Because it’s fun to look back and see what gave me the most enjoyment/ value for my money. Likewise what I shouldn’t have bought.
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Hack: How I cook (for RM2.86 a meal)
It seems that a lot of people really liked my post on my grocery budget, specifically how I calculated that my average meal costs only RM2.86.
Grocery shopping is a very personalised thing, so forgive me if I’m hesitant to ‘advice’ you on how to shop. I can’t, I won’t. You know your own tastes, preferences, habits, allergies, better than I do. I won’t impose a ‘do this, not that’ on you.
Having said that I will share what I usually put in my grocery basket.
Groceries in Malaysia: Introduction to Grocery Hauls
Grocery Hauls! I’m going to talk about my grocery shopping habits today!
I absolutely love grocery shopping. Generally I am very strict with myself about spending, but grocery is where I allow myself to be more open to trying out new experiences or products.
Based on this post where I broke down my spending habits for 12 months on a RM3500 salary, I calculated that I spent an average of RM286.29 per month on groceries.
Given my diet, which I think is pretty healthy, I think that I’m doing pretty well budgeting for groceries. Let’s do a quick calculation.
Simplifying it, there are 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). I’m going to make it into 4 (+snacks) because I snack a lot. I snack at least once a day, and more often than not multiple times a day, so this is a lowball figure. 30 days x 4 meals = 120 meals a month. Out of those meals, let’s say I eat out for 20 meals a month. So that means that I don’t eat out for 100 meals a month.
This means that my average meal costs me RM2.86 (RM286.29 / 100 meals). A mere RM2.86!
What do I eat for RM2.86 a meal? I’ll show you 🙂
