For the past 30 months blogging on this site, I haven’t really talked about cars. Since I am supposed to be “A Frugal One” and given the cost of owning a car in Singapore, you would have expected me (especially in my earlier days)  to bash silly car buyers in Singapore. But well, I haven’t. Because I know that I desire the experience of owning a car (at least once) in my lifetime.   Hopefully, this doesn’t happen 10 years down the road… And yes, I am writing about this car conundrum as I am contemplating buying one in the very near future.  Why We Don’t Need One

1. Most of the time, I either work from home or walk to my students’ place for lessons.
2. It is extremely costly to own a car in Singapore. Relying on public transport and the occasional taxi should only set a couple back by at most $500 ...

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