WOMAN SAYS SHE REGRETS SPENDING ON BRANDED THINGS, NO POINT IMPRESSING OTHERS

Singaporeans who are no longer young, do you regret not spending enough money in the past or spending too much money in the past?

People with some life experience, do you regret being too thrifty when you were younger (eg. forgoing movies/arcade with friends, buying cheapest meal on the menu, etc and now the extra money will probably be saved to the grave)

Or do you regret spending too much? (eg. excessively buying things that serve little value, spending too much on meals, taxi, etc and now the extra money could really help)

Or do you feel that how you spent your money was just right?

Netizens’ comments

1. Regret: spending money on branded things – it’s a phase I quickly got out of cause I bid that bunch of friends goodbye.
   Do not regret: spending my money on travelling! I’ve travelled to 30 countries. Best gift to myself was spending money on experiences, enriching and immersing myself in new cultures and meeting people from everywhere, there’s still so much more to see and do. And I’m still gonna be doing this all the way!!!
2. The only regret is I cheap out on food when I was younger.
   Hungry? Cup noodles
   Lunch and dinner? Economy rice 2 veggie/1 veggie 1 meat (not filling for my portion at all, just to save some fifty cents foolishly)
   End up with bad gastric for years and ‘invested’ even more in medical bills up till today.
   Nowadays, I will just spend whatever amount I need to get my stomach full. Never be a penny wise, pound foolish kinda idiot.
   But also thankfully I have no interests in branded goods or expensive gadgets so despite spending heavily on meals now I can still save up a bit.
3. My only regret re money is paying for things (hotels, meals, entertainment) for an ex-bf. He even lived with me in my place. And he was a jerk and cheated. One lesson from that was not to date people who didn’t have their finances in order.
   Other than that, no regrets. I spend mostly on books, subscriptions, taking classes, and travel. Otherwise, I live simply: don’t own a car, live in an HDB, don’t spend much on clothes or gadgets.