SINGAPORE: A recent social media discussion has ignited a debate about financial responsibilities among young adults in Singapore

After a user shared a disagreement with his father regarding household contributions upon starting a first full-time job.

The young man took to the r/askSingapore forum to express his confusion over his dad's claim that children should contribute 20% of their salaries to their households starting from their very first paycheck. “A simple Google search will confirm it,” the father allegedly stated, prompting his son to seek the opinions of others on the commonality of this expectation.

He found himself hesitant about this financial obligation partly due to his father's lifestyle choices. The man described his father as someone who retired eight years ago for health reasons and has since made little effort to regain financial independence. “His daily routine consists of unhealthy eating and binge-watching dramas in an air-conditioned room, relying on family members for basic tasks,