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Chitchat Sinkie Couple Tells Zikapore That They Only Earn $7k Per Month Combined! How To Raise Two Little Sinkies?

zeebjii

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$7k to raise 2 kids still ok leh.

Better than this couple who have 9 kids with $3k salary!

Help pours in for family of nine living on under S$3,000 a month
The Hengs’ story moved readers and viewers to offer them help. On the flip side, some raised questions about the parents’ choices – and the couple respond to both groups.
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Trying to organise everyone for a family outing is a feat in itself, in the big-sized Heng family.

By Derrick A Paulo

06 Jul 2018 12:42PM (Updated: 06 Jul 2018 04:59PM)
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SINGAPORE: Offers of free music lessons for the children, a rocking horse for the youngest child, a hamper of bread goodies – and brickbats online. These are some of the responses this family have received in the past fortnight.
And the Hengs are touched by the generosity shown, as well as a tad upset by the criticisms, since the publication of CNA Insider’s story and video about them raising seven children on a monthly income of less than S$3,000.

The Hengs, one of Singapore’s rare big families nowadays when couples are having fewer children, were featured initially on the programme On The Red Dot.

And the financial, logistical and parenting challenges faced by the family struck a chord with readers and viewers online, who wrote in offering items like toys, books, and bicycles as well as food vouchers and help with groceries.
In response, dad and sole breadwinner David Heng, 42, said: “These can all be useful in many ways. But what I value most is the heart behind the offers.”
WATCH: Life in the Heng household (4:58)


STUNG BY COMMENTS AT FIRST
Appreciative as he is now, however, he admitted that he was “disturbed and hurt” at first by the negative reactions on social media.
The main issues raised included the question of whether having a large family is unfair to the children if affordability is a struggle and whether it is irresponsible to fall back on state assistance.
The Hengs receive help under schemes such as the Education Ministry’s Financial Assistance Scheme and the Health Ministry’s Community Health Assist Scheme, as well as from the Social Service Office for things like their service and conservancy charges.
Now that he has “calmed down” since the initial sting of some of the comments, Mr Heng wonders: “Has anyone never needed help? Help can come in many forms.”
And it’s an opportunity to teach my children never to forget to pay it forward.​
His wife and stay-at-home mum Esther added that the family does not depend on such help for their daily expenses, which her husband still pays for, “but since there’s financial assistance, we can make good use of it”.
“What goes around comes around. My children are young now. In the end, when you grow old in Singapore, you may need assistance too,” said the 40-year-old.

FINANCES AREN’T EVERYTHING
The couple do not think their children are being short-changed either. Mrs Heng has asked them, for example, whether they wanted to have tuition at the Chinese Development Assistance Council, “but they weren’t keen”.
They may not go to “exotic” places overseas, but they enjoy holidays in Malaysia, which sometimes her parents treat them to, she said. “We don’t ask (my parents), but they choose to help us.”
Mr Heng cited his social work with children who have done well “without a strong financial background”, and he added: “Physical resources contribute a percentage of how they turn out, but what’s more important is the non-material input.”
While their children may be more mature than their peers and have more sibling responsibilities, Mr Heng does not think this is a bad thing. His wife added:
When it comes to changing diapers, bathing them and taking them to the playground, I’d always do it.​
What Mr Heng has realised is that “time is the biggest commodity”, which is why he just started a new job as a church executive, freeing up his evenings and weekends to spend with his children, unlike before.
He took four months to decide on leaving his previous job at a children’s home, which he “loved”, before he tendered and told his family.

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David Heng putting his youngest, Isabella, 3, to sleep.

FROM A SCOOTER TO A MEAL
Even as the couple say they do more to provide for their children than what others saw or read about, they have already received messages of support.
Mr Heng subscribes to the point made in the commentary “Raising 7 children on S$3,000 a month in Singapore, and a tale of constructive parenting” that big families benefit from practising values like saving on food and necessities.
“My children understand the values of delayed gratification and of gratitude,” he said.
This is one of the reasons that Gardenia gave the family a hamper, loaves of bread and an assortment of cream rolls and buns this week.
“Mr and Mrs Heng have instilled family values of trust, responsibility and love in their children, and we're very touched when we can see a loving, big family,” said Gardenia Foods marketing manager Carrie Tan.
“We hope that our little gesture can bring some joy to the children.”

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Besides a hamper, Gardenia gave bags of other products and bread snacks. (Photo credit: David Heng.)

