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If you didn’t need a bigger house, would you still chase that promotion?
In a world of endless upgrades, work targets and trends like Labubu, it is easy to forget that sometimes, enough is enough.
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We rarely pause to ask whether the things we’re chasing actually fit the lives we want, or if we’ve simply absorbed them as defaults without understanding their cost.
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On a morning run through Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, I found myself within earshot of two elderly uncles and an auntie on the bridge by McDonald’s. They were deep in animated discussion about property, with the men advising her to sell her flat and buy in a neighbourhood with better long-term upside.
It was the kind of conversation I often hear in Singapore, but that day it hit differently.
