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I feel crushed shouldering $1M loan after parents mortgage our homes to help uncle’s business

I feel crushed shouldering $1M loan after parents mortgage our homes to help uncle’s business

Despite my warnings, my parents lent the title deeds to two of our properties to my uncle to start a business, leaving us with a VND28 billion (US$1.06 million) debt.
Parents refuse to financially help me buy land because I already own $114,000 home

Parents refuse to financially help me buy land because I already own $114,000 home

Singapore man calls police after stall refuses to refund $3.9 durian

Singapore man calls police after stall refuses to refund $3.9 durian

Company hosts lavish year-end party but only gives $380 Lunar New Year bonus

Company hosts lavish year-end party but only gives $380 Lunar New Year bonus

As a human resources staffer, I never know how to explain when people ask why we splurge on a lavish year-end party instead of higher Tet (Lunar New Year) bonuses.
December 29, 2025 | 05:23 pm GMT+7
I spent over $30,000 on a car, only to drive it thrice a month

I spent over $30,000 on a car, only to drive it thrice a month

I was excited to buy a car at 30, hoping to keep up with others, but ended up driving it only two or three times a month.
December 21, 2025 | 05:55 am GMT+7
Workers should get 4-day break for New Year 2026

Workers should get 4-day break for New Year 2026

We will get a day off on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, for New Year, only to go back to work for one day before taking the weekend off.
December 19, 2025 | 08:57 am GMT+7
How neighborhood sundry shops survive in the age of big retail

How neighborhood sundry shops survive in the age of big retail

My wife and I sometimes argue over prices at our small sundry shop, caught between the need to make a profit and the fear of losing customers.
December 18, 2025 | 09:52 am GMT+7
My brother-in-law burns his family’s savings on a children’s playground that sells just 5 tickets daily

My brother-in-law burns his family’s savings on a children’s playground that sells just 5 tickets daily

My wife’s brother launched a children’s playground for his stay-at-home spouse to operate, but the business did not even generate enough to cover VND25 million (US$950) in monthly rent.
December 17, 2025 | 06:28 am GMT+7
I couldn’t secure a job for 4 years despite graduating with master’s degree and 8.0 IELTS

I couldn’t secure a job for 4 years despite graduating with master’s degree and 8.0 IELTS

I graduated with a master’s degree and an 8.0 IELTS score to the cheers of relatives and teachers, only to find that landing a good job was not as easy as I had believed.
December 15, 2025 | 10:47 am GMT+7
Over 500 people queue for 1,200 kg of free durians in Singapore

Over 500 people queue for 1,200 kg of free durians in Singapore

A durian stall in Singapore gave away 1,200 kilograms of the fruit to seniors, drawing a line of more than 500 people, with some reportedly waiting for over three hours.
December 12, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7
Even 2 generations of savings can't buy a home on Hanoi’s outskirts

Even 2 generations of savings can't buy a home on Hanoi’s outskirts

I have received my inheritance and been saving for the last decade, but even the combined effort of two generations still cannot buy a 70-square-meter apartment on Hanoi’s outskirts.
December 11, 2025 | 08:30 am GMT+7
Disillusioned after leaving landed house for apartment

Disillusioned after leaving landed house for apartment

Since moving into our new apartment, we have been facing many inconveniences that we never experienced when living in a landed house.
December 10, 2025 | 10:27 am GMT+7
Demoted after 15 years as manager, my friend now works under his former subordinate

Demoted after 15 years as manager, my friend now works under his former subordinate

After more than 15 years in a management role, my friend was recently reassigned to work under an employee he once supervised during probation.
December 9, 2025 | 07:00 am GMT+7
I can't keep telling my children to skip bubble tea for a home far beyond their reach

I can't keep telling my children to skip bubble tea for a home far beyond their reach

Will my children be able to buy a home that now costs at least VND3-4 billion (US$114,000) if they skip out on their occasional VND50,000 (US$1.9) bubble teas?
December 8, 2025 | 06:11 am GMT+7
Man working abroad sends money home for $76,000 land lot, comes back to nothing

Man working abroad sends money home for $76,000 land lot, comes back to nothing

My relative working abroad sent every penny home for his family to buy a plot of land now worth VND2 billion (US$76,000), only to find neither property nor money when he returned.
December 5, 2025 | 06:44 am GMT+7
What’s the point of Black Friday’s 70% discounts if sellers double prices beforehand?

What’s the point of Black Friday’s 70% discounts if sellers double prices beforehand?

Retailers offered various “shocking deals” for this year’s Black Friday, but consumers cannot help feeling let down and cheated due to the “illusion of a discount.”
December 3, 2025 | 10:27 am GMT+7
52-year-old can’t find employment despite years of experience

52-year-old can’t find employment despite years of experience

People born in the 1970s still have 10-15 years before hitting retirement age, but they have almost no chance of finding a new job if they get laid off now.
December 1, 2025 | 05:58 am GMT+7
I started adult life furious at my parents for holding out on $114,000 inheritance

I started adult life furious at my parents for holding out on $114,000 inheritance

“How can I get ahead when people get inheritance to jump-start their life while I graduate university with empty hands?” I used to ask my parents, resentfully.
November 28, 2025 | 05:47 am GMT+7
Why I long for landed house after 5 years living in apartment

Why I long for landed house after 5 years living in apartment

I have grown weary of my apartment’s slow elevator and cramped space, and how difficult it is to host gatherings for my multi-generational family.
November 26, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7
Turning 40 with $76,000 in home loans, I want to leave city life for the countryside

Turning 40 with $76,000 in home loans, I want to leave city life for the countryside

As I enter middle age, the phase most vulnerable to layoffs, with VND2 billion (US$76,000) in home loans, I find myself longing to escape to the countryside.
November 24, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7
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