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Whats been your experience? and in particular to the below questions? we are considering Primary 1 at NPS, St Josephs International or UWC vs a local school (likely to be some way off from where we stay, as my child is not a PR) Local Schools 1. Whats the % that make it to the express stream? 2. Did...

Im a PR in my early fourties, have a job that pays me over S$300k a year (the past 4 years). In a bad year it could potentially drop to S$225k. My expenses with kids in an international school, condo, travel, including income tax are S$180-200k a year. I have savings of S$2 million (including S$350k...

Would like to hear experiences of expats who have migrated to Australia or Canada in recent times (after spending some years in Singapore) and how they feel about these countries compared to Singapore, especially kids education, lifestyle and career opportunities?

Me and wife have been PR's for a while. Have registered my son on a student pass currently. He's going on 5 now. We plan to stay here as long as the job is good. No job visibility beyond a few years though, and lack of marketability jobwise. Should I go ahead and make my son a PR? Main reason is the...

We were considering a unit in this condo. Are there any view points for or against it?

Thanks for all the opinions. I have a few friends who bought 2 to 2.5 mill condos scraping together just 20% 2 years ago, and they laughing today. Their jobs (also in the 300k category) are probably more marketable than mine, meaning they confident of getting one if they lose a job, in say 3 months ...

I am really surprised you haven't bought anything until now and have accumulated so much cash. You must put that cash to work. If you dont have any property anywhere else, then its a no brainer. The 1st property to buy, you can buy it anytime, you dont even need to time the market. Especially since...

Yeah, wow. I'd go out and buy a condo ASAP. My off the cuff thought without running numbers would to be find a decent sized 3-bedroom in the 1.2-1.3 million range. Put either half down, or enough so that the mortgage is small enough your CPF can cover it fully. Bank the extra rent as savings. No po...

My situation - PR for over 10 years, renting a 3bedder at 3k per month in the east (older condo). Earn 300k per year (50% variable) in the recent 3 years. Been with the same company (small but foreign) for a while and suspect job marketability maybe an issue. With increasing competition, possibly ov...