Menu berbuka hari ni: kurma, jemput2 pisang, pasta n sausages.
Sepatutnya awal2 puasa ni lah rasa excited sgt nak masak segala benda and nak cuba all the new recipes I haven't tried yet but since the other half yang tukang makan is sick, terus hilang mood nak masak anything special for berbuka. Last nite's dinner pun banyak berlebih sebab takde yang nak menghabiskan. And I don't eat much anyway selalunya, so masa puasa ni lagilah kurangnya. I have to remember to cook less during Ramadhan or else we'll be wasting lots of food which is so against the meaning of Ramadhan. Hopefully our grocery bills will go down as well this month :-).
Speaking of grocery bills, ours range around $600-$700 a month which includes everything we buy at the supermarkets. From kitchen stuff to bathroom to laundry to household stuff, kira semuanya lah termasuk dlm bill tu. Our pantry is always full and kadang2 tu sampai overflowing, hehehe. So I'm not sure if our monthly grocery bill is considered excessive or just average. But itu belum masuk other bills lagi. But so far, we've always managed to put money aside every month for rainy days and for the Little Misses' savings. I guess we rarely eat out so that cuts down a lot on our expenses. Kalau duduk Malaysia, eating out ni lah yang dulu banyak menghabiskan duit we all, hehehe, but grocery bills masa tu tak lah banyak mana sebab jarang masak kan :-).
Setiap kali tiba bulan Ramadhan, itulah azam we all, tak nak berbelanja lebih2 kat supermarkets but selalunya memang tak tercapai lah. Sebab bila dah nak dekat raya, masa tu lah I nak beli macam2 sebab kononnya nak buat mcm2 jenis biskut n kuih and raya dishes. But kadang2 tu, bahan2 dah siap beli tapi buatnya tak jugak, hahahaha.......
So, what's your grocery bills like? As high as mine ke or much lower or higher?
8 comments:
LG,
kita punya azam ramadhan same ler... nak kurangkan pembaziran!
ehhh our gorecery bills pun lebih kurang yours jugak!
Lia,
phew, ada gak yg lebih kurang i so tak lah terasa yg i punya tinggi sgt,hehehe.. kadang2 tu teruk sgt membazir nya, rasa menyesal aje masak lebih2 :-(.
Salam perkenalan,
Found your blog a few weeks ago, and has been reading most of your entries since then. I am also in Perth and terpanggil nak komen on my groceries bill. I also spend about $600 to $800 a month on supermarket stuff (including cleaning stuff) plus meat stuff from the halal butcher. We probably eat out just once a week. Itupun I am always thinking ways to cut down...like buying homebrand most time...hee...hee...
My grocery bills tu lebih2 kurang my u lah. maybe certain month kurang n certain month lebih sikit. Tgk bulan bila I beli bahan2 cuci. Selalunye kalau beli detergent2 semua I pakai beli yg giant size je. Malas nak beli everymonth. Angkut kat Big W je.
Lagi satu I ni supermarket addict. Selalunye lepas hantar anak2 sekolah I suka gi supermarket dan pergi 'study' aisle kat sana. Intention selalunye nak beli susu dan roti, tak selalu keluar dari kedai with more than that. :)
Tapi skrg ni I try pergi kedai2 kecik je for local and cheap vege and fruits.
Hi Shaz,
I knew about your blog too thru Siti's blog. So,kiranya lebih kurang ajelah ye our grocery bills. I pun slalu cuba cut down by buying things in bulk masa tgh murah. I lovveee browsing thru the supermarket catalogues, hahahaha.
Mallan,
samalah mcm I. I pun klu beli detergent beli bulk 10kg sekali, unless mmng masa tu tgh mahal sgt2 and the smaller sizes ada sale.
I pun suka browse thru each aisle sebab mana tau lah kan terjumpa 'bargain', hehehehe. I sekarang ni cuma nak cari butchers yang jual meat murah sikit sbb skrg ni semua dah naik!
One of the dad kat sekolah AIC butcher. He's Egyptian n his wife Indonesia. I selalu gak borak2 ngan wife dia, Ibu Seri. Dulu kedai dia kat Martindale Avenue kat Thornlie tapi dah tutup. Tapi inshaallah dia nak bukak kedai kat Spencer Village. Kalau tak tahan gak, you boleh gi ke Vic Park/St James. Dia ada satu lagi kedai kat situ. From Albany Highway on the way to vic park dah boleh nmpk kedai dia, just before the traffic light to vic park n city. Cubalah. Harga oklah tapi yg paling I suka sbb his cuts and quality. Less fat, and tender. Kalau nak boleh order veal pun.
Kedai tu, exactly after Boundary road, there a bottleshop (Bottle-O), a deli and the butcher. Just next to the road, apartment. Kalau ikutkan, its on your left towards east vic park n city.
Mallan,
I know that place sbb biasa lah lalu situ. But tak pernah pulak terperasan ada butcher kat situ,hehehe... Next time kena make sure I jeling2 area situ!
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