now living cost in s'pore very high , i dont think you can save money bec here lor, i juz resign from there last year

Dude, did you read his words properly ?
That guy earn $5,000 per month. If he can't make any saving in singapore, A lots people already die of hunger over there.....

yea.
thanks nameless...
i was juz wondering whether can I survive in Singapore (moderately spending of 1500)?
No need to care abt my earning first. I juz need to know is 1500 expenses enough for a moderate guy that cant eat bread everyday and wont eat steak everynite too...

I do not wan a life where i use 1500 expenses a month but have no life. get wat i means?
i wan to have a life and at the same time save... so i am estimating 1500 for expenses per month and i'm askin whether that is enuf to get a life in singapore and not everyday eat, work  and go home sleep...

yea.
thanks nameless...
i was juz wondering whether can I survive in Singapore (moderately spending of 1500)?
No need to care abt my earning first. I juz need to know is 1500 expenses enough for a moderate guy that cant eat bread everyday and wont eat steak everynite too...

I do not wan a life where i use 1500 expenses a month but have no life. get wat i means?
i wan to have a life and at the same time save... so i am estimating 1500 for expenses per month and i'm askin whether that is enuf to get a life in singapore and not everyday eat, work  and go home sleep...

I just got a job in Spore last week. The employer told me i need to pay for the EP and medical checkup. Isn't that suppose to be covered by the company?

My rental is 650, internet, cable TV, util prob another 120 = 770 gone. Other than that, food, shopping and etc is kinda cheap. But like what most ppl said, SG can be a boring place or exciting place. Excitement comes with a price I guess. Its your call at the end of the day what kind of life you want.

Good luck. Btw, some company offers to pay for medical checkup & EP, some don't. My housemate needs to pay on his own for these 2....

can la if u earn 5k a month, no problem. Last year, I say anything below 3.5k is not worth going there for. Last year when i was there, my room rental was SGD450. Now the same location oredi raise up to SGD1k.....with SGD500, u gotto stay sumwer far away from work, unless your workplace is not in the city. So this year due to rental, anything above SGD4k will be good, or if u r from johor, y not.

in SG, SGD50 can last u a week of food (for me as a gal, maybe guy SGD100 la...and i am a big eater, no starving only on bread) everything dem cheap except for rental. Their food, big portion, FRESH and YUmmy......dollar to dollar everythign is cut in half, sometimes moer than half..wat else can u ask for.

Btw, r u goin thru an agency?

yeap... thru agency... 
now waitin for the final salary negotiation and all the financial stuff cleared...

wow... SGD1k for a room? that's very expensive... very!
wondering SGD500 can get a round somewhere around bedok? not that far from city and yet not that near also... 

well however there's a maximum the employer can pay back that CPF 

Yea, cap at salary ceiling of S$4,500 per month. So max CPF you can get from employer is S$652.50 but still money is money

Hi, all.

I've received several calls from the recruiment agency and they told me that 2 months notice period is too long. The clients wanted me to buy myself out. Did anyone of you encounter this? Are your employers willing to wait for your notice period? I just feel that it's not worth it to buy myself out....however, I'm letting go a lot of chances.

Also, do you guys state your current salary in RM? How to you estimate the expected salary in SGD? Let's say my salary is RM3000 now.

No prob! I believe there is. Why does the company stop its employee to progress further by continue studying? As long your studies don't affect your work, it should be ok, right?

Perhaps, you can tell your interviewers that you will continue studying master and who knows, it will give them a better impression on you!! Anyway, mind to share which industry you are working in?
Yes, they have even 1-room flat. But these types of flat are usually for those poor ppl. You can refer here Types of HDB flat and median rental price per locations. Just one thing, some of the locations, the rental could be much higher than what is reported by HDB.

No, you better subscribe a new line in Singapore as their postpaid is considered cheaper if compare to M'sia 1-to-1 without conversion. I'm not sure about Singtel or M1, but I, myself use Starhub (line is not very good-like Digi). A lot of packages you can choose to suit yourself. I subscribe with free IDD 018. You can check on their respective service providers website for detailed charges Starhub, SingTel, M1. Just always remember to read carefully on their T & C as they have alot of charges, even free incoming call!!   I never use Skype before (pardon for my ignorant...), so I can't tell you. IINM, u can call through MSN, right?

Hi Shawn, Does the HDB normally approves for rental of a whole flat to malaysian, let say a 1-room flat or 2-room flat??

No, I don't think so. Technically, the owner will ask permission from HDB to rent out the whole unit (which the owner, himself does not occupy it) and this usually applies to 3-room flat and above. Or perhaps you try to rent from HDB? However, most owners do not want to go through the hassle but still rent out their units. But bear in mind, this is an offense and the owner may get fined or something...can't really remember.

I wouldn't think you wanna rent a 1- or 2-room flat. It's not really a decent place to stay (no offense to those who are living there ).

Hi, all.

I've received several calls from the recruiment agency and they told me that 2 months notice period is too long. The clients wanted me to buy myself out. Did anyone of you encounter this? Are your employers willing to wait for your notice period? I just feel that it's not worth it to buy myself out....however, I'm letting go a lot of chances.

Also, do you guys state your current salary in RM? How to you estimate the expected salary in SGD? Let's say my salary is RM3000 now.

No, I don't think so. Technically, the owner will ask permission from HDB to rent out the whole unit (which the owner, himself does not occupy it) and this usually applies to 3-room flat and above. Or perhaps you try to rent from HDB? However, most owners do not want to go through the hassle but still rent out their units. But bear in mind, this is an offense and the owner may get fined or something...can't really remember.

I wouldn't think you wanna rent a 1- or 2-room flat. It's not really a decent place to stay (no offense to those who are living there ).