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Anonymous

26 Aug 2024

Couple Finance

Honest opinion, is it a waste of money for a DINK to own a car in SG? What can be better used with this money instead of getting a car?

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I guess for some people, it is. but it depends as well .

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Depends, some view that having a car saves time which in a sense saves money.

Chin Guo Qiang (ITIL4 / CSPO / CSM)

05 Sep 2024

Assistant Vice President, IT Operations at Bank of China Limited

Car ownership can be a lifestyle enhancement, but definitely not a need, considering the average spending of $1,500 ~ $2,000 per average car expenses on a monthly basis.

However, this can be offset with activities like Grab car driving, GrabExpress (or courier deliveries), to make full use of the car while travelling from places A to B / C / D, in order to cover for the car's daily expenses (in a way), while providing a 2nd avenue for income sources (besides main daily job).

Just my $0.09 on this topic (9% GST).

Calculate how many average Grab rides a day you can book for the money you have to spend to acquire ...

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