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Financial freedom not possible, say 44% of S'pore residents
The Straits Times
|August 26, 2024
Reasons cited unforeseen cir
More than two in five people in Singapore believe they will never be able to achieve financial freedom based on their current trajectory, a poll has found.
Of the 3,000 people polled, 29 per cent said they will be able to achieve financial freedom, 27 per cent said they have already attained it, while 44 per cent said they will never be able to do so.
The top three reasons they cite for not being able to be financially free are: insufficient income, unforeseen personal or health circumstances, and job insecurity.
The findings were part of composite insurer Singlife's second financial freedom index.
The index findings were gathered through an online survey of 3,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 18 to 65 from April to June.
In 2024, respondents scored 58 out of 100 in the index. This is slightly down from the score of 60 in 2023.
This story is from the August 26, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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