--- title: "A 'Singapore Made For Families': The Housing Disparity" description: Join The Financial Coconut for insights on personal finance, investing, and wealth-building strategies. 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Most would say living in Singapore is rather expensive and costly but can the new elements introduced in the latest Singapore Budget 2023 make a difference in the lives of Singapore’s residences? In this episode we ask the question “Is it affordable to live in Singapore?” where we touch on various different topics from HDB Prices to is Singapore a place for you to pursue your dreams? **What We Discuss:** - [01:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=96s) How Singaporean are you? - [05:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=352s) Will HDB prices ever come down? - [10:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=625s) Is living in Singapore affordable? - [28:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=1721s) What is the Singaporean dream? - [40:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=2408s) Is HDB fair? - [46:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=2806s) Is Singapore still a place you can pursue your dream? - [50:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=3038s) Is sharing the future of affordability in Singapore? - [55:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA&t=3317s) What is the Singapore you want to leave for next generation? **Episode Resources:** - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DX9GOeEnA) More about [Singapore Budget here](https://www.thefinancialcoconut.com/blog/tag/singapore-budget). 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