I always feel that Zhin's the most sensible and most frugal. Good for him. Everything's getting more expensive so please do not take the money that you have for granted.
Actually Amanda and Zhin’s spendings are very reasonable. A bit expensive to have car in Singapore but if it helps his job (must often go place to place) then he’s paying for convenience. For things like healthcare, unavoidable. The other 2 don’t have to pay for big ticket items like house car kids or wedding etc yet.. so they can still spend frivolously and not feel the pinch. I was once like that. Everyday I will spend $15 on a meal 😅once they have to pay for the Adulting stuff, they will really feel the pinch 😅
Jeanette drinked bubble tea 3 days in a row. Is so concerning to me. Bubble tea is so high in sugar no matter how % you reduced unless if you choose no sugar at all. But 3 days in a row siaaoo add up with other food sugar content she ate daily, imagine in a week and total up to a month, this is potential diabetic patient type 2 in the future. Pls be careful and don't take your health for granted Jeanette. ❤️
I think Amanda is probably the most savvy in terms of budgeting/spending. Zhin's day to day spending is frugal, but he has bigger ticket items like rental and car. So it would be unwise/hard for him to spend like Sew. But is he really better off in his total budget? probably not. But of course, Sew might also be paying a lot for rental which we don't know.
To the people criticizing the way people spend - at least siew and Jeanette are honest about what they spend to make the video interesting. They could have omitted their bubble tea starbuck addiction to make them selves look better but they didn’t. They were honest. If I’m them and I know that pple will criticize me left n right for being honest, I will just say everyday I eat $3.50 cai fan to look thrifty
Honestly although expensive, there are many benefits to moving out, not just for starting a family. I had to move out as I don’t get along with my toxic mother for years and I was having depressive episodes. After moving out my mental health improved greatly without even noticing it. Even though I had to share house with a stranger, my housemate was a better person 2 live with than my own family 😅I had to learn to do everything myself and it was expensive but u can’t put prices on mental health. Not everyone is fortunate to have family members that create a harmonious family environment at home.
Thanks for this video. Really love how all the talents in this video are being honest with their spending. I can totally relate to Amanda in this video -- being early and taking public transport. I was once like Sew who takes Grab everywhere. But ever since the price hike like mad, I have gone back to public transport or staying in. This is really an honest showing of how your expenditure can go up with all the small unconscious purchases. Ever since I have started tracking my expenditure, I am more mindful of my expenses and have been able to think twice or thrice before making any purchase. The biggest shift was cutting down on my food delivery and it helped me saved a huge amount every month. So tracking really do help as it shows you where your expenditure and revenue come from... all the best everyone!
TSL should do an episode where they send some of their more "unhealthy" staffs for a full medical checkup and see who wins at being the most "unhealthy" lol
I agreed with Zhin..... U never know when u really need money n to overspend it just coz u not in a hard situation is just like taking it for granted..... Need to be wise on spending.
Tsl is paying their employees well; taking grabs and buying hey teas and pop mart etc. No judgments on what they have bought but if sew is spending $50+ everyday, thats minimally 1.5k per month without savings... Also living in 2.9k rental condo and car thats like easily 3-4k per month.
@@k-potato3593 i am talking about their salaried job. not extra income from sponsorships or collabs on the side. the TSL folks aren't on that level for social media, they're not influencers per se.
Zhin has a bigger spending problem as his expenses for big ticket items are significantly higher than what he can afford and he has to spend it every month (e.g. Rent, petrol). Sew just needs to control her impulse spending.
not sure about jeannette, but sew should be saving up for a house with her boyfriend if they are intending to get married in the foreseeable future... don't know how she is going to do proper adulting with this spending habits. probably thinks she can start saving later and it will be fine... :/
Jeaneatte and Sue using inflation as the reason of their spending habits really irks me. First time to see people comfortably spending almost 10 dollars for a drink DAILY (almost 3x a day). Wah.
