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Belphegor
post Nov 12 2014, 10:10 PM

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QUOTE(DeMl @ Nov 6 2014, 09:53 AM)
Car    - RM450
Petrol  - RM300
Rental - RM500
Food  - RM1000
CC      - RM400
MISC  - RM 300

cant think of any way surviving with even 3k salary in kl.
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You have sirloin steak every meal ah? doh.gif

I considered lucky because I am a local and I am currently still staying with my family.

Roughly RM2100 after EPF and Socso

Parent - RM500
Petrol - RM200 (Subsidized by my sister) tongue.gif
TnG - RM100
Saving - RM600
Installments - RM150
Phone Bill - RM100
GF - RM400 (RM100 x 4) tongue.gif

Got some left overs for some misc like daily meal outside, occasional clothes buying..

I still haven't count my insurance and car loan, which is also bared by my sister. Again, I am very lucky actually.
Belphegor
post Nov 13 2014, 08:04 AM

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QUOTE(BRC @ Nov 12 2014, 10:38 PM)
means that you cant survive if you stay alone (rent, electric, other misc utilities like astro/TM/water) + pay your own car + insurance

seriously those who says that you cant expect to get paid more
you should stop doing that
inflation is killing everyone and we still say... "oooo RM2.5k fresh grad? that's good"
fresh grads pay in the 90s is already touching 2k and now in 2014 still the same???????????? if not 10-20% increase

houses cost 100-200k back in the 90s
now its >600k (keyword: houses, back then high rise only for flats and very little condos around)
if many MNCs can start paying 4-5k for fresh grads... why the rest cant follow???
there is a problem in the society... want more pay but always quick to say that it is enough for OTHER people
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Er, stay alone shouldn't be a problem since I already giving my parent RM500 per month, which is more than 20% of my salary. If need to pay own car and insurance then I don't think so la. But then again, if I were to stay outside and pay own car and insurance, I'd readjust my whole finance to compensate the whole situation.

Inflation does not kill everyone, the way of government do things does. Inflation is happening to the rest of the country around the world. The main point is if the government of the country willing to sacrifice some of the yearly budget to sustain their economy. Obviously, some are not willing to.
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post Nov 13 2014, 09:49 AM

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QUOTE(The Runner @ Nov 13 2014, 09:37 AM)
This Thread remind me of my 1st job time. fresh grad with RM2800(5 years ago)
after all deduct around RM2400

Rend a small room in PJ  RM 250
Utility                            RM ~30(including internet)
Phone                          RM 30 prepaid
transport                      ~RM 40 (motorbike)
Parent                          RM 400
Meal                            RM 300 (breakfast in office milo and biscuit, lunch and dinner no drink = RM 5 per meal)
entertainment with GF    ~150 per month(AA, go movie, and only movie, no popcorn drink etc, sometime will eat good stuff

every month, i will have more than 1k for saving. ^^
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5 years ago RM2800, I assume you are in engineer field? So what's your rough salary now after EPF and Socso?

Got RM1000 saving per month, not bad! drool.gif and your GF are okay with AA? What things you guys are going for AA? Meals? Movie?
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post Nov 13 2014, 10:12 AM

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QUOTE(The Runner @ Nov 13 2014, 10:04 AM)
believe it or not, I study business and working in normal business line. Just happen to be in luck i joined a MNC.

I still with the same company now. net salary is around 5100.

AA = asing asing

she is my classmate so we have a good practice by that time we paid our own portion for all the thing. for meal, she like to eat japanese food so we will went to sushi king, kiku zakura, and some time(very rare) we will go TGIF. but this expensive meal is normally 1~2 per month. won be more than that cause she also working hard to paid the study loan for 10K.

her 1st job RM2400 gross  and she manage to paid all the 10K in one year time. ^^
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Actually what's MNC, I am relatively new in this section so many shortcuts I am not familiar with it. tongue.gif Then what's your position title that time and now?

Oh classmate. Good that your gf have this kind of mindset where you guys split meals. Now and then my gf take turns to pay the bill, but mostly I'm the one who pays. rclxub.gif

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Nov 13 2014, 10:12 AM
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post Nov 13 2014, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(The Runner @ Nov 13 2014, 10:20 AM)
I see, MNC = Multi National Corporation

I work in the customer service line(no shift that kind, normal office hours), from operation level to management level lo.

my GF that time is my wife now, now no longer split bill, all paid by me......
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Wah customer management level can gross up to RM5100 after deduction? So good? Just wondering if you have any side incomes or investments that you are currently involving in?

No longer split bills but bare the household bill together? Or all still pay under by your salary?
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post Nov 17 2014, 09:54 AM

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QUOTE(AnythingK @ Nov 17 2014, 09:35 AM)
Survive sure can lor, but the problem is you will not have much saving, or none at all.

