Yes, I have thought of it for a long long time and after much reflection and deep mediation, I have finally found the solutions. We Singaporeans have been facing the problem of inflation for way too long and now, it’s time for us to fight it. Inflation will not go away just because we want it to go away. We need to do something and something quick to help ourselves. I have complied the solutions and ways for you to combat the inflation we see rampant in Singapore in a very handy point form. You see I am nice.

1. Take the public transport. Duh! The price of fuel is rising like nobody’s business and if you drive, you are just encouraging prices of petrol or diesel to rise even more. of course, if you take the public transport, it will also encourage the public transport operators to increase their fares. It’s a sword that cuts both ways, whatever that means.Plus, let’s say if you drive, your traveling time would take about 30 minutes, but if you take the public transport, you could potentially spend hours in those slow moving trains or buses. It’s actually better this way. Most people will spend those time saved by buying 4D or sitting around the coffee shops drinking and smoking.

2. Don’t use the air-conditioner. I know Singapore is very warm these days. And the fan is merely blowing hot air back to you and you are starting to sweat like a pig or worse. What’s worse than a sweating pig? Anyway, you can really save a lot of money by not using the air-conditioner. However, I have another option for you. Go to those shopping malls and enjoy the air-conditioner there. It’s free and you can also enjoy the scenery there. But then, being in a shopping mall with so many stuff with “discounts” and “offers”, you could be tempted to buy a lot of stuff which you don’t need. Well….

3. Eat frozen stuff. That’s what the government is telling the poor people to do. And I agree completely. Frozen stuff are cheap and although they are often of poor quality and can taste bad plus frozen foods may contain preservatives, I think it’s still a good way to save some money for yourself. And more so if you are poor. You don’t really deserve anything. Of course, it could mean that you have to visit the clinic more often because of your poor health, but why worry about that? Your CPF medisave should cover a little.

4. Eat at home. Don’t go to the hawker centres and pay a leg and a hand for your food. As above, buy frozen food and cook yourself. If you are a good cook or somebody who knows cooking is cooking for you, then you are lucky. If not, you will be eating burnt food which can taste horrible. But then you are here to save money and nothing is better at saving money than cooking yourself. You shouldn’t complain, there are people in other countries who don’t even have food at all. You should be grateful and thankful to be living in Singapore and all hail our leaders.

5. Switch off the lights. One of my most “brilliant” ideas is for you guys to switch off the lights at night. Why waste electricity? You guys are not doing anything productive anyway right? If you need to do your office work at home, don’t. It’s better for you to stay in the office late and work. Heck, why not just stay in the office for the night? That way, you can save on transport as well. Plus, you can even rent out your house for some spare change.

If fact, I think it would be better for Singapore to switch off all the lights on the streets. What are people doing in the streets at this time of the night? Mostly are getting drunk or eating expensive food. That will definitely not help Singaporeans save money and that’s what we should be doing at this time to fight inflation. Also not going out saves on transport cost. You kill two birds with one stone.

Well, that’s all I have for you. Please consider all these points and take note that I have thought long and hard and these are my solutions. They may be difficult solutions but it’s better for us to all take our medicine sooner rather than later. More good years ahead!