I don't take grab for transport or spend money on food deliveries because it is ridiculously expensive. I don't have to pay for rent and stuff and try to get my bfast free from office (Free oats) lol and try to eat my $4.50 caifan everyday and limit my total food budget to $15/day and occasionally splurge on bubble tea or sweet treats like brownies/cookies weekly. And I thought I'm quite a spendthrift alr 😂 Guess I was wrong.
sew and jeanette are impulse buyers ive noticed... gotta recognize that n prevent urself from buying stuff thats not worth it.... to top off my gas when the gas light is on cost me less then 50 bucks every 2 weeks.... my insurance for car every month is cheaper then what sew spent a week in transportation goodness thank god i dont live in sg
I spend $750 per week on average. Most of my expenses come from food because I treat my family to meals, and I like to eat desserts after meals. $20 goes to transport, because I live far away from CBD, $70 goes to shopping like makeup or clothes, $30 goes to entertainment like movies, $50 goes to visiting polyclinic, and $50 for phone, and $10 for groceries (I buy my own toiletries like pads, shower gel).
I have roughly $10 a week. And I have reccess and lunch bc I tend to stay till 6pm. One meal is roughly $2 and a drink is at most $1, so $3 per meal. How can I plan my savings, for any suggestion, bc I am currently skipping meals sometime, and also have transportation fee to pay, $3 roughly a week for transport.
@@cantstopthemusicable yeah, but I nvr heard of those things before. I’m graduating soon tho. But the recent inflation also happen to the sch canteen stalls. And i now can’t afford as much food as before. I will look into it. Thanks very much for the suggestion.
I wonder if sharing their spending at the start influence their behaviours a little as they “self stigmatized” and start exaggerating how they think they are expected to behave
Can la, if you earning more than $3k… hahaha. Earning less than $2.2k plus with everything so expensive now, how to save?? I would prioritise my transport to work .. then i would either starved myself or eat something cheap. Sometimes, when life hits the hardest.. i only have 20. So i do what? I try to stretch out that money only for transport. Ya that’s life. 😅
i keep a budgeting app, and whenever i buy something, even as little as a kopitiam teh-o, i key inside. and every week spending is around 150-180. so this video tells me that tsl employees are highly paid LOL PLS HIRE ME
i highly doubt. Many of these youtube channels don't pay well. They do get their 'stars' famous, so they can then get sponsorship on their own, but the pay itself isn't so good. These kiddos all are big spenders, spending every cent they earn. Don't be fooled by their cars or umpteen bubble teas, most don't have any savings whatsoever.
but those are smtg they have to their name. a house is one of those goals you save up for isnt it? lol. something to think about. at least they're mature enough to be thrifty knowing they have to pay for the house etc.
@@ColouredPixels Zhin is renting.. so the house is not under his name. 2.9k for rent is a huge amount especially if he stays alone. While Amanda has her own apartment, technically it's still a 99 year lease. But that being said, it can't be avoided if she needs a place to build a family.
@@JackThePro yeah well it’s a part of growing up - moving out - not really “can’t be avoided”. can’t possibly be staying with your parents forever right. Especially if you have a partner. But if you want to stay with mummy and daddy forever then ok…..😂
Yeah because that’s called growing up and moving out of your parents house. I have a brother who scoffs at me moving out, saying that I pay lots in rental. But it gave me space to grow & be independent and move forward with my partner. My brother is 32, still lives with our parents n don’t even know how to do laundry. My mum still has to do it for him.
These youtube channels don't pay well at all. They do give exposure to their talents and 20somethings think fame is important. But they aren't paid well. They use their fame to maybe get freebies or sponsored stuff. But they are not cash rich. They spend all they earn, and put a lot of things on their credit card. They own no assets, wasting money on renting, because of wanting to have a certain image. Wait till they get to 35 years old, and develop some common sense about their finances and money matters.
@@John_Smith_86 you’ll be surprised how many people live like this in sg. I have friends who are 28-30 years old but don’t even have enough money in the bank to pay for a downpayment on a bto flat and have to borrow from parents. They spent money on branded stuff, eating out at restaurants almost daily, new iPhones etc.
