YOLO. You Only Live Once.
These are four powerful words commonly used by some of my peers (late 20s to early 30s) to defend their conspicuous lifestyle. Materialism isn’t confined to just the ladies and their Hermes these days. Many of my guy friends do not hesitate to reward themselves with a IWC Schaffhausen or a brand-new Audi A4 after a promotion or a bumper bonus.
After all, life can be unpredictably short, they say. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Therefore, most of them do not understand why the Mrs and I voraciously saved up >50% of our income during the past few years. With our educational qualifications and the corresponding incomes, it was somewhat an anomaly to stay in a HDB flat and rely on public transport.
Are we short-changing ourselves then?
Many of our friends felt that we were short-changing ourselves in the material sense. To the extent that some felt that ......