"My fiancé is not a rich man, he doesn't own a single property or car (till recently)."
Plus this sentence
"what he cannot provide for me in monetary value, he provides in other ways the best he knows how to. It's endearing to see a man try his best to give you the best he can based on whatever limited resources he has."
These two sentences are misleading. You're putting in a nice way that you're milking him. I wrote it more bluntly and directly, but you put it in a flowery way.
What your fiance did:
- got a car FINALLY, in his mid-30s... but why only recently? Is it for your wedding? So before this, he rode a motorcycle or used public transport, or drove a company car? Anyway, downpayment for a car is at least 4-digit, let's say it's RM5k.
- paying for the dinner 50-50, which means his savings spent on this is about RM16k.
- "small budget" for a Bangkok short getaway is RM10k, which means he paid RM5k. (RM10k for Bangkok getaway is a lot, ok?)
- His company covers childbirth
So, his savings is probably around RM30k-50k.
This is "not rich" enough, for you?
How many single men out there have RM30k-50k savings in their account, with company benefits that cover childbirth? Do you know most Malaysians live paycheck to paycheck?
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"I did well in independent chinese schools and subsequently government schools. I don't see how they can cost alot. I myself took a student loan for my degree because I didn't want to burden my parents with a RM80k school fees."FYI, I also did well in gov schools, but I worked hard to get into public university, and took a student loan that cost RM21k only. & my Master's degree? Is only RM12k, and I was on a scholarship. Total is RM33k, which is only about a third of your
degree school fees.
& you think your RM80k degree didn't cost a lot? Wow.
Look who's bragging here, now.
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I think I understand poverty much better than you do, and I'm more frugal than you are. So yeah, you are way more successful than me, and your definition of rich is probably T20.
Btw, for this year, my anniversary getaway to Phuket, 4D3N in 4-star hotel + airfares, is only RM550 per pax = RM1,200 for two. My fiance is rich, but I didn't ask for much. I said I wanna go to Phuket, and I sourced for the best offer. I don't squander his wealth although he's earning 5-digit SGD.
Yet, you spend RM10k on your Bangkok honeymoon short-getaway (while you claim your fiance isn't rich = probably earning 4-digit MYR), and you call this "small budget". Is this how a 27-year-old from biz family think?
I really dunno what to say now, after being nastily labelled by forumers all this while as "a materialistic, narcissistic gold-digging bitch" just because of my direct & brutally honest writing style that bruised their ego.
This is so unfair. Good job, guys.
Rich is the people described in the first post.
30-50k savings? For a guy in 30s and especially since he was described as an intellectual, very likely. Since he doesn't or didn't own a house or car, he could be very cash rich. Being bad with managing finances doesn't mean he is a spendthrift but could also mean he doesn't know how to invest and make his money work for him.
Not sure how much student loan you take translates to how rich you are. It's just a loan. It might take her longer to pay off compared to yours.
10k for a honeymoon? A lot of money I agree. Could be done with less. But why not? It's not your run of the mill holiday. It is supposed to be a til death do you part kind of situation they're getting into.
I used to think money was important. It still is to some extent but after bouts of bad health plus seeing people I know pass away or have serious illnesses, I started to appreciate other things in life. Spending time with family and friends for starters.