How much do you spend in a week? 👀
$150 a week
$80 a week
$15??
$70 excl bills
$15
I always feel that Zhin's the most sensible and most frugal. Good for him. Everything's getting more expensive so please do not take the money that you have for granted.
he owns a car of his own and has to pay rent😅
@@beno94Financially not fully owned unless his parents chipped in. On the whole, he's still wise with money.
Actually Amanda and Zhin’s spendings are very reasonable. A bit expensive to have car in Singapore but if it helps his job (must often go place to place) then he’s paying for convenience. For things like healthcare, unavoidable.
The other 2 don’t have to pay for big ticket items like house car kids or wedding etc yet.. so they can still spend frivolously and not feel the pinch. I was once like that. Everyday I will spend $15 on a meal 😅once they have to pay for the Adulting stuff, they will really feel the pinch 😅
Jeanette drinked bubble tea 3 days in a row. Is so concerning to me. Bubble tea is so high in sugar no matter how % you reduced unless if you choose no sugar at all. But 3 days in a row siaaoo add up with other food sugar content she ate daily, imagine in a week and total up to a month, this is potential diabetic patient type 2 in the future. Pls be careful and don't take your health for granted Jeanette. ❤️
A lot of people drink bubble tea everyday, on top of that, there is the usual coffee/tea for breakfast.
I think Amanda is probably the most savvy in terms of budgeting/spending. Zhin's day to day spending is frugal, but he has bigger ticket items like rental and car. So it would be unwise/hard for him to spend like Sew. But is he really better off in his total budget? probably not. But of course, Sew might also be paying a lot for rental which we don't know.
Sew and Jeannette be keeping the economic going even though its inflation lol
I think there needs to be a no bubble tea for 72hrs challenge 😂
For Sew? 😆
For a week better
no bubble tea and no starbucks
No Starbucks, Bubble Tea and Grab for 72hrs challenge 😏
Yes i agree. TSL team do one challenge leh.
To the people criticizing the way people spend - at least siew and Jeanette are honest about what they spend to make the video interesting. They could have omitted their bubble tea starbuck addiction to make them selves look better but they didn’t. They were honest. If I’m them and I know that pple will criticize me left n right for being honest, I will just say everyday I eat $3.50 cai fan to look thrifty
Honestly although expensive, there are many benefits to moving out, not just for starting a family. I had to move out as I don’t get along with my toxic mother for years and I was having depressive episodes. After moving out my mental health improved greatly without even noticing it. Even though I had to share house with a stranger, my housemate was a better person 2 live with than my own family 😅I had to learn to do everything myself and it was expensive but u can’t put prices on mental health. Not everyone is fortunate to have family members that create a harmonious family environment at home.
Mental health is important 👍
Thanks for this video. Really love how all the talents in this video are being honest with their spending. I can totally relate to Amanda in this video -- being early and taking public transport. I was once like Sew who takes Grab everywhere. But ever since the price hike like mad, I have gone back to public transport or staying in.
This is really an honest showing of how your expenditure can go up with all the small unconscious purchases. Ever since I have started tracking my expenditure, I am more mindful of my expenses and have been able to think twice or thrice before making any purchase. The biggest shift was cutting down on my food delivery and it helped me saved a huge amount every month. So tracking really do help as it shows you where your expenditure and revenue come from... all the best everyone!
14:23 Did she just say she got nothing to wear for a wedding... when like earlier in the video she had a shopping spree at Love Bonito lmao
maybe nothing formal
TSL should do an episode where they send some of their more "unhealthy" staffs for a full medical checkup and see who wins at being the most "unhealthy" lol
Kudos SmartLocal! A very creative way to show cost of living in Singapore. Shocked at the cost of grab rides.
Hi Zhin, could you share with us the recipe of your baked rice in the airfryer? Looks sooo good!
I agreed with Zhin..... U never know when u really need money n to overspend it just coz u not in a hard situation is just like taking it for granted..... Need to be wise on spending.
