Some opt for prudent spending for Raya festivities

Sweet deals: Biscuit seller Hasmidah Hasan Nordin (right), with fiance Abdul Wahid Muhamad Efker, has seen the difference in Raya spending this year.

JOHOR BARU: With Hari Raya Aidilfitri coming a week before payday, some families have opted to be prudent in their spending and only buy what they need in small amounts.

According to single mother Nurul Faizzie Ahmad Arsani, 36, she bought Raya clothes for her two children in phases besides other necessities for the upcoming celebration that is expected to fall on April 21.