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The Price of Convenience in Texas
By Early Retirement SG  •  January 21, 2020
I've moved to Houston, Texas. Life is pretty normal. Nothing out of the ordinary for the first few days. Just settling into my temporary accommodation for 2 weeks before we move to our rental apartment. We went to do some grocery shopping at Walmart over the weekend. The thing that struck me was that, unlike Singapore, the supermarkets are consistently cheaper as compared to another supermarket. For example, in Singapore, NTUC is cheaper than Cold Storage. Sheng Shiong or NTUC is pretty comparable, but we just go whichever is more convenient cos we usually have only one supermarket around where we stay. Whereas in Houston, I have to drive to the nearest supermarket maybe 15 minutes away. Walmart is one of the cheaper alternatives. There are also a number of other cheap supermarkets around. And they are all around the same level of convenience. No matter what, I need to drive. Somethings in Walmart are cheaper, somethings...
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By Early Retirement SG
Male, born in 1982. Graduated with a degree majoring in Banking & Finance, Financial Adviser for a period of time resulting in in-depth knowledge of insurance products and marketing techniques of the industry ...
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