Tsl is paying their employees well; taking grabs and buying hey teas and pop mart etc. No judgments on what they have bought but if sew is spending $50+ everyday, thats minimally 1.5k per month without savings... Also living in 2.9k rental condo and car thats like easily 3-4k per month.
3-4k sounds very normal...?
Especially when sew is a producer and a talent and probably other things too??
@@f.p1758 media/creative industry doesn't pay well though..
@@animemachinex3 depends on how famous you are. Top influencers can easily get 2-3k per paid ig post.
@@k-potato3593 i am talking about their salaried job. not extra income from sponsorships or collabs on the side. the TSL folks aren't on that level for social media, they're not influencers per se.
The problem is not inflation, but their spending habits.
Actually both
Right. Renting a whole condo apartment, ofc expensive lah
@@Timholle not rlly.Singapore housing is very expensive,ofc what kind of house u rent,it would be expensive.
@@gladiatorgamer9502 that’s not the point, Shouldn’t be blaming on inflation when he could get a cheaper option
@@gladiatorgamer9502 He chose to stay outside. He can save on the rental if he was staying with his parents.
Zhin has a bigger spending problem as his expenses for big ticket items are significantly higher than what he can afford and he has to spend it every month (e.g. Rent, petrol). Sew just needs to control her impulse spending.
This episode just shows how well paid TSL staff are?!
Jeanette is so funny 🤣
the bubble tea never ends LOL
not sure about jeannette, but sew should be saving up for a house with her boyfriend if they are intending to get married in the foreseeable future... don't know how she is going to do proper adulting with this spending habits. probably thinks she can start saving later and it will be fine... :/
Amanda husband so sweet nv let her pay 😍 Zhin so handsome
Jeaneatte and Sue using inflation as the reason of their spending habits really irks me. First time to see people comfortably spending almost 10 dollars for a drink DAILY (almost 3x a day). Wah.
Jeanette really be consuming those bubble tea drinks like they're water 💀does she not feel dehydrated at all?
My love for the supermarket is Zhin's vibes 😍💸💸
I spent $1000 a MONTH and I thought I was a big spender.. unless I watched this video
How does Zhin afford a car and rental of 2.9k month? That's like easily 4k monthly without even spending a single cent
if im not wrong, he lives in with the guy that appears with him in the video. so maybe rental is split then
I only earn 6k after cpf and i find it so expensive lol. Public transport is the way to go.
he does other work tooo like Suria programs
@@destruction8192 6k after cpf is alot
@@beckham48 not a lot lol, still need to learn how to save
Really should do a "Bubble Tea ban challenge" X'D
Who among the bubble tea obsess people can last the longest without drinking bubble tea
Need to have a 2ND Video FOR THIS!! So fun to watch!
I don't take grab for transport or spend money on food deliveries because it is ridiculously expensive. I don't have to pay for rent and stuff and try to get my bfast free from office (Free oats) lol and try to eat my $4.50 caifan everyday and limit my total food budget to $15/day and occasionally splurge on bubble tea or sweet treats like brownies/cookies weekly. And I thought I'm quite a spendthrift alr 😂 Guess I was wrong.
Smart locals pay their employees pretty well hor.
TSL must be paying well.
sew and jeanette are impulse buyers ive noticed... gotta recognize that n prevent urself from buying stuff thats not worth it....
to top off my gas when the gas light is on cost me less then 50 bucks every 2 weeks.... my insurance for car every month is cheaper then what sew spent a week in transportation
goodness thank god i dont live in sg
This is a subtle ad for working at tsl their salaries must be incredible
pls do more of such videos, love it :) esp after 3 years!
I think sew is the biggest spender. And Brenda is the lowest spender. 🤔
Money is no Object
-Sew during lunch
Never shake my head so much while watching a video before..
