In the wait for their BTO flats, some millennial couples in Singapore are turning to renting and living abroad, prioritising living in the present, even if it means an added expense.
In November 2023, newlyweds Clara Hong, 27, and Tim Suen, 31, uprooted to Canggu, Bali. It was now or never to live together for the Singapore an couple, who are waiting for their Build-To-Order (BTO) flat to be completed in 2025. Signing a one-year lease for a one-bedroom villa, the couple, who both work in social media, jet between Singapore and Indonesia every month or so to visit family and sort out job commitments.
Mr Suen acknowledges that the flexibility of their jobs is a privilege they have banked on to pursue this lifestyle. It also satiates their desire to live abroad, while they are “still healthy and able-bodied, and without so many financial commitments”. In the wait for their BTO flats, some millennial couples are turning to renting and living abroad, prioritising living in the present, even if it means an added expense
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