Our Growing Family

I snagged this from Aggie. This was a n@w thread and just like Aggie, I posted it here na lang.

How many sq meters is your place, and how many people live there?
Lot area I think is 180sqm and yung floor area is 100sqm. Estimate lang yon kasi di naman ako marunong, hehe! Four adults (me, paul, yaya and my sister) and our 1.9 month old son Lance.

How much is your electricity bill monthly? Water?
Electricity – Between 4000-5000. Last summer our bill was 6000. We have 2 aircons pero yung sa room lang namin yung everyday ginagamit, mga 6 hrs a day. Yung isang aircon was used nung summer.
Water – 350-500
Drinking Water – 400

Other utilities?
House Rent – 6500 (but my sister pays for this. This is her share in the house, then the rest kami na)
Internet – 999 (Smart Bro, sis ko din pala pay nito)
Cable – 870 (Skycable Gold)
Mobile Phone – prepaid lang. P500/month (P300 sa kin, P200 kay Paul hehe)
Fuel/Gas – 1000/month. We only use the car on weekends pag mag Little Gym si Lance. Commute kami going to work
Our Transpo Allowance combined – 5000 (Paul works in Laguna and comes home everyday. Ako naman works in QC, 30mins lang from our house sa Marikina)
LPG – 630 pero di naman yata namin nauubos monthly
Yaya – 3500
Laundry woman – 1400. she goes to our house every two weeks to wash and iron our clothes

Groceries? Market?
Groceries – 2400 (1,200 every two weeks) – eto yung mga bread, biscuits, vinegar, soy sauce etc, basta yung mga usual condiments and kung ano ano. We don’t buy rice because I have monthly rice subsidy naman sa office and enough na yon sa amin. Tapos our detergent soap, dishwashing liquid, toothpaste, bath soap, and all other toiletries are supplied by my mom from US. Yun usually ang laman ng box na padala nila. Minsan pati sugar meron sa box. J Usually ang nauubos agad yung detergent soap and dishwashing liquid pero the rest, we have ample supply. Hehe!
Market – 4800 (1,200 per week) – me and the yaya goes to the market every two weeks and buy two weeks supply of food. We go sa wet market sa Marikina.
Milk – 3100 (GainPlus Advance 3 – Lance can consume the biggest can in around 10 days)
Diapers- 1200 Lance uses huggies XXL and can consume mga 3 big packs per month. Minsan ok din sa kanya yung XL na size lang. I need to ask Peachy kung san nya buy yung diapers ni Joaqui. Kelangan magtipid. J

Other expenses:
My milk and medicines (since I’m pregnant) – 1500. Check ups are covered by our HMO.
Lance’s immunization – mga 1500-2000/month depends on which vaccine.
Our Insurance – P5000
Yaya’s SSS – P374

I also have some credit card bills that are under amnesty so it takes a big chunk din, pag natapos to, hopefully we’ll have an easier load just like Aggie. J

Yun lang. If you have tips kung san kami makakatipid (just like what Peachy told me re diapers), pa share na lang. Thanks!