story short, no matter how much money you earn, you will still think it’s not enough because we’re wired to live a standard where we’re comfortable with. I started with round 2k and now close to 5k and still think it’s not enough because my lifestyle change according to my income.
I don't agree with you. I have friends that earn more than a million per annum. And they are perfectly fine with their life.
OMG! DollarsAndCents lady doesn’t know the difference between Median and average! And still hopes to earn $20k a month! 😅 The questions on what income is comfortable etc really has no meaning without context of e individual’s age and life stage. Providend CEO gives the most sensible answers. Otherwise not really a video worth watching…
$4550 inclusive of bonus & AWS so real figure probably around $3500
In the end. Nobody is sharing their incomes in this video...
Feel free to share! Almost 1,000 voted here too: t.me/sethisfying/1394?comment=218809
4550 is low income already. Median income should be 7k to 10k.
Hello! Can I check if I were to use CardUp to pay $1k of my insurance, using the the Maybank Visa Platinum as the charging card, can I charge the balance $1k premium with the Maybank Visa platinum card? Will be it recognize as $1k insurance premium payment and $1k of other expenses? Hope my question is not too confusing. Thank you.
Yes you should be able to do that.
lolz..20k a month
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❤Let me invite any of you Finance people how good you are in finance related topic called GDP. How do you prove this figure from an Independent Audit perspective? You cannot. Its either you Want to Believe it or Not. So who knows your numbers? I found that , and you too can do the same, no one we know has ever proven the gdp based on independent audit. This challenges your assumptions. No finance or economist lecturer has ever taught their students this. Disclaimer: i also prefer to not have to believe/dont believe the gdp. I would love that gdp reported must always and can always be accurate /true. But fact remains, i have yet to find any economist who has proven the gdp , a statistic they cite everyday in their work. By proving, i mean audited by an auditor independent of the establishment for obvious reasons. Questioning is not allegation. Its based on the fact that something is not proven in said way and something unanswered. It does Not mean the gdp is inaccurate or faked. It is what is and i challenge anyone to challenge me.
When asked if the $4550 median income is true, the young man who is a product manager with *beep* said, "even the ST reported this number". This guy surely is a believer in state media. Bright future for this guy. He is so confident he don't even need to ask for independent audit. So many finance people are Basing on Believing and happy with it. A profession based on Believing and not reality based on audit??
We know your bent
If so many youngsters are earning more than $100k per year or $20k per month why only about 6% make it to millionaire in SG included their residential property? Figures in report don’t lies. In the recent UBS report median wealth per adult was only US$104,959 which is shockingly low.
Where is it mentioned for youngsters earning $100k?
U go to 10:00 in the video that Golden hair youngster $100k per year. And that young lady expect it is normal to be $20k per month.
@@georgegeorge4456 I see .. 100k is not hard but 20k means at least 240k.. unless is commission based or specialised tech. It may be just an ego reply.
How many regular folks can earn more than 10k a month without a professional degree or some degree of luck, not inclusive of investments? I used to earn more than 100k/yr when working in USA until i decided to come back to SG since my parents are getting really old. Faced age discriminations in EVERY job interviews. Didnt get a job till a yr later. Salary not even half of what i used to earn. I learnt not to compare. I did for a while and realized comparison will kill me faster if i compared myself with my numerous high flying cousins and friends. Afterall, i left SG for years before coming back and starting all over again. Luckily i started out in USA dirt poor, was forced to budget, managed my pathetic salary after the heavy income taxes, for savings, rent, utilities and expenses. Earning less than 5k/mth now, I'm debt free, flat fully paid, vacation 2x a yr, regardless of destinations. Can splurge whenever i want. Like my mum tells me, earn more, spend more. Earn less, spend less. No need a big house or car. Be contented, keep everything simple and life will be easier.
Will not compare myself to those who are ultra high earning now i feel more than blessed in my current circumstances. But i will continue growing and making more. Grateful
such audacity
Seth, what is your income?
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I am 56 now. With take home pay close to 10k, wife is a homemaker, 2 grown-up kids, fully paid 5rm hdb(woodlands), no car. We live a comfortable life in Singapore.
Congrats! Sounds like a good life lived and more years to come. Thanks for sharing
Just curious. How old do you plan to retire? Do you go on holiday each year?
@@carlylim In semi retirement phase now. Exclude income tax, insurances and travel expences, we spend less than sgd 400 per week. The only issue is I dont hv enough annual leave for our travelling plans.😅
Good job on the interviews. Glad i wasnt there to answer your spontaneous qns😅. Btw, i have friends in their 50s making $2k as imda digital ambassador. Not sure why the salary levels are so low for these gp .
Are those the ones who help seniors with tech literacy? Full-time roles at $2k?
@@Sethisfy yes ...was surprised.
Depends on how you live your life. 10k will be more than enough if you live at hdb, eating hawker food, taking public transport. 5k may not be enough if you drive a car, eating out at restaurant most of the time. You have to balance your capability and wants.
Yeah a lot of different factors and highly subjective. Which is why asking people is so fun cause of the varied answers
46 years old blue collar operations technician with nearly 20 years experience in oil/gas/chemical/utilities. Earning slightly less than 3K gross salary per month. Bit struggle with bills sometimes. But I try to make do with clocking more overtime although can be really tiring as I become older (physical work, pulling hoses/pipes, climbing storage tanks etc). I try to budget to the best of my ability. In my age group, I find the optimal salary for an unmarried individual is about 4.3K. This should cover savings, emergency funds, insurance, essentials and simple discretionary spending such as eating in mid scale restaurants, gifting, basic entertainment, etc From personal experience, I'm saying 4.3K is because I have earned that amount with 13th month bonus + working many hours of overtime and it has been really liberating. Less stress on bills, I can afford to go out and socialize, eat better food until I spend the money than it's back to budgeting on a <3K salary. lol
Thank you for your candid sharing. From what I have learnt so far, incomes can vary very greatly from person to person. At the same time, income expectations too are very different for each person. What I have observed is that the happier people are those who are content with $X, while those with $10X but want $20X are the kinds who are often the not-so-happy ones. We are all on our own journeys so thank you for choosing to share a bit of yours on my channel (=
Seriously i dont think singapore median is $4550, i believe is much lower,
Are u single?
hmmm even restaurant waiters earn 3.5k with 44h work week will that be a better career change for you considering your age?
In facts employer in singapore are gettting picky and spoiled and ,an example is look at the govt initiatives of 1 day wfh how many actually will follow ? Govt is losing control
To the Head of comm at dollarsense, u had better move on.... 😮😮
why so many picking on her ah 😥
@@Sethisfy she's giving the vibes that she's not satisfied with the renumeration she's getting, plus still having to work on weekends at events.... or maybe I'm just too sensitive ...or maybe u could give them more time to reply... I'd suggest she go search for better opportunities, if she has little commitments... even gg for regular interviews will probably make one more aware of the opportunities around... Anyway sg is a small place,but we have probably the highest pay disparity in the world....so most ppl will feel and see the effects of this...
@@Ko911edI think it more of a not so convincing speech from her. People might expect more from head.
Every time I come here, I get a reality check. Sobering.
😧 Is that a good or bad thing
"Just my video LOL"
Not bad watch till the end 🥲
It seems that Singaporeans generally do not understand what "median" means.
Do you mean the average Singaporean doesn’t know what median and mean mean? That’s mean.