Sorry, but please don’t blame high spendings on inflation. Having bubble tea or taking grab everyday just sounds like a big fat excuse.
sew and jeanette’s girl math is girl mathing and i love it
I love the spending challenges especially when sea’s inside 😭😭
How much is their average salary?
if per month Zhin’s rental and car loan/expenses alone sure outburst the rest liao.
this was an interesting eps! get to see how different ppl have diff pending habits
I spend $750 per week on average. Most of my expenses come from food because I treat my family to meals, and I like to eat desserts after meals. $20 goes to transport, because I live far away from CBD, $70 goes to shopping like makeup or clothes, $30 goes to entertainment like movies, $50 goes to visiting polyclinic, and $50 for phone, and $10 for groceries (I buy my own toiletries like pads, shower gel).
Jeanette doesn't need to work or eat at all lol.. everyday just drink bbtea and go shopping, must be good life
Siew and Jeanette spends in a day what I spend in 2 weeks..... And I thought I spend alot
wait a minute sew concert ticket isnt it some thing bought before hand? can count in for the week mehz
Zhin's run score🔥🔥🔥 damnn jiayous mann!
16:36 to 17:55 - when you have to do a presentation on inflation be like:
Jeanette spent 80 + dollars in love bonito but still doesn’t have anything to wear to wedding 😅😂 why do I relate to this so much hahaha
Jeannette famous words....
Tmr I won't buy bbt
Who votes for a ONE WEEK challenge for SEW (Mai) called:
No bubble tea, Starbucks and Grab for one week
👇
hey thanks for the video! I think it would be interesting to see how much tsl interns spend in a week too :)
Zhin is like me at supermarkets!
Saw the eatbook episode of we tried everything at saizeraya
I have roughly $10 a week. And I have reccess and lunch bc I tend to stay till 6pm. One meal is roughly $2 and a drink is at most $1, so $3 per meal. How can I plan my savings, for any suggestion, bc I am currently skipping meals sometime, and also have transportation fee to pay, $3 roughly a week for transport.
man i miss school food… everything cheap
Do you live in Singapore? You can apply for sch meal program and spmf for transport to save money
@@cantstopthemusicable yeah, but I nvr heard of those things before. I’m graduating soon tho. But the recent inflation also happen to the sch canteen stalls. And i now can’t afford as much food as before. I will look into it. Thanks very much for the suggestion.
@@Mikiiiiiiiiiip true, outside food cost even more. I tend to only eat in sch and at home
maybe cook food at home
200 to 300 a week is little usually spending like SGD50 a day is good for me - so indeed they are good children.
now I know who took sweet bean pop mart…. I love sweet bean pop mart btw
zhin is the most thrifty man i have ever seen
I think jiahui should be the thriftiest
She’s quite a big influencer so I think she gets many things for free
@@georgiateo7341 Hmm not really though. When I think of big influencers in Sg, I think of Drea Chong, Mong, Xiaxue etc.
I wonder if sharing their spending at the start influence their behaviours a little as they “self stigmatized” and start exaggerating how they think they are expected to behave
Change to ➡️ How much do we show off in a week
how much do they earn ?? they should have shown that atleast an approx amount to get an idea who is the biggest spender
Make this into a series with different people m
😲😲😲
so cool!!
Thanks😲
Brilliant video! 😲
Can I wash Zhin's car for free and in return, go on a date with him. 😂
U should ask them to swap budgets for a week!! Like sew swap with zhin and jeanette swap with amanda
Or the one who spends the most swaps with the one who spends with the one who spends the least vice versa
8:42 got me thinking abt the time. Is it 12pm or 12am
Public transport shld be the ONLY option if yall wanna save money… grab and gojek only when you’re truly late for something important🥹 or carpool..
Jeanette is so cute
1:10 "vices"*
Isn’t kind of sad when you realize you’re unable to control your own spending:(
Can la, if you earning more than $3k… hahaha. Earning less than $2.2k plus with everything so expensive now, how to save?? I would prioritise my transport to work .. then i would either starved myself or eat something cheap. Sometimes, when life hits the hardest.. i only have 20. So i do what? I try to stretch out that money only for transport. Ya that’s life. 😅
Let's be honest, we were once in Jeanette/Sew's phase of spending habits
i keep a budgeting app, and whenever i buy something, even as little as a kopitiam teh-o, i key inside. and every week spending is around 150-180.
so this video tells me that tsl employees are highly paid LOL PLS HIRE ME
Geez I didn't know people grab this much...
zhin's rental is 2.9k???? wtf
@@John_Smith_86 figured it was a condo after he mentioned about the gym, lol.