Many people list out the expenses forgot edu loan, as most fresh grad have it.  cry.gif

But seriously lar, survive sure can, but you must be forever alone and have not much life (entertainment) and save peanuts.
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That's why now many savings has to do investment or else you are really saving peanuts. Need to roll the money bigger and bigger instead of putting it into the bank.
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post Nov 17 2014, 02:43 PM

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QUOTE(JapanKid89 @ Nov 17 2014, 02:35 PM)
Savings? You mean Life Insurance.
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No I literally mean savings. I mean there's at least RM50-RM100 left every month right? Use those money to do some investments when you roll into a bigger amount.
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post Nov 18 2014, 11:02 AM

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QUOTE(dorawan89 @ Nov 18 2014, 10:57 AM)
I graduated in 2012 and got a job with basic rm1800. super dirt cheap company. tahan there for a year and a half with no increment, then got better offer with rm2.9k for very easy job.

how to survive? easy.
Learn to cook by yourself. you can save a lot by cooking. no need fancy2 food, as long as it has taste and nutrition, that's good enough.

i cooked every 3 days. i'll cook foods enough to tahan for a few days. fridge-->heating-->fridge-->heating-->fridge-->heating.

breakdown:
- rent: rm300
- car: rm550
- petrol: rm150
- tng: rm60
TOTAL: rm1060. then the rest is for food, joli and saving la. smile.gif
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May I ask what is your major? Wow tahan 1 and half year got close to 60% increment. Nice! biggrin.gif What's your current company business nature?

The breakdown, I assume is when you getting RM1800 basic right? tongue.gif
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post Nov 18 2014, 11:23 AM

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QUOTE(dorawan89 @ Nov 18 2014, 11:14 AM)
I'm in biomedical field, before this i was in diagnostic, but then i got better offer to do research. of course, doing research has its own ups and downs. like u got flexibility in working hours, but at the end of the day, u need to come up with something as result.

believe me, rm1800 is super dirt cheap for a company that makes 30million revenues per year.

yeah, that was during my rm1800. but i still pretty much practice the same except i also pay rm400 now per month for house loan at seremban altho i rent in subang.

ooh. and do some part times, if you guys managed to find your expertise in something smile.gif
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So your current company requires some professional skills or anyone can do it?

I too have my own breakdowns but my breakdowns are alot more expensive. sad.gif
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post Nov 18 2014, 11:39 AM

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QUOTE(annoymous1234 @ Nov 18 2014, 11:24 AM)
its enough to survive, but not enough to enjoy. also depends your current situation. if u stay with parents u no need to pay rent, bills, etc, heck i bet internet bills also your parents pay, right? just pay maybe rm200 to parents. then, take public transport if its convenient to your workplace to save on toll and petrol.
eat simple things enough, once a while u can reward yourself with nice meal though
cut down on entertainments like movies, download movies jer la tongue.gif
and there are always better options for mobile broadband. Eg: if you not using much, why not get Digi 1GB, its only RM18 per month!
there are so many ways you can save, look around for groupon meals promo as well
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Yeah that's what I do also. Go lurk around Groupon to find some good deals. tongue.gif Btw, about the Digi 1gb, you sure is only RM18? Confirm? What's the T&C? tongue.gif


QUOTE(dorawan89 @ Nov 18 2014, 11:32 AM)
haha..no... they need experience. I'm lucky cuz back in uni I'm the kind that is fascinated with machinery and stuff, although not in my course but i learned on my own. so i can answer their questions during interview.  rclxub.gif

do you mind putting down your breakdown? some alteration can be done. with GST and increasing price of stuff, us the youngsters really need to watch our spending.
like Dr M said la: RM4k is not considered rich nowadays woo cry.gif
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I considered lucky because I am a local and I am currently still staying with my family.

Roughly RM2100 after EPF and Socso

Parent - RM500
Petrol - RM200 (Subsidized by my sister) tongue.gif
TnG - RM100
Saving - RM600
Installments - RM150
Phone Bill - RM100 (Subsidize by company)
GF - RM400 (Sometimes overbudget also) tongue.gif

Got some left overs for some misc like daily meal outside, occasional clothes buying..

I force myself to do savings because I've been through times without a single cent to use. There's one time I spent RM4.80 per day for 2 week for transportation. Bring food from home. icon_rolleyes.gif

I still haven't count my insurance and car loan, which is also bared by my sister. Again, I am very lucky actually.

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Nov 18 2014, 11:41 AM
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post Nov 18 2014, 12:13 PM

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QUOTE(dorawan89 @ Nov 18 2014, 11:47 AM)
haha..u got super lucky dude. u subsidized and staying with parents. ahh.. sometimes i wished my parents didnt go back to their village. haha..
well, most of people said having GF need a lot of money, but i'm lucky my gf is working and normally we pay for our own foods and tickets. haha... i know, i know, i'm like the least romantic person, but she's actually who came out with it. haha... i gotta say, not that many girls wanna do that tho. they expect us to be this knight in shiny armor with fat pocket. sorry girls, joking only tongue.gif

car+insurance: reallly suck my bank saving dry. haihh cry.gif
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Haha yeah. Cause my parents are local, that's makes me a local too. tongue.gif My gf have that mindset also. Sometimes when I wanna buy something for her, she don't let also. laugh.gif But that's makes her a keeper la. tongue.gif We are both lucky guy. biggrin.gif

My car and insurance total combined is almost 1.2k per month. What's worse is my sister is my insurance agent, that's why she invest heavily on my insurance.

QUOTE(annoymous1234 @ Nov 18 2014, 11:59 AM)
Yep rm18. The t&c is that you must not stop subscribing every month. Once you stop you are no longer entitle to this promo. So make sure u got enough prepaid credit for auto renewal
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Oh is prepaid ah? I am planning to change to DG smartplan 50 actually. But I am not sure if I am enough and able to settle with 1GB every month. Heavy Facebooker here. tongue.gif So you are using that plan? Any cons besides the one you mentioned earlier?

 

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