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 Saving for the Future vs Making My Wife Happy

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Takudan
post Jan 22 2025, 01:20 AM

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QUOTE(Lonelybird @ Jan 21 2025, 06:44 PM)
As a 37-year-old earning RM8k per month, I've only managed to save RM100k in my savings which i know is insufficient. To ramp up my savings, I've adopted a frugal lifestyle.

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QUOTE(Lonelybird @ Aug 30 2024, 09:16 PM)
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Recently i started to lose control on my credit cards.

I over spent my budget 2 months already and my credit cards snowballed to RM 4K.

I tell myself never ever swipe my card again this month!

The next day knowing that i over spent already, i swipe my credit card again coz my wife say our sofa at home broken already.

I immediate regret and feel bad after purchased the sofa(cost Rm 700).

I do have my saving to pay for everything i owe. but i felt bad coz i over spent again and again on my credit cards.

I afraid this will become a habit and drag my finance to hell.
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QUOTE(Lonelybird @ Feb 6 2024, 08:00 PM)
I am 37 married man with 3 kids.

I dont have assets worth million ringgit(not even half).

I have RM50k saving in ASB.

I have a job pay me RM6k monthly.

No EPF contribution(freelance)

Every month after pay this pay that left RM500-RM1k for saving. some month save nothing.

Am i financially stable?
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Hi TS, how did you get additional RM 50k savings in less than a year? Considering you also had to pay for some sudden spendings where you complained about overusing your CC.
Also, that's an impressive increment, 6->8k

If you can replicate your success consistently, I'd say you ought to treat yourself and family better wink.gif

 

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