SINGAPORE: On Sunday (Dec 21), one Singaporean man took to social media to share his shock after discovering out that his “common, low-profile” buddy was really far wealthier than he had ever imagined.
In his publish shared on the r/SingaporeRaw Reddit discussion board, the person defined that he and his buddy had been a part of a tight-knit group for a very long time. All through these years, all of them assumed he was simply an “common man, possibly even struggling a bit,” like the remainder of them.
In line with him, nothing about his buddy’s way of life stood out. He wears Taobao or Shein garments, makes use of an previous cellphone, takes the bus in every single place, and recurrently joins them in complaining about how bleak the job market and future prospects look.
Their notion of him, nonetheless, modified once they noticed how luxurious and massive his residence was.
“We lastly pressured him to host a Christmas gathering since we’d by no means seen his place,” the person wrote. “We assumed it was a small HDB. Seems, he lives in a large 5-bedroom condominium, and his household owns all the ground (6 items for his dad and mom, grandparents, and many others.).”
“I’m truthfully shocked. I didn’t assume individuals like this really existed exterior of films. He’s been thrifting and saving cents on Seize rides with us for years whereas sitting on that sort of wealth.”
Nonetheless attempting to wrap his head across the revelation, the person ended his publish by asking different Singaporeans if they’d ever encountered this sort of “stealth wealth” in actual life, the place somebody seems to be fully atypical however seems to be quietly loaded.
“He was raised effectively by his dad and mom.”
The publish rapidly gained traction within the discussion board, drawing a wave of amused and barely mind-blown reactions from netizens who stated this sort of “stealth wealth” was extra widespread than individuals assume.
Many shared that the richest individuals they know are sometimes essentially the most low-key, with one commenter sharing, “That’s nothing, my buddy takes finances airways with us and buys shampoo again for his household as a result of it’s cheaper abroad. His household is on Forbes 50 richest Singaporeans.”
One other commented, “One among my closest buddies is tremendous wealthy, however he’s the thriftiest, most lowkey individual ever!!! We’re 26, and I owed him S$0.20 earlier than, and he ask me to paylah him again LOL. I solely know he’s wealthy as a result of I visited his household earlier than.”
A 3rd remarked, “I believe it’s quite common in SG. For each flaunting, flashy influencer on the market, there are, like, 10 thrifty, low-key rich individuals underneath the radar pretending to make ends meet, eat cai fan, 2 veg, and 1 meat solely.”
In the meantime, a number of others praised the buddy for his humility. “Good for him!” one consumer wrote. “He was raised effectively by his dad and mom. He most likely is aware of his privilege however doesn’t really feel entitled to all of the wealth that his dad and mom/grandparents have amassed.”
In different information, a 24-year-old Singaporean girl 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 lady stated the incident left her emotionally and financially shattered. She defined that she had spent years patiently guiding her grandmother by way of using digital fee platforms similar to PayNow, PayLah, Apple Pay and QR code funds, whereas persistently reminding her to remain “vigilant in opposition to scams” that always goal aged customers.
Learn extra: ‘That S$3K was my complete life’: 24 yo girl ‘devastated’ after grandmother misplaced S$3K life financial savings to rip-off
