I got it from an e-mail and editted it so I won't get detained by the ISA...

Here goes..

Can a family man with Salary RM3,000 survive in Malaysia

Let's do some simple calculations here.

In Malaysia , the average family income is RM3,000 /month
(where father works, mother doesn't).

I understand there are many families whose
monthly income does not reach RM3,000,
but, to make things simple,
let's take RM3,000 as the figure. Ok lah, right?

Okay, let's start rolling with a family which has
Papa, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son. Ngam-ngam ....

Calculation starts...

Electricity and water bill: RM100
(No air-con, No home theatre, No water heater ... ok?)

Phone bill ( Telekom): RM100

Meals for a happy family: RM775
(3 meals on RM25/day, RM25 for 4 persons...?)

Papa makan / teh-tarik during working hrs: RM155
(RM5/day, RM5 ... can eat what?)

Car repayment: RM400
(A proton saga aeroback, 7 yrs repayment)

Petrol (living in city, traffic-jam): RM300
(go to work, bring son to school, only can afford one car running)

Insurance: RM650
(kids, wife and myself)

House repayment: RM750
(low cost housing repayment for 30 yrs, retired still have to work to pay!)

Tuition: RM80
(got that cheap meh? i don't think so)

Older children pocket money @ school: RM20
(RM1/day, eat bread?)

School fees: RM30
(enough ah?)

School books and etc: RM100
(always got extra to pay in school)

Younger children milk powder: RM50
(cannot have the DHA, BHA, PHA one, expensive)

Miscellaneous: RM100
(shampoo, rice, sauce, toilet paper)

Oh wait!!! I have to stop here, so...
No Astro,
no movie @ cinema,
no DVD,
no CD,
no online,
cannot KFC,
cannot McDonald,
cannot go Park walk during weekend (petrol expensive),
no chit chat on phone with grandparents, and etc...

Let's use a calculator to total up...

WALAO EH! Shit! RM3,610 already....


















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2 comments:

    Happyness Talks said...

    omg....no air con, no water heater, and no astro?????

    how can no air con???? so hot!!!want me to die in my sleep ah???

    no water heater???? i dun bathe better lah!!!

    no astro?

    i die straight.

    pocket money RM 20 PER MONTH????

    SO LITTLE, EAT WHAT SHIT?????

    den nonid go shopping liao isit???

    my clothes all become old d....all my clothes oso let ppl see b4 d. den how?? wad else can i wear? wear back old clothes?? i malu die...

    hahahaha.....all of a sudden i feel dam lucky.

  1. ... on April 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM  
  2. Ee Lynn said...

    Hahaha..

    You should little-miss-shopaholic. =)

  3. ... on April 23, 2008 at 8:47 PM