Most, if not all the local terrace has very small car porch (maybe becoz local developer thinks Coe very ex, therefore one family only one car... Heehee) even local semi-ds can barely squeeze in 2 cars.... While jb cluster houses can easily park 4 cars..
Depend what each preference lah. I share the same thought with Tonto, convenience is my top priority. I need to be able to travel on my own since I don't drive (CW3 & CW6 just beside my house). Walking distance to eatery aread (shop lost just beside my house), so we bought this house without any hasitation. I know we can get taxi or dail a call for delivery at anytime but for long run, this will add on to my retirement cost.
I always believe that if you want something bad enough, it will always find a way to you. Recently I have an epiphany of sorts. I was actually quite excited about my plan to retire in 5 years' time but a few events need to happen during these next five years for that to materialise. Whilst I cannot control the occurrence of those events (one of them is strike TOTO/lottery ha ha ha), this lack of control made me feel incapacitated and dread each passing day that is not a retirement day. Somehow I pegged my happiness to retirement. But I forgot that the journey to retirement, whether to be happy or otherwise, is still my choice. So I chose to be happy each day since 5 years won't happen overnight.
Tonto, why our thinking are the same! I share the same thinking too #249. You might be my lost twin
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It is not hard to imagine wanting to retire even if one is in their 30s. The pace in Singapore is faster now (recently went to HK for vacation and I did not feel their pace was any faster than ours compared to 10-15 years ago). But retirement is not an end in itself. Need to plan so that can be gainfully occupied to avoid going senile too soon