"Man from Small Business Sparks Controversy Saying 'Women in Their 30s Who Can't Save 30 Million Won Should Be Filtered Out'"

Claim on anonymous community... Post deleted as controversy grows
80% of youth say "Should marry after achieving economic independence"

A heated debate has erupted among netizens over a post by a certain office worker who claimed that "women in their 30s who haven't saved even 30 million won before marriage should be filtered out."

On the 5th, an anonymous office worker community called Blind posted an article titled "Women who bring 30 million won when getting married really have many problems."

The author, identified as Mr. A, a male employee at a small-to-medium enterprise, said, "I am a new employee who joined last year, and I have already saved 50 million won at a mid-sized company, not even a large corporation. Of course, I am frugal. I am not interested in luxury brands, and I prioritize cheap and pretty clothes. I never buy shoes over 100,000 won, and my hobby is eating delicious food while drinking beer." He added, "Even though I started working two years earlier than women and spend a lot on cosmetics, clothes, and grooming, I think women aged 30 to 33 who have only saved 30 million won can just be filtered out."

A post by an office worker stating that women in their 30s who have not saved 30 million won before marriage should be filtered out has sparked heated debate among netizens.
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He continued, "But this isn't being an extreme miser, right? Even though I started working two years earlier than men and spend a lot on cosmetics, clothes, and grooming, women aged 30 to 33 who have saved only 30 million won? I think they can just be filtered out," he insisted.

Netizens' opinions on the post were divided. Some commented, "If you want to filter people out for that reason, it's your choice and none of my business. But just remember that you can also be filtered out by others for being someone who ignores individual circumstances and judges everyone by your own standards," "I think there's no problem if both parties agree," and "Not everyone is uniform enough to give unsolicited advice."

On the 5th, an anonymous community for office workers, Blind, posted an article titled "Women who bring 30 million won when getting married really have a lot of problems." [Photo by Blind]

On the other hand, some netizens responded, "It is indeed a problem. A woman who started working at 25 and has only saved 30 million won by her 30s is a bit much," and "It depends on the situation, but generally, it's a valid point."

When criticism comments continued, Mr. A explained, "I was pointing out people who earn all their money into their own accounts but are blinded by excessive luxury goods, overseas travel, and have the mindset of 'I don't have money, but I can just meet a man with a good job and live well.' I am not bragging about saving 50 million won," he clarified.

As the controversy grew, the post has since been deleted.

8 out of 10 Young People Say 'Marriage Should Come After Economic Independence'

The largest percentage of young people, 41.1%, chose an annual income level of "40 million to less than 70 million won" as the amount at which they could freely decide to get married. While 70.4% of women responded that "marriage is not necessary," only 44.1% of men gave the same answer, showing a significant gender gap in perceptions of the necessity of marriage.
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Meanwhile, according to a survey on law, politics, and marriage awareness conducted by the Legal Consumer Federation from April 14 to 25 among 2,431 university students nationwide (confidence level 95%, margin of error ±1.99 percentage points), 8 out of 10 young people believe that marriage should only happen after achieving economic independence.

In this survey, the largest portion of respondents, 41.1%, identified an annual income level of "40 million to less than 70 million won" as the salary range at which they could freely decide to marry. While 70.4% of women answered that "marriage is not necessary," only 44.1% of men gave the same response, showing a significant gender gap in perceptions of the necessity of marriage.

Less than half of the young people surveyed expressed an intention to marry. Only 40.7% said "marriage is necessary," while 59.3% said "it is not necessary."

The proportion of female respondents who viewed marriage as unnecessary (70.4%) was twice that of males (44.1%). More than half of male respondents (55.9%) said "marriage is necessary," but only 29.6% of females gave the same answer.

There was also a marked gender difference in attitudes toward childbirth. Only 17.7% of female respondents said "children must be born," while 82.3% overwhelmingly said "children do not have to be born."

In contrast, 43.3% of men said "children must be born," and 56.8% said "children do not have to be born," showing less of a gap than among women. Overall, 71.4% of respondents said children do not have to be born, while 28.6% said children must be born.

The average age of respondents in this survey was 23.52 years, and the survey was conducted via face-to-face questionnaires.