Originally posted by seancannot:
[When u are late, you are rush for time you have to take
a cab , u cant escape one ride cost me $20
Then wake up earlier. Many people do. Do foreign workers wake up
late and take cabs to work?
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Of course occasionally I spoilt myself have a better
meal with friends, family colleague cant expect me to eat $3 mee
everyday
You have to watch your budget and the number of times you have a
'better meal' then. You can have a better meal in a hawker centre
rather than a restaurant.
Obviously you do not pay the bills for a five room flat
where you need to cook etc I do not run air con fyi breakdown as
eletricity , gas , water $150 , conservancy $65, telephone $ 30
hanphone $100 , internet $50
If you are working till 9pm every day I fail to see why you
spend so much on utilities. If you have both meals outside, there
is no need to cook apart from weekends. Your handphone bill is also
excessive. Use a pre-paid phone if you lack discipline.
$300 include my expenses such clothing shoe , personal
stuff etc
I buy one pair of shoes ($60) a year and I am still wearing the
pants I bought 10 years ago. In UK, I am a regular customer of
charity shops where I buy second hand clothes. You can save alot if
you try.
Lots of Singaporeans live on less than 1.5k a month and they work
just as hard, if not harder. Your pay depends on the economic value
of your work, not just how hard you work. The farmer may work 10
times as long to earn the equivalent of 10 minutes of a lawyer's
time. If you desire a higher quality of life, you have to increase
the economic value of your work.
