Let's do some calculations here:-
In M'sia, the average family income is RM 3000/month (where father works,mother doesn't). i understand there are many families whose monthly income does not reach RM 3000,but,to make things simple,let's take RM 3000 as the figure.ok lah,right?
Okay,let's stsrt rolling with a family which has Abah, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son. Ngam-ngam.....
Calculation starts.....
1. Electricity and water bill: RM 100
(No air-con,no home theatre,no water heater....ok?)
2. Phone bills (telekom): RM 100
3. Meals for a happy family: RM 775
(3 meals on RM25/day, RM25 for 4 persons.....?)
4. Abah makan/ teh tarik during working hours: RM 155
(RM 5/day, RM 5.....can eat what?)
5. Car repayment: RM 400
(A proton saga modified......?wah wah wah)
6. Petrol (living in city, traffic-jam): RM 300
(go to work, bring son to school, only can afford 1 can running)
7. Insurance: RM 650
(kids, wife and myself)
8. House repayment: RM 750
(low cost housing repayment for 30 years, retired still have to work to pay!)
9. Tuition: RM 80
(got that cheap meh? i don't think so)
10. Older children pocket money @ school: RM 20
(RM 1/day, eat bread?)
11. School fees: RM 30
(enough ha?)
12. School books and etc: RM 100
(always got extra to pay in school)
13. Younger children milk powder: RM 50
(cannot have the DHA, BHA, PHA one, expensive)
14. Miscellaneous: RM 100
(shampoo, rice, sauce, toilet paper)
Oh wait!!! I have to stop here,so.... No astro, no movie @ cinema, no DVD, no CD, cannot KFC/ McD, cannot go park walk during weekend (petrol expensive), no chit chat with grandparents, and etc.....
Let's use a calculator to total up...WALAWEIIII! damn.. RM 3610 already..
Think again and again???