Cos I really don't know.
For my wife and I, we visit both our parents on Saturday, and on Sunday, we just hang around at home and eat whatever I have in the fridge. Basically free food which I've collected for the week.
So we hardly spend much even on weekends.
And so I wonder... what DO people do on weekends?
The typical thing that crosses my mind is...
Well I suppose a whole bunch of people will go and settle their marketing, and household chores.
A bunch of people will have their weekend cleaners come to their place for 3-4 hours.
Then of course there's people who will go out and eat nice meals. That's what we used to do last time.
And I'm pretty sure the movies will be packed and people will spend money on popcorn and drinks.
When I was younger I'd probably do stuff like this.
I would probably have gone bowling, played pool or billiards as well...
I suppose there will be folks who have some form of outdoor activities, like at Sentosa, East Coast, beach activities, picnics, Gardens by the bay, pretty much free outdoor activities.
Then there will be the usual paid outdoor attractions, like the zoo, Universal Studios, I can't think of anywhere else...
So these would be activities like playing basketball with friends, cycling, etc etc.
Some people would hang around their clubs, playing golf, tennis, and swimming.
Then parents will also bring their kids to enrichment classes, dance, piano, martial arts, tuition, all the expensive classes...
Ok, there's church on Sundays, that probably takes up half the day.
And then what? What else do people do on weekends? Is this it?
Are the rest of the people are just walking around shopping malls and just hanging around?
Shopping malls are packed on weekends. Orchard, Tampines, Jurong, Nex, Vivo, Bishan, etc...
Is this it? Did I just cover around 80% of the stuff people do on weekends?
Or am I missing out a huge chunk?
Cos it seems like it's really pretty simple stuff... and yet... these activities don't really cost a lot.
So my next question becomes... THEN WHERE ELSE DO THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY ON???
Cos when I read that many people don't plan for the future, or many people don't have a lot of savings, or that people don't have an emergency fund...
I ask myself, where do people spend their money?
Food isn't really expensive in Singapore.
Weekend recreation isn't really expensive as well.
Housing is pretty expensive but most people pay using their CPF.
So where is all the money going? What do people buy? How do they end up in a situation where they don't have savings or an emergency fund? Or have difficulty accumulating it?
Would really appreciate some insights from readers. Cos... well I mainly see the world with my own eyes so naturally I'd miss out stuff, and I hang around a few friends and family, so my exposure might not be as much. So it'd be great if we can pool together more experiences and knowledge from other readers here.
Many thanks!
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