Well now....since the whole petrol thing happened, been thinking and practicing some cost down activities:
1) breakfast at home: i used to buy breakfast at work....be it toast or kuih-muih or nasi lemak...well, i'm resorting to just plain wholemeal gardenia bread just before i take off for work
2) less dining out: checked through that most of my expenses are on dining out...well, now we're eating more hawker food that's equally as tasty, less fuss and great all the same. As opposed to RM50 up per meal, now i'm spending maybe less than RM20.
3) less roaming : i dont go out unless necessary nowadays....
4) cents-sibility: do not underestimate the cents you have chucked aside....i've been using all those coins to pay for toll for 3-4 months now....
5) no more short trips: me n andrew used to take short trips to places but now the furthest we've been is to Ipoh....but make no mistake, we're saving up for a much awaited long trip we're gonna have in oct. sacrifice the short little trips for the one dream trip!
6) there are those some absolute expenses that you cannot avoid so spread out the expenses and always look for great bargains.
the most dramatic tactic was actually changing jobs that has given me at least a good increase on basic salary. just a tip: if ever you think of changing jobs, always ask for at least 30% more....
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