@@John_Smith_86 yeah. My rental is similar to his at $3k. But having lived in NYC before, $3k is nothing…😰 in NYC I paid almost $3.5k
should be divide by 2 with his housemate. so 1.4k
Seems like TSL staff are paid very well. Haha
Pretty sure about that. If they are paid 5K and spend 2K per month. Isn’t that bad at all
i highly doubt. Many of these youtube channels don't pay well. They do get their 'stars' famous, so they can then get sponsorship on their own, but the pay itself isn't so good. These kiddos all are big spenders, spending every cent they earn. Don't be fooled by their cars or umpteen bubble teas, most don't have any savings whatsoever.
How is TSL paying for them to spend so much hahahaa 😂
Wow if you spend this much w msia salary sure bankrupt😂
I don't think it's a good thing if I relate to Sew -
i hate that i relate to poor impulse control… T-T
What would be far more interesting is to see what their parents spend each week. I would think that t is a whole lot less.
Take Grab also count then we simply can spend SGD 300 a day simply no sense lol .
how bout a one-month challenge to have a different perspective !!
want to see Jeannette's LB haul :p
wash car every 2 weeks?? we don't even wash hah. wait for the heaviest rain to wash it for us, free 😜
zhin and amanda are the biggest spender, assuming they are paying a fixed rate per month for property , lol something to think about
but those are smtg they have to their name. a house is one of those goals you save up for isnt it? lol. something to think about. at least they're mature enough to be thrifty knowing they have to pay for the house etc.
@@ColouredPixels Zhin is renting.. so the house is not under his name. 2.9k for rent is a huge amount especially if he stays alone. While Amanda has her own apartment, technically it's still a 99 year lease. But that being said, it can't be avoided if she needs a place to build a family.
@@JackThePro yeah well it’s a part of growing up - moving out - not really “can’t be avoided”. can’t possibly be staying with your parents forever right. Especially if you have a partner. But if you want to stay with mummy and daddy forever then ok…..😂
Yeah because that’s called growing up and moving out of your parents house. I have a brother who scoffs at me moving out, saying that I pay lots in rental. But it gave me space to grow & be independent and move forward with my partner. My brother is 32, still lives with our parents n don’t even know how to do laundry. My mum still has to do it for him.
@@georgiateo7341 Growing up doesn't mean you can't stay with your parents.. its all down to personal choices.
WHO DOESNT LOVE TRIX CEREAL...
i know i do..
$106 for all that popmart? 1 labubu already RM280 😭
I SPEND 15 -20$ a month
$80 for how many litre?
Eh Khairul! 😄
First!
These youtube channels don't pay well at all. They do give exposure to their talents and 20somethings think fame is important. But they aren't paid well. They use their fame to maybe get freebies or sponsored stuff. But they are not cash rich. They spend all they earn, and put a lot of things on their credit card. They own no assets, wasting money on renting, because of wanting to have a certain image. Wait till they get to 35 years old, and develop some common sense about their finances and money matters.
Early😊😊
I need to know much they earn 😮😮😮
Think this video shows that tsl pays quite well? Hahaha
Their spending is quite average for singaporean especially Zhin n Amanda with house. I have friends younger than them that spend around $5k a mth 😅
@@John_Smith_86 you’ll be surprised how many people live like this in sg. I have friends who are 28-30 years old but don’t even have enough money in the bank to pay for a downpayment on a bto flat and have to borrow from parents. They spent money on branded stuff, eating out at restaurants almost daily, new iPhones etc.
Zhin's friend be looking hot xD
I want to be amanda.