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Here’s the controversial question: is money or family more important in S’pore?

2016-03-23 , 9:53 am

Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:54 pm

Recently, there’s been a debate by a someone (in Chinese articles) that many Singaporeans believe that money is more important than family.

What do you think?

While we all like to give politically correct answer, that is, family comes first before anything else, here’s one hard truth that many would not like to accept: who’s going to feed the family?

There’s a Chinese saying, “先成家后立业”, which means that you should start a family first before focusing on your career. With wedding costs increasing, who’s going to pay for the wedding before career?

We all agree that a family can motivate us to work hard, and therefore build our career. The truth is, this only applies to those who have some money on hand—if not, it’s practically impossible. Not everyone is blessed with parents as ATMs.

In other words, the answer to the question is this: you can only say family is more important when you’ve got enough money. If not, you’re just trying to be politically correct, because reality isn’t as forgiving as you think.

You can’t possibly go to a company, tell the boss that you’ve got a family to feed and get him to pay you twelve months in advance, right? Granted there might be some who would do so, but chances are you won’t meet them. This is Singapore, where money speaks louder than kinship.

This is precisely the reason why everyone should really start to plan for their future when they were young. Having some savings, or having a good degree, is a passport for you to start a family earlier, and therefore allowing you to believe that family is more important. When you’re in debt, you really cannot afford to believe that.

Of course, we don’t deny the fact that a family can be contented with just three meals a day. But here’s the truth for those who really think that way: even three meals a day need money. Even Maggi Mee and bread cost money.

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Here’s the controversial question: is money or family more important in S’pore?

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