Don't be a Scrooge with your home
AKA don't save for a better tomorrow but forget to live well in the present
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“Why are we living like paupers?”
My friend’s question caught me off guard. We were having our usual weekly dinner at our favourite swanky Chinese restaurant. I was enjoying my RM25 fried rice and she was delicately placing ginger on a xiao long pau. (RM20 for five tiny pieces.)
My friend and I spend good money on good food. We don’t even blink when we pay the bill.
But we are absolute misers with our homes.
You can read the rest of the post when it is published on Friday, 10 December 2021.