{"id":40887,"date":"2022-10-14T09:09:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T01:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=40887"},"modified":"2022-10-13T19:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:58:26","slug":"deepavali-save-money-financially-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/deepavali-save-money-financially-healthy","title":{"rendered":"Simple Ways You Can Save Money This Deepavali"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deepavali is just weeks away and for those who observe this joyous occasion, it is time to get those preparations going.<\/p>\n

Deepavali is the festival of lights and colour. If you swing by Brickfields and Jalan Tengku Kelana, or Little India in Ipoh and Penang, you will be delighted at the sound, sight and smell of festivities.<\/p>\n

However, as nice and warm Deepavali is, just like all festivals it comes with a price tag. What\u2019s worse, the price tag likely getting bigger with rising inflation.<\/p>\n

While we all want to embrace celebrations after the recent years of social distancing due to the pandemic, we can still do it without overspending.<\/p>\n

Here are 5 simple tweaks that you can make so you don’t have to celebrate Deepavali worrying about your finances!<\/p>\n

<\/span>Make smart clothing choices<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It is a tradition to enjoy an oil bath upon waking up and put on a fresh pair of traditional attire. This will be followed by a temple visit. While putting on a new saree and kurta is appealing, making it an excuse to buy over-expensive traditional attire will lead you to overspend.<\/p>\n

Many of us don a grand saree and kurta only during festivities and weddings. Other times, you would feel too out of place and overdressed. Naturally, you will opt for a simple attire and your grand attire will soon face the back of your cupboard until one fine day you decide to Marie Kondo your closet.<\/p>\n

To compare, <\/strong>
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Clothes<\/center><\/strong><\/th>
Price*<\/center><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>Designer piece<\/strong><\/td>Casual<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kurta<\/strong><\/td>RM250<\/td>RM70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saree<\/strong><\/td>RM500<\/td>RM100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saree blouse<\/strong><\/td>RM150<\/td>RM70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n*Estimated price range from online stores<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n


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Financially-healthy choice<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n