Brilio.net - Frugal living is an important principle in managing personal finances and creating long-term financial stability. Therefore, by living frugally one can control their expenses. Can prioritize important needs and avoid unnecessary expenses. This frugal living plan usually starts with daily consumption. They will record their expenses and the most important needs they have to fulfill every day.
Everyone has their own way of managing their finances. Even the way they save money is not the same. Just like this woman did. Interestingly, she only spends IDR 1,500 per day for food costs with her husband. This story was also shared by the TikTok account @ahso07.
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In the upload, this woman shares her daily life. As a housewife who is required to prepare daily meals, this woman only spends IDR 1,500 to eat all day with her husband. He showed two coins in denominations of Rp. 1,000 and Rp. 500.
From that relatively small amount, he didn't get much. The woman admitted that she only got one egg. However, for the complementary ingredients, he had prepared them at home, and it was quite simple.
The eggs purchased are then processed with a mixture of wheat flour. Then the eggs are stirred and fried. After that, the eggs are cut into 6 parts. Of course with the aim that it can be eaten 3 times.
save money on food all day
TikTok/@ahso07
This woman was looking for another way to add to her daily menu, she cooked Moringa leaves. Not buying it, this woman took Moringa leaves directly from the tree which grows in front of the boarding house where she lives. It is known that the husband and wife are still living in Surabaya.
"I picked these Moringa leaves near my boarding house so my friends didn't buy them," he wrote.
Indeed, to cook vegetables you don't just use leaves. There are other spices for flavoring that are already available in the kitchen. This woman has prepared all the kitchen spices that can be processed into food. It's just that he is looking for a way to process the kitchen ingredients with other relatively cheap food ingredients.
So he only used Rp. 1,500 to buy eggs. Meanwhile, complementary spices are not counted because according to him they are already included in monthly spending. So a day, he only spends IDR 1,500 for food.
save money on food all day
TikTok/@ahso07
"Food menu for 2 people, 3 meals a day," he wrote.
This method also went viral and attracted the attention of netizens. The life hack video immediately sparked pros and cons among netizens. Many people who ask don't believe he can spend that much money on food.
"In which part of the world do you have 1,500 eggs," said the account @gabuts86 in disbelief
"In my house, if an omelet is cold, don't eat it, don't even look at it," said the account @sakha syiham
"The question is, what do you have from living economically like this," said the account @liaega20
"I can even eat a piece of crackers. But I won't let my child," explained the account @sheo_eomma.
save money on food all day
TikTok/@ahso07
From the time the video was posted until this article was written, the @ahso07 account has gathered 766,300 viewers. Apart from that, there were also 23,700 accounts that gave likes and 1,466 comments.