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Old 12-02-2023, 11:55 PM
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To elaborate more on our expenses then. From what I remember.
Food $1200
Maid $400
Utilities $100
Phones $ 60
Parents allowance $300
Car $1200
Insurance $400
Childcare $500
Mortgage $1000 (mine share)

So about S$5k expenses.

Nowadays maid salary have gone up to $750, utilities $200, phone $100 and food and petrol increased by a lot too. Only earning S$9300 now, used to hit S$15k before but long story, can only earn $9k now. There are extra expenses every month due to kids, home reno, medical bills etc so finding myself in deficit now.
Childcare expenses are a lot. One boy homeschooling needs $4k a year, another one needs braces and invisalign costs $8500 and they want handphones and computers, speng a bomb on multiple devices through the years. And we used to travel yearly another $4-15 k a year depending on where we go.

Sorry, last 3 posts all from me.

I can understand that $7k for a family in Sg is quite tough now if u have car, maid and kids and travel.
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