SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old Singaporean girl not too long ago shared on social media that she felt devastated after her grandmother misplaced all of their mixed life financial savings, amounting to S$3,000, in a YouTrip rip-off.
Posting on the r/SingaporeRaw subreddit on Thursday (Dec 18), the girl mentioned the incident left her emotionally and financially shattered. She defined that she had spent years patiently guiding her grandmother by way of the usage of digital cost platforms akin to PayNow, PayLah, Apple Pay and QR code funds, whereas persistently reminding her to remain “vigilant in opposition to scams” that usually goal aged customers.
Regardless of these precautions, her grandmother was nonetheless deceived. The girl mentioned the matter was reported to the police, however they’ve but to obtain any updates. The financial institution later confirmed that the cash had been transferred out and knowledgeable them that the funds “couldn’t be reimbursed.”
“I used to be devastated and nonetheless am. I really feel so exhausted from working so arduous simply to see our financial savings account worn out again to S$0,” she wrote. She added that the cash had been rigorously put aside for sensible and pressing wants. “I used to be saving to purchase a correct laptop computer to have the ability to do earn a living from home to accompany Grandma extra. And the financial savings additionally included grandma’s funds for her remedy.”
“I do know cash can at all times be earned again, and there’s no use crying over spilled milk, however to somebody like me who lives paycheck to paycheck, that S$3K was my complete life. Grandma has been feeling sorry that she misplaced our financial savings, and a few nights I even caught her quietly crying over it,” she mentioned.
The girl additionally shared extra about her upbringing, explaining that she and her grandmother have been one another’s solely help for many of her life. Her mother and father had been jailed when she was younger, and he or she mentioned her aunt has by no means visited or provided any assist.
To ease the monetary pressure at residence, she started working part-time on the age of 16. “I wished to earn extra cash for myself to not burden my grandma,” she wrote, including that on the time, her grandmother was juggling jobs as a cleaner and at a drinks stall to make ends meet.
After graduating from polytechnic, she made the troublesome determination to forgo college research as a result of they may not afford it, selecting as an alternative to enter the workforce full-time. Nonetheless, she mentioned the transition was removed from straightforward.
“The job market was brutal for somebody with solely a poly diploma like me. It appeared like corporations are solely eager on hiring college graduates,” she wrote. “It’s both that or I get provided solely S$1.7 to S$1.9K as a base wage.”
Regardless of the monetary and emotional pressure, she harassed that she has by no means considered her grandmother as a burden.
“I by no means considered Grandma as a burden and remained grateful to her at all times as a result of she’s been there for me when nobody else was. We’ve nobody else except for one another.”
She ended her submit on a weary however sincere be aware, admitting that the yr had taken a heavy toll on her psychological and emotional well-being.
“I do know good days will come finally, however I’m uninterested in ready for it and bored with wishing it’ll come,” she wrote.
“This yr has been extraordinarily tough, and I’m barely holding myself collectively. I carry on reminding myself that I’m doing this for the sake of my Grandma as a result of I really like her a lot and there’s nobody else left on the planet to be by my aspect apart from her. However this yr has been nothing wanting tiring and irritating. I actually do hope 2026 shall be a greater yr for me and Grandma.”
“24 remains to be younger, higher instances will come.”
The girl’s submit shortly struck a chord with readers, drawing greater than 700 upvotes as individuals from all walks of life reached out to precise their concern and help.
A number of commenters provided to assist her financially, with some volunteering to contribute cash for a brand new laptop computer or to assist cowl her grandmother’s remedy.
Others mentioned they had been prepared to attach her with higher-paying job alternatives in hopes of easing her scenario.
In the meantime, those that couldn’t supply monetary assist despatched heartfelt messages of encouragement. One mentioned, “Keep robust sis. One of the best factor you are able to do is to be taught from errors and hold going. A lot of individuals simply quit and lapse again to outdated methods. 24 remains to be younger; higher instances will come.”
One other shared, “Good luck. Issues will get higher. I too have lived paycheck to paycheck, additionally there have been instances prior to now the place I didn’t have cash for 1 or 2 months, fortunately I had a bank card for primary groceries to tide off a bit.
“I’m not saying that we’re in the identical boat, however now I’m in my mid-30s, issues obtained higher. Loads higher. You simply need to hold grinding and also you’re a powerful woman.”
A 3rd added, “Don’t quit. I do know it’s arduous however don’t assume that you’re really alone. There’s a whole lot of us going by way of equally powerful and even worse instances. Right here’s wishing you a great 2026 and even higher future.”
In different information, a commuter has sparked outrage on-line after claiming that an aunty “smacked” his visibly disabled brother in a scramble for an MRT seat.
In a submit on Reddit’s r/SMRTrabak discussion board, the commuter recounted that the girl, whom he believed to be from China, was initially third in line on the platform however ignored the queue and pushed her method onto the prepare earlier than passengers had completed alighting.
Learn extra: ‘No apology was given’: Commuter claims an aunty ‘smacked his visibly disabled brother’ in a scramble for an MRT seat
