How Much Allowance Should We Give to Our Parents in Singapore? | Mothership Hits The Streets

The first time you received a paycheck, how did you decide how much to give to your parents?

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[bowlampar]

Earn a lot of money, then a child should give plenty to your parent especially if they are living below poverty line . If only have a small monthly income, then just give small allowance to your parent to lessen their suffering.

[Happy]

Lol 1:31 she clearly comes from a well off family

[craakhun]

Some of us grew up with financial difficulties where parents had to limit their children allowances to single digit for a week’s worth of school allowance. Some of us had to skip school meals or going out with friends and adapted to not ask about extra allowances or favour from our parents, in which they grew stingy within the household but huat ah with others outside. So in the end just give what you can afford even if it’s little rather than nothing because you are taught better than that.

[YJFv]

I give all to my mother, if I want to buy something useful I will take from her.

[iLoveTaeyeonSNSD]

I find that giving 10% of your salary is the sweet spot.

[wenshan]

This is really irrelevant but why do people always look at supporting our children as an investment? Stop or the return on your investment will always be mismatched against your expectation. Why? Because your children will think they are throwing good money after bad when the time comes for them to support you.

[llgla]

Ah... Parents Do think about whether it’s too much or too little allowance when they give it to their kids...esp if they are on a budget. The generalisation all parents love their children is also not realistic. Besides that, there are parents who are not fit to manage their own money. You give them money, they go and gamble it away or give to scammers. When they insist to continue to feed such addiction, it’s a bottomless pit.

[helmiomar]

Remember as a parent ur kid is ur responsibility . Don’t expect ur kid to return u the favour .

[tobeytransport]

I don’t really know how it is in Singapore but in the UK you usually give maybe 20-30% of your money to your parents while your still living with them (we call it ‘rent’ though not ‘allowance’) but when you move out it usually flips around and they actually might help you to start buying things for your house

[sushisin]

After completed O level and started to work low pay job. I give monthly allowance to my parent and I also pay utilities bills. Yearly I give my 1 month bonus to my parent. CNY increased my allowance to my parent due ang pau money distribution. Not much savings.

[joshuang]

Children are not parent's retirement plan.

[Yasmin-jnrb]

It depends on your income I think and whether you are providing for your parents in other ways. For me, I didn't give my mom a lot of allowance because I was the sole provider for my family when I finished school. I paid the bills, paid for my mum's flat in cash cos her CPF was completely finished, paid part of her medical bills and also gave groceries $. I had to keep a portion for myself as well because I took an education loan and had to repay that. This continued even after I married and had kids. Now that I am a housewife, I cannot provide financially but I provide in kind. My mum stays with me and I look after her and my kids.

[jamestay]

I give when my mom asked. She is a hardworking mother with understanding how to control expenses. She seldom buy anything just for herself. I give her $500 approximately which also include my household expenses.

[Ccb]

Singapore is a wealthy country. Did the elderly not save for their retirement? Working people need to save for their own retirement and raise the next generation.

[grumpycyclist]

As much as you personally need. Put yourself in their shoes.

[casstsj]

How is it that western elderlies don’t need to rely on allowance from children to survive but Asian parents do?

[justicelai]

actually children giving parents money will also build a relationship for the next generation as they will learn n do the same...imagine if your kids see u never give money to their grandparents..then when they grow older...they will do the same to u ..then don't cry...

[mobylink]

Filial piety is important in Asian culture! Imagine your parents brought you up so many years, its only human nature to give back to them when you are self-reliant.

[manusiagendut]

The indian girl is the only who speaks understandable english

[scaninvage]

I have so many questions when the girl at 2:27 said that her father sets an amount for the children to give 😱