Can a family in Singapore live on 800 dollars a month?
-
Wow! Now then i realise that my household bills is way too high already :yikes: !
Thanks for the tips ! got to start keeping a close watch else :moneyflies: -
HAPPYH:
Not sure for others but for mine - $30+ in old home is all inclusive - water, electricity, refuse, water tax, gst etc. That is, the $30+ is what is deducted from my bank la. Same for now, my bill of $70-80 is everything all in. Even gst.peapot:
the rates are quite reasonable. How come mine so expensive?
It's time for you to do homework to find out the reason.
I told my DH about this thread and he asked whether the amount quoted here is only for electricity or electricity + water bills. May be just electricity. That is why so low like S$70. But I am not sure.
Very low meh?? I still feel very ex although I know mine is on the low side. I was complaining to my colleagues the other day and we shared about how much we were paying for our utilities. It turned out mine was the lowest. But me still finding ways to scrimp :d -
Imami:
Not sure for others but for mine - $30+ in old home is all inclusive - water, electricity, refuse, water tax, gst etc. That is, the $30+ is what is deducted from my bank la. Same for now, my bill of $70-80 is everything all in. Even gst.HAPPYH:
[quote=\"peapot\"]the rates are quite reasonable. How come mine so expensive?
It's time for you to do homework to find out the reason.
I told my DH about this thread and he asked whether the amount quoted here is only for electricity or electricity + water bills. May be just electricity. That is why so low like S$70. But I am not sure.
Very low meh?? I still feel very ex although I know mine is on the low side. I was complaining to my colleagues the other day and we shared about how much we were paying for our utilities. It turned out mine was the lowest. But me still finding ways to scrimp :d[/quote]Hmmmm mine is kinda high, think I better relook at my usage.
Exec HDB, 3adult + 2kids, 1 aircon 10pm - 6am & 2 fans every night. $170 - $200 /mth. When FIL was around plus maid, we hit $280. -
Imami:
Not sure for others but for mine - $30+ in old home is all inclusive - water, electricity, refuse, water tax, gst etc. That is, the $30+ is what is deducted from my bank la. Same for now, my bill of $70-80 is everything all in. Even gst.HAPPYH:
[quote=\"peapot\"]the rates are quite reasonable. How come mine so expensive?
It's time for you to do homework to find out the reason.
I told my DH about this thread and he asked whether the amount quoted here is only for electricity or electricity + water bills. May be just electricity. That is why so low like S$70. But I am not sure.
Very low meh?? I still feel very ex although I know mine is on the low side. I was complaining to my colleagues the other day and we shared about how much we were paying for our utilities. It turned out mine was the lowest. But me still finding ways to scrimp :d[/quote]Thank you for sharing. I think Yours is on the low side. Really motivated to look into this:) Once I manage to lower my PUB bill, I let you know. I sound very positive, right? Let's see how far I can go. -
I dont turn on aircon and my bill already $150 on average.
-
Definitely can be done. Alot of things we consider essentials now, like cable TV, eating out, and even a helper, are actually luxuries. Alot depends on how much time and effort u wan to put in
-
Ella455\" post_id=\"1901496\" time=\"1551857893\" user_id=\"165802:
it depends on how many kids there are.
If you don't have too much luxuries definitely it's doable.. a lot to consider as well specially if you will be renting a house but still depends on how you budget the money
there is insurance to pay for. unless one goes for the cheapest brand of groceries, otherwise $800 is definitely very tight. -
It depends on the size of your family and your lifestyle… if you live in a very simple lifestyle it can be enough but still there’s a lot of things to consider like the rent, bills, insurances, etc…
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login
