Back home my salary was only 1/3 but I was able to buy a house and car

The article below is shared by Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai, a 38-year-old information technology engineer, living with his wife and son in Lam Dong about why he is satisfied with his choice to return home to buy a house and build a family instead of

Like my peers, when I graduated from high school, I packed my bags and went to Saigon to study at university.

After graduating, I continued to live in a boarding house, where I stayed for a few years in a long-term place, but in a short-term place for only a few months, for many reasons: Room prices increased, work changed, or sometimes just because of the landlord.

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Even though the city is crowded, I only have a few relationships, a few friends at the company, a small group of people who play sports together.

The city is increasingly crowded and polluted.

Then as fate would have it, I met my wife – someone from the same hometown, through a friend’s introduction.

With an income less than 1/3 of that in the city, we have accomplished our plan.

We have a very peaceful life.

Meanwhile, my friends in the city are still reeling from a life of hard work and money, only getting 1-2 vacations a year to go back to my hometown to play.

Even though I live in the countryside, my children still have full access to soft skills at a very low cost.

When I returned home, my personality also changed a lot.

In the future, when my children grow up, I will send them to the city to gain new knowledge and experiences.

Thanh Hai