在王先生如是说 aka mr wang says so 那里读到其中一位读者的回应，谈及在新加坡拥车和拥房的相对高成本，深入浅出地点出了一般新加坡人终生为之营营役役的人生追求。或许，这就是新加坡经济背后的源源不绝的推动力？
心有戚戚焉。
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2 of the most funny and weird obsessions of a singaporean
Car - Pays 10-20k to buy a paper which gives him the right to buy a car and then pays 200% more than what the car costs in other countries to drive. Then pays thru the nose every month on charges to park his own car near his own house, ERP, insurance, road tax etc. We havent talked about the costs that he incurs when the car gets involved in an accident.
House - He pays 300k to buy a house and another 50k to spruce it up when he spends mon-fri at office, eats out, comes home only to sleep. Weekends are spent at food courts, shopping malls, expeditions, holidays, roaming on the roads. Then comes home to sleep again.
Funny creatures.
http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/05/work-study-money-freedom-and-maslow.html
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有个交谈甚多的网上朋友，也是新加坡的，他告诉我，一辈子都不一定赚得到一幢房子。
而他，受过相当高的教育，职业也不错。
我就想，大家都住在哪里呢？
那要看什么样的房子？ 政府组屋或有地住宅。还要看收入多少。
如果要求不高，自求有个小小的栖身之地，那月入两千多一点，住个HDB Flat (政府组屋)三房式，地点离市中心远一点，终生极力避免失业被裁下岗，劳劳碌碌个三四十年，或许终老时能够还清房贷吧。：）
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