GST 1st day anniversary. 2023 increase to 8%, 2024 to 9% translate p.a.p.)
Transport fare increase, hawker food price increase, electricity tariff go up.
Take for granted no housing loan to pay off and no car liability, left with generally food cost (plus if not die, have to stay healthy - die also must exercise lol)
Food cost need to be managed. No restaurant, not even coffeeshop. Nowaday tea-o cost $1 at hawker centre.
Why not cook simple meal at home. Think how those breadwinner with at least 2 kids survive on a $1k+ monthly salary. Sad but need to face reality. Follow the foreign worker (yup, we are becoming foreign citizens with the import of so many millionaires, least to say the CECA consequence), pour curry sauce over white rice and call it a meal.
NTUC fairprice is not the lowest priced supermart. Thanks to Value$ and Scarlett, there are cheaper alternative out there.
E.g 康师傅 drink sold at 50c at Shengsiong and Scarlet, yet NTUC "fairprice" offered 2 bottles for $2!!
NTUC house brands are sold marginally lower than branded. Go Europe, especially Germany, the supermart house brands are sold much lower than SG.
Why govt is not controlling coffeeshop sale, with exorbitant million dollar price tag, how food expect to be low cost??
Living digital cost - lowest BB and SIM plan - so can still log in to Sammyboyforum lol - many threads to read to pass time, especially Samsters bickering over nitty gritty things
