Just got into the dating world for the first time (I have been in relationships but never been in a “dating lifestyle.”)

It’s super duper expensive in the dating lifestyle.

I have got 3 dates this week (I know, humble brag, but that’s not the point). It makes me realise how low investment it is for the girls.

I’m not blaming women at all, I realise this is just how it works and none of us got to decide how society is set up. But seriously, I have got to pick the place and pay. These girls just get to show up for free and decide if they like me.

If none of these girls works out, or if they just realise they don’t like me, it’s like oh well at least they had a good time.

For me, it’s like just a waste of money that I just spent $300 on people I will never going to see again. Women always asked for equal rights, they might as well pay equally.

Has anybody got some advice on low-cost dates that are fun but a little cheaper for a first date? I was thinking of like rock climbing or something.

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I have followed this page for a while and looked through the various articles of abortion but deicded to kept it.

To be very upfront, before I get into the explanation I follow the rules that were laid out to me when my grandma gave me the job as executor of her estate. There was some Grey area which I guess is where the question lies.

A post was seen online by a netizen who stays in a HDB and has to deal with the neighbours mahjong playing after 10pm and sometimes all the way till the wee hours of the morning.

It also seems like their neighbours have been doing it for quite some time judging from the way the netizen has posted.

Here is what the netizen said

Just wondering, my neighbour has been playing mahjong, like after 11pm and they carry on way throughout the night and they are super loud and stuff (a bunch of aunties) and was wondering what can we do about it?

This has been affecting my family’s sleep and they have been doing it for quite some time, with no regard for noise pollution.

I know the law now legalises social gambling at home, which would probably make them continue further.

Here are what netizens have to say

• Go confront them? But legally, nothing.
• After 11pm, not 10. Call the neighborhood police, not 999 and ask them to make a visit.
• Legally, the police. Anything else? If you cant win them… join them… lol just kidding, but really your options are either these:

1. call the police hotline of your district’s NPC(please don’t call 999, it’s meant for emergency usage) and hope police intervention is useful
2. Mediation between both parties by FSC
3. win them at their own game
4. last resort, move out.

Frankly speaking, there’s nothing much you can do to force your neighbour to become normal neighbours. You can play the game and see who’s the worst neighbour and see who relent first.

• Buy them an auto table lah since you don’t want them to be so noisy. With an auto table the noise pollution sure go down by a lot, you can even buy those ball like thingy to throw inside the table then when the table auto washes the tile the noise won’t be that much also.

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Had a friend who became a insurance agent and contacted me. They’ve had trouble in the past finding jobs, so I’m quite happy for them for managing to find one now. That being said, I’m not exactly sure how many plans am I supposed to be signing with them without falling into some money-leaking pit.

I have a full-time job plus a savings plan and an investment plan with an existing insurance agent. What else is normal to get? Is it normal to have plans with different insurance agents from different companies? I usually get very skeptic of things that are hard sold to me but I also kinda want to support my friend. Not sure what to do here.

Netizens’ comments

• Investment plans aren’t worth it. Also, I’d say to lookout for yourself first and not buy more plans just because you want to help your friend.
• If you want to support your insurance agent friend its better to pay him/her a fixed rate for example $100 per hour for his/her advice. If you want to grow your wealth its better to invest in stocks/properties/ETFs.
• You help one of your so called insurance agent friend only when the others know they all will flock to you because you love to help.
• Can give me your number? I also insurance agent need people to help me also.
• Actually don’t know you happy for your friend for what. Insurance and Property agents any Tom Dick Harry Mary Lisa Jane also can be one. Those insurance agencies always say need to interview but end of the day is all bs, they just want the numbers and headcount because more those insurance bosses, the more the merrier. One more person means one more potential deal can be close then they can underwrite ma.

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A girl shared a story online asking if it is wrong for her to give her parents little to no allowance when they her parents are earning a total combined income of $14,000.

She added that she paid for her University fees herself without any help from her parents and as soon as she graduated, her parents passed her bills and insurance for her to pay which amounts up to $2,000 a month.

She is currently earning $5,000 and still has to set aside money to save up or her upcoming BTO and also for future retirement needs.

Here is her story

“Is it wrong if I do not give my parents any allowance/ if I give very little (~200)?

I am from a slightly upper mid-income family, (my parents have a combined monthly income of around 14k++). I have recently graduated from Uni and landed myself in a job that pays 5k monthly.

As soon as I graduated, my parents passed bills and insurance for me to pay which sums up to about 2k monthly).

On top of that, I will have to save up for the down payment of my upcoming BTO (~40k) and uni tuition fee loan which cost around 24k++ in total, since I did not get a scholarship and they did not set aside a sum for my university.

Additionally, I am planning to save some money for their retirement/ put the money into their CPF as they do not have any savings besides CPF from work.

My dad will be retiring soon and he contributes a huge part of the income. Hence, they will have to rely on me to provide for them.

Currently, their income is mostly spent on luxury items for my mom and eating expensive food.

I understand I have no say in how they spend their money but my mom demands 20% of my income.”

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