3 Tips To Save Money On Hari Raya
Summary - The formation of "Baju Raya Recycling Club"
I was chatting with uncleJ about jokingly forming a recycling club. Not to recycle waste, but to recycle the old "baju raya". It would be a great club with so many activities don't you think? Just imagine the cash we save.
So then I started thinking of other ways we can reduce the expenditure of this year's Hari Raya. I know for certain you guys must have more brilliant ideas on how to further save money on Hari Raya, please share ya... maybe this club can be realized after all :)
Please note that wearing brand new clothes to celebrate Hari Raya is actually a "sunat". I'm just suggesting recycling if the old clothes is still in good condition or maybe we are on a tight budget. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Well here's what I can come up so far
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Labels: aidilfitri, finance, tips
1) Plan your travelling
Back home, we always buy ice and newspaper after Solat Aidulfitri, this way we don't need to waste the fuel just to get ice or newspaper on separate occasion. Similarly, plan your visit to your friends' houses. Going to Sungai Petani then Alor Setar and again to Sungai Petani is really poor planning. :)
2) Buy auctioned kuih raya
Kuih raya is the essence of Hari Raya, so I will never suggest not buying / making them. But for those who buy cake or kuih raya (kuih tunjuk), maybe we can buy them as late as possible. Every year, my family will be excited to go buy those "kuih tunjuk" at midnight of the last day of fasting. It is said that everything will be auctioned off at ridiculously low price. However, almost every year, my family will give up and prefer going to bed early hehe :) (talk only)
3) Reduce or stop buying firecrackers
This is again a sensitive matter. Hari Raya is actually meant for children. They are the ones that enjoy it the most. And what I enjoyed when I was one of them was playing firecrackers. Back then we had millions (exaggerating) of types. So this it totally up to you. Today there's already one case of firecrackers exploding the fingers of two children (Berita Harian 1st Oct).
My suggestion if you really must play, is to reduce the amount drastically. It is better if we don't play it at all. Those children with the finger hurt surely don't want the accident to happen, but it did happened to them. So there's no reason to let our children have the same risk. Preferably I suggest to not buy.. they're just not worth it.
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Hari Raya is one of the most awaited day for us muslim. And most of the time, the celebration is supposed to be grand and better every year. This is where it is wrong. The whole idea of Aidilfitri is not about celebrating the end of Ramadhan (where we can take revenge on inhibiting our desire and go on a shopping spree). I'll try to elaborate on that in my coming Ramadhan Tribute Series.
I now opened the club for registeration. Anybody can join in but in order to join, you have to each pay me RM10 (joking). No la.... To join, just share with us how else can we save during this Hari Raya.
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--------------Personal Note-------------
Let me be the first to wish you all Selamat Hari Raya.. Maaf Zahir Batin. Since I can't send all of you personal "kad raya", this will be it :) Please forgive me if there is anything I wrote that may offend you. In the end, I'm here to make friends... and I am grateful to Allah for introducing me to you. so again, may everyone has the best Raya ever!!
Aidilfitri mood is in the air!!!