7/20/2007 08:01:00 pm 0 Comments

Can a family man with Salary RM3,000
> survive in Malaysia
>
>
> Hi friend,
> The past 2-3 years, things have become more
> expensive. Most of the essential has gone up high
> rocket. Salary increment definitely can¢t bit the
> high inflation. Government defines household with
> monthly earning with RM1,500 and below is considered
> as poor. I believe more than 65% are in this
> category. Let us do some mathematical calculation
> for an household monthly earning of RM3,000 with an
> average of 4 person in the family. Is it enough?
> What about the aging citizen? How about nurturing
> the next generation? Are we ready to become
> developed country in 2020?
> Rgds, Tan Teoh
>
> Can a family man with Salary RM3,000
> survive in Malaysia
>
> Let's do some simple calculations here.
>
> In Malaysia , the average family income is RM3,000
> /month
> (where father works, mother doesn't).
>
> I understand there are many families whose
> monthly income does not reach RM3,000,
> but, to make things simple,
> let's take RM3,000 as the figure. Ok lah, right?
>
> Okay, let's start rolling with a family which has
> Papa, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son. Ngam-ngam ....
>
> Calculation starts...
>
> Electricity and water bill: RM100
> (No air-con, No home theatre, No water heater ...
> ok?)
>
> Phone bill ( Telekom): RM100
>
> Meals for a happy family: RM775
> (3 meals on RM25/day, RM25 for 4 persons...?)
>
> Papa makan / teh-tarik during working hrs: RM155
> (RM5/day, RM5 ... can eat what?)
>
> Car repayment: RM400
> (A proton saga aeroback, 7 yrs repayment)
>
> Petrol (living in city, traffic-jam) : RM300
> (go to work, bring son to school,
> only can afford one car running)
>
> Insurance: RM650
> (kids, wife and myself)
>
> House repayment: RM750
> (low cost housing repayment for 30 yrs,
> retired still have to work to pay!)
>
> Tuition: RM80
> (got that cheap meh? i don't think so)
>
> Older children pocket money @ school: RM20
> (RM1/day, eat bread?)
>
> School fees: RM30
> (enough ah?)
>
> School books and etc: RM100
> (always got extra to pay in school)
>
> Younger children milk powder: RM50
> (cannot have the DHA, BHA, PHA one, expensive)
>
> Miscellaneous: RM100
> (shampoo, rice, sauce, toilet paper)
>
> Oh wait!!! I have to stop here, so...
> No Astro,
> no movie @ cinema,
> no DVD,
> no CD,
> no online,
> cannot KFC,
> cannot McDonald,
> cannot go Park walk during weekend (petrol
> expensive),
> no chit chat on phone with grandparents, and etc...
>
> Let's use a calculator to total up... WALAO EH!
> Shit! RM3,610 already...
>
> EPF belum potong, income tax lagi........ oledi
> RM3,610 ....
>
> How to survive lah tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekalian
> ???
>
> Our Deputy Prime Minister asked us to change
> lifestyle?
>
> How to change? Don't eat? Don't work? Don't send
> children to school and study?
>
> Besides that, I believe in Malaysia population,
> there are millions of rakyat Malaysia which still
> don't earn RM3,000/month! !!
>
> What is this? Inilah Malaysia Boleh... Sorry ... it
> should be Malaysians Boleh , because we're still
> alive and kicking!!
>
> Our politicians must be mad!!!!
>
> Please forward and comment boleh or tak boleh. No
> wonder so many Ah Loong around lah....