Singapore Expats

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 3:16 pm**

What is the % of your salary saved after all expenses. And what is your ideal % salary saved?

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 3:20 pm**

20%, and as much as possible respectively.

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 3:45 pm**

27.0562771%

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 3:48 pm**

64% on the current contract. 30% consistently would be fabulous!

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 4:44 pm**

29.761904761%

Ideally 38%

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 4:57 pm**

about negative 10%

Posted: **Fri, 28 Oct 2011 6:27 pm**

Eibow wrote:about negative 10%

minus 4.97689 %

Posted: **Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:52 pm**

While I was at home in Bangalore I could save 90%. My parents were taking care of everything all I had to worry about was filling gas in my car and eating out.

Now in Singapore its been about 66% on average. But thats because I have no fixed assets/home loans. My entire portfolio is liquid. People who say they save much lesser, probably have home loan installments which should be considered as savings.

I dont think saving as a %age of salary is relevant. Its the absolute figure that matters.

Posted: **Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:51 am**

What I have observed in my short time here is that if you are a single guy and live clean and sober, and you live near your job, you need at the most SGD 1500 to live off of. The rest is your savings. Do the math!:)

Posted: **Sun, 30 Oct 2011 1:40 am**

Bloody boring, what!

Posted: **Thu, 03 Nov 2011 2:10 pm**

Buddy, enjoy your life. It is not that we should blowout everything but I don't believe in saving a %, it should be based on one's age, number of dependents and responsibilities.

Posted: **Thu, 03 Nov 2011 2:26 pm**

revhappy wrote:While I was at home in Bangalore I could save 90%. My parents were taking care of everything all I had to worry about was filling gas in my car and eating out.

Now in Singapore its been about 66% on average. But thats because I have no fixed assets/home loans. My entire portfolio is liquid. People who say they save much lesser, probably have home loan installments which should be considered as savings..

I hate you.

Posted: **Thu, 03 Nov 2011 5:14 pm**

Investment in liquid assets -> Beer at Clarke Quay ?!?
In that case I save a lot ...

Posted: **Thu, 03 Nov 2011 5:17 pm**

beppi wrote:Investment in liquid assets -> Beer at Clarke Quay ?!?
In that case I save a lot ...

me too invested a lot on liquid assets

Further up the road at Orchard though.. ROI was bad .. with 100% loss ..

Posted: **Thu, 03 Nov 2011 5:57 pm**

I gained: Now I have a well-rounded portfolio at the waist level.