Food ($406.30) has been a bit more expensive this month cos we went for buffet high tea at a hotel. $108 for 2 pax. Also went to a fancy cafe which my friend runs, I told my wife about it cos it has some unique food so she wanted to try it... ended up we went twice, 2 Saturdays in a row... but I reckon we wouldn't be going too regularly. ($55+$85)
Basic eating out and food expenses after removing the special treats above are $158.30, these are pretty much my wife's lunches or when I go out with my friends.
Toiletries and health ($95.10), wife went for some vaccination which isn't covered by the company. And I bought some dish washing scrub for a couple of bucks.
Transportation ($24), nothing much to say, these are our usual MRT, bus rides, we do take public transport even though we own a vehicle.
Special Expenses... which are typically incurred due to my wife's activities.
We went to KL in November ($157.20) for food and transportation, a bulk of this is covered by my wife's company.
Bought a ticket to go KL again in December ($115).
One of my LED lights had issues, so we went to buy a couple of replacements on Qoo10. Bought 5 pieces, used 1 for repair and kept 4 as spares. Total cost for 5 pieces ($36.10).
We decided to buy 5 cos it came with free delivery. Previously when our LED light had issues, we went to the retail shop where we bought our lights, they sell the LED panels cheaply but they said they were out of stock for the lower wattage of panels. What was available was a higher, "better" LED panel, but it was still cheaper than at other retail shops. We were kinda forced to buy it cos we were a bit desperate as we were living in the dark when the living room LED panel blew... But it was actually too good for our requirements, so we decided that the next time we had any issues we would find cheaper alternatives.
So buying on Qoo10 is definitely a better alternative than retail... as long as you know how to install and replace your own lights.
Wife bought 2 pairs shoes on discount 40% off ($56.28). Can't be helped. My wife has issues with shoes, cos they need to be comfortable and fit well, blah blah blah... No, really, if she doesn't have comfortable shoes, it's really troublesome when we go out cos she'll be limping and stuff, so I'd prefer her to get comfortable shoes. I told her that she shouldn't be experimenting too much on her shoes, cos based on past experience, when she bought different brands or different styles, she always had issues when going out as they weren't suitable for her purposes.
Gift expense was ($77) cos my wife bought those stuff from taobao during 11.11 cos it was cheaper. Bought stuff for Christmas gifting for family, friends and colleagues.
That's all for the month of November... I'm wondering if such expense updates are even interesting anymore, cos there isn't really much to discuss... Getting kinda boring isn't it?
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