QUOTE(nikeshock @ May 28 2008, 02:39 PM)
mr tong, mind to share your salary as reference???
roughly the amount.
My salary is not a good reference because i am not doing it any more. But before i left this line, i am getting 9K as an animation director. 9K is not a lot consider a fresh oil/gas engineer or traineer pilot get about 5K. And after 12 years they can go up to 20K or even more. 9K can get me a house, and a moderate car, thats it. U cant afford to go europe for holiday. May be china or other part of asia, not even Japan. Lets see:
Hosue loan: RM2080+
Condo maintanence fee: RM180
Chkai pintu: RM300+- (Yearly)
Water + Lectric + Streamyx +Phone: RM400+-
Personel insurance: RM150+
Car Insurance + Roadtax: RM800+- (Yearly)
Car loan: RM1200+
Fuel: RM300+-
Toll: RM100+-
Parking: RM100
Car maintainence: RM150+- (Every 3 months)
Rokok: RM8.20 X 30= RM260+
DVDs: RM50+-
Food: RM500+-
Occasionally mamak or beer: RM100+-
Cinema once a week: RM40+ (Monthly)
Misc: RM100+-
Clothes and shores : RM500+- (Yearly)
Hair cut: RM20+-
Condom and pron: RM50+-
Yearly vacation: RM3000+- (Yearly)
Gadget like phone, computer hardware etc: RM500 (Yearly)
This is what i can think of right now, i am sure there are more hidden expenses that i missed. But u got an idea how much i spend monthly, and deduct by how much i earn. And 9K is not in full amount, u need to deduct EPF and income tax. And the list above is only for me alone. If including my wife and kids some items have to be double or triple. And if my wife doesnt work, i need to cover all her make up, dress, healthy products etc. And for kids, milk powder for the younger one, pampers. The older one education, school activities items, pocket money, or tuition fees.
So now tell me, if u were me, how are u going to support your family? And if u have both parents retired and depends on you financially? And none of the items i listed up there are really exclusive, except may be rokok for Rm260+ and occasionally minum. And even if i save all that, its not going to help much. When i do not own a house or a car, or if i do not have a family with 2 kids, and parents staying with me. If i am 10 years younger, i will like what i am doing. But i just can't. Its very sad, i know. Even with my position and experience, and 9K monthly income, it just aren't enough.
This is not just for ppl doing art, but almost all other area. But like i said, when u are in art line, u dont even have time to compensate your family for all that. So if someone can enlight me the future path of art carrer in Malaysia, i would like to heard it.