azharhussain1987 wrote:Hello WD40 - sorry couldn't understand the reference of body shopping company. Just a bit back ground - I work for a US based Investment Bank, which is having its operations centre here in Bangalore. My purpose of moving to a different country(not exclusively Singapore) is honestly a desperate choice due to a personal challenge of my marriage. Me and my wife belong to different religion making it evidently unacceptable by the families. Having spent a considerate amount of tenure with the company I work for, they offered help to find a job in the other locations of my company. Singapore was the one I finally found some luck. But unfortunately my wife couldn't get a job via IJP.
Having heard from them this morning - I do not see a huge bargain with what I have been offered. S$1000 has a considerate value with the Indian FX rate applied - considering it to be a saving back home.
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Then again OP has decided to move .. so ... I will say hope for the best and plan for the worstmidlet2013 wrote:$4k is not enough in the long run.
Initially, you can rent a room instead of a flat. And manage. But over time, you will feel that your needs and expectations will rise. Unless you are able to raise your salary or your wife gets a job, you will start to feel the pain over time.
Take the chance and see if it works. You will never know unless u try.
Cooking at home can only be more expensive if you intend to cook a different meal each day. I prefer cooking most days as I get to control what goes into my food, which in turn, will be healthier. I prevent spending more that I would have if I bought hawker food with proper planning: e.g. some ingredients are used in more than one dish or some dishes you won't mind having multiple times in a week.noskich wrote:I don`t quite get the advice to cook at home. When compared to hawkers the financial benefit would surely be marginal, if any at all. Don`t forget you would need to purchase spices, oil, possibly some kitchen utensils etc. I would really struggle to cook a meal for the same price you can get at a hawker. Hawkers can offer lower prices as they cook it on a large scale.
++++1 to this ..rajagainstthemachine wrote:I'd say go ahead and do it! even if the pay package is not great, its a chance for you and your wife to reconcile, at least you'll be a bit happy that you are away from Indian parents who are constant worry worts.
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