One member of the public, who wanted to remain anonymous, contacted CNA to offer the Hengs a scooter and some toys because their story “resonated” with her as the youngest of seven siblings in her family.
In the case of food and beverage businessman James Peck, he hopes to treat the Hengs at one of his company’s eateries after reading that they seldom dine outside together.
“Growing up, my family didn’t always have a chance to have a meal together because my parents were always working. And when we went out to eat, they had to work within a really tight budget,” he said. “I sort of know what the children are feeling.”
Mr and Mrs Heng plan to respond to all the offers of help in due course, so that they are not overwhelmed by donations coming in at one go.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...nder-3000-month-singapore-big-family-10504636

This family is in the wrong country, they will feel at home in the philippines where they love to fuck without condoms and breed like rabbits.
 

Semaj2357

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And they are proud of that? That their kids are as fucked up as they are? They should not be allowed to breed with such thinking.
not sure, but the family that do drugs together, stays together - till jail time do they part and the vicious cycle repeats itself :sick:
 

Semaj2357

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U must have been taking drugs with them. Know so much. :rolleyes:Even i also not aware of such.
off course, m&ds like you don't read the papers (berita harian included) and blind to see the m&d-drug mums with their kids when drugging.
good for prepping their daughters to fuel their drug habits when they turn 11 yo to lease them out for other m&ds :frown:
 

Bad New Brown

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I have an ex-colleague who earn $1,600 a month working as a storekeeper. This tiny salary feed a family of 4 (himself, wife and 2 kids)

He inherited a private condominium from his late parents. So he has no mortgage obligations :smile:
 

Semaj2357

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It's not u don't know...u just don't want to say cos u will implicate yr kawans n ah bangs n ah deks,
it's tau-sama-tau amongst the m&ds for self-denial and only disclosed in the papers revealed by wan azizah like trying to fuck an unripe 11 yo using nikah gantung for a sorry excuse :mad:
 

atham

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I have an ex-colleague who earn $1,600 a month working as a storekeeper. This tiny salary feed a family of 4 (himself, wife and 2 kids)

He inherited a private condominium from his late parents. So he has no mortgage obligations :smile:
Condo maintains fee plus unsubsidized utilises bill already few 100! Balance 1k how to survive?
 

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You do understand the gender of the child is determined by the sperm of the male, don't you? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
You do know that the woman can influence her body chemistry and the time of intercourse to favour x or y sperm, don't you?
 

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7k is more than enough lah.

you must see what kind of lifestyle the couple is maintaining.

and are they the kiasu, kiasi, kiaboh kind of people?

if they send both kids to all sorts of enrichment classes, tuition, CCA, sports, etc, then 7K conspermed not enough lor.

this is called Chasing the Sinkie Dream.
 

Semaj2357

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You do understand the gender of the child is determined by the sperm of the male, don't you? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
You do know that the woman can influence her body chemistry and the time of intercourse to favour x or y sperm, don't you?
all I know is that after fucking, it's good to hang the woman upside down for 10 mins so that the tozas and tozies mix well to achieve konception. if a bit of these spermites oozes / dribbles out the korners of her mouth, then eggs are fertilised for ripening :rolleyes: :thumbsup:
 

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Without a detailed breakdown of expenses and why $7k a month is not enough to raise 2 kids, this article is not worth the bandwidth it's on. What's the point of interviewing some random family and have them make generic complaints about things being too expensive?

Let readers have the full detailed breakdown, then we can all form our own conclusions on whether this makes sense. If ST is unwilling or unable to find someone to provide a mathematical breakdown, then don't write a redundant article that is of no value add.
 

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If ST is unwilling or unable to find someone to provide a mathematical breakdown, then don't write a redundant article that is of no value add.

Let's see... I love making assumptions and here's my intepretations:

$7000 per month household income, after CPF would be $5600 take home. With 13% from employer into their CPF, total input to the OA, SA, MA would be about $1400 into their OA, and about $900 into the SA & MA. Assuming their CPF is used to fund the HDB, I further assume there's no cash top ups.

So for $5600 take home, the two kids 6 and 3-ish are probably in child care, after subsidies would still need about $700 per child, so that leaves the family $4200.

Food and utilities would set this small family back by $1200, that leaves them $3000.

Insurance and education endowment could easily set them back $1500 a month, but coverage is important for a young family.

Transportation costs could be between $400-$1200, depending on either they take public transport or drive, assuming they own a small sedan, the larger figure quoted could include parking and petrol, further assuming there's no requirement for installments.

Taxes and bills would wipe out the remnants of their income, their bonuses are welcomed respite for the entire work year.

How's that for a break down of figures?
 
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