supersuper

we eat steak maybe once per month, that is already $12 a day from safeway (about $6 per piece of prime rib)
live tilapia fish cost about $10 too.
you are already not going out to eat, and u cannot eat some higher quality food at home?

also if u add the soup $6.99 for 3~4 days. u are already over 50.

$50 seems impossible for us.

supersuper

do you guys know about the RBC cash reward card? its offering 5% rebate on grocery until March next year,
i checked my monthly bill, and we really spent avg 700 for the last 3 months.

we only use that card for grocery.

supersuper

sorry, maybe i am not that clear.

family of 3, monthly $700 on grocery, thats not only on food, other stuff like toliet stuff, housewhole stuff.. etc.

I also have another credit card, i think avg monthly is about $1000.. (things like bus pass, petrol, electric, eat out, toys... ) aii...

so my monthly expense is about $1700 ga...

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回復 25# Arlui


i thought its no good to freeze marinated food? I am not sure about this.

anyway, i mainly buy those onsale $1.99 meat from tnt, like whole chicken wing for 1.99, pok meat 1.99.

i usually buy so many of those and put all inside freezer and eat them slowly.

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回復 29# somewhereintime


    wooooo.. $500? how many people.

last time lobster on sale was about $6.89 on tnt, and i got 1 for about $17-18 dollars.

also what kind of rice you guys use?

i buy the roaster brand at superstore, was $24.99 for a largest size I forgot the size, should be 20 or 30kg.
I know one of my coworker buy the expensive japanese rice at japanese store ga.. ho crazy expensive.

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回復 46# auyatyat

keep in mind that our expense does not include rent yet.

anyways, before we have kids, our visa bill usually is less than 1k.
now with this little kid, its already 0.7k more, which is quite a lot to us already.

fyi, i paid $10 for internet, you have to call and ask for promo.
i paid $60 for two mobile phone, u have to call to get better deal or get some EPP pricing.

grocery is a thing that we have been try to save long time.
we buy only whats necessary, and also shop for stuff thats on sale. when I look at my tnt receipt, 90% of the item we buy are with (sale) on it.

thats why I was quite amazed by fibi's budget too.

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回復 82# habitrailspace

shaw, high speed internet.
I dont really need that much of speed anyway
there was a promo earlier this year, from 24hours and metro, and I got extended for another 6 months.

i know my coworker using telus is paying $10 too. if u live in an appartment, there is usually these kind of deals, i suggest you check red flag deals site. i read it almost everyday for deals

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回復 86# habitrailspace


    u are paying too much, strongly suggest you take a look at red flag deal. I did a quick search and found people are getting 60-80 for what the service u are getting plus hdtv and pvr

supersuper

with digital home phone, i think its not really necessay.
everyone have mobile these days,
and if u really really want to get something for home, i suggest http://www.freephoneline.ca/
it works the same way as shaw digital phone. all you need to buy is the box.

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回復 85# somewhereintime


thanks, but not really,
its because i am not smart enough to earn more $$$,
all i can do is to cut expense