I must be overlooking something. He mentions several times this is to "maintain your current savings rate". Is $9,400 per month a normal savings rate in Singapo

I must be overlooking something. He mentions several times this is to "maintain your current savings rate". Is $9,400 per month a normal savings rate in Singapore? Perticulary for a student?? Everyone a millionaire in 10 years? Secondly, just want to correct a few points for anyone who indeed is looking to move to Washington (and you should, it's lovely here and we'd love to have you). Redmond is not the most expensive place to live, in fact, as long as you move a small distance away from any MS campus, it is a good value. We have the Puget Sound and a few large lakes in the greater Seattle area. As a general rule, prices increase rapidly as distance to water decreases (most expensive: Bellevue, Kirkland, Downtown Seattle). If you like urban living, try west Seattle, for suburban, Issaquah. Lastly, $5 a meal will get you nowhere. Period.