iCrash: Alycia’s iPad Mishap
Alycia returned home from a friend’s birthday party, panic evident in her voice the moment she stepped into the house. She had unwittingly smashed her iPad that’s not even 6 months old with her friend’s car door. When I saw the damage, I felt my heart shatter, just like the iPad.
Alycia relies on her iPad for her university studies, making it an essential tool for her. With a broken iPad, we faced two choices: either invest in a new one which costs almost RM3k, or bear the cost of repair. Either way, it was an unexpected financial burden that we had to address promptly.
We turned to hubby’s friend, who runs a computer repair shop, for a professional assessment. The verdict? The repair would set us back RM1,100, with a reasonable 6-month warranty. While it was reassuring to know that the damage could be fixed, it wasn’t a budget-friendly solution. Nevertheless, we decided to go ahead with the repair as it was still cheaper than investing in a brand-new iPad.
Eyeing New Expenses: Sherilyn’s Eyeglasses
As if the iPad fiasco wasn’t enough, a day earlier, Sherilyn approached me with another unforeseen expense… on top of all her medical and physiotherapy expenses incurred as a result of injuring her foot. The frame of her eyeglasses had met an unfortunate fate – it was irreparably broken. The only viable solution was to invest in a new frame, which came with a price tag of at least RM300.
They say that raising children takes a village, and I really think that it also takes a considerable amount of money to raise each child. With three daughters, we often find ourselves navigating a financial rollercoaster, with each twist and turn revealing new expenses, every single month 🥲
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