A man shared a story about his single mother friend who has problems with her priorities.
She felt that buying a Benz Mercedes is more important than buying a home for her and her son.
Here is the story:
After the borders opened I decided to return to Johor to find my old flame and to my surprise, she was no longer working as a pub girl but as a property agent.
It is common in not just Singapore but Asia where single mothers end up as pub girls.
So I was thinking I could revisit her and get some free “lovely” time. While we were having dinner and drinks, she said she is starting to earn money in the property industry.
She was driving a Perodua Myvi that was smaller than a mini cooper, I had trouble fitting into the car and it was tiny. It is the same car she drove before the pandemic.
So she started to brag about how making money in property is easy and said that she will get a brand new Mercedes in a few months’ time.
I asked if she had a home and she said that she is currently still staying in a rental apartment.
I asked if she had considered buying a home first as her son is getting older and it won’t make sense for her son to share the same room after he hits a certain age.
She insists that saving money to buy a Mercedes is more important as it makes her more reputable in the property industry.
I know a lot of property and insurance agents does this, but she obviously had problems managing her money as she was splurging on Chanel bags and etc.
I know it’s not my business to judge but it became my problem when she ask me to lend her RM500 to pay for the rent of her apartment.
What kind of logic does this mother have? No wonder single.