Me & My Money Series (Sunday Times)

[jeremyow]

I saw a news in Wan Pao that a divorcing couple went before the court and the woman was awarded $2400 (she is seeking $3600) for cost of maintenance of the children. What was interesting was that the husband was earning about $90K per annum and the wife, a housewife, was making about $1million a year. Her source of income (per month): $10K++ from rental income and $70K++ from stock trading/investing. Amazing that a housewife can make this kind of money from stocks. These figures are submitted as court evidence and so it must be accurate. Me and my money series should run an interview on her.

By the way, the husband is appealing the decision.

There is nothing interesting about having lots of money, but ending in a divorce with broken family. It is better to be contented with enough money (neither rich nor poor) for one's livelihood and having a loving family than be rich but with a broken family having permanently broken relationships.

I personally do not admire nor envy this particular family facing very likely permanently broken relationships scarred for life.