My 1-Year return from Cash Plus

20% of my monthly income is what I’ll feel comfortable spending on a car. It contains the car mortgage, petrol, road tax, erp, parking, etc. If only for operating expenses, 10% of my income would be acceptable.
What's more, share a advice I received before is that your car cost (COE + buying the car) should not exceed your annual income. Typically, car expenses in Singapore would be no less than 1.5k a month. To keep some buffer, ...

It is too expensive to own a car in Singapore, I would rather invest the money needed to get a car and continue to use public transport
I find it more convenient to take public transport as I can play games on my portable gaming console during the journey, can't do that if I'm driving
Also good to reduce carbon footprint by taking public transport

Since young, I have been told by my teachers that a car is a depreciating asset. Besides road tax, parking fees, ERP and petrol/electrical costs, it needs regular maintenance and will require repairs at one point or another. It is recommended not to spend more than 20% of one’s disposable income on car expenses. Although owning a car provides convenience (especially if one is laden with shopping or has young children or family members with mobility iss...