in the past few weeks, there's been nothing in the news but "US crisis", "global crisis", price increase on commodities, mass job layoffs, protests to and fro...and honestly it's been sickening...actually, our family is soon to be affected from these series of events [actually we're feeling it a bit and working on it at the moment]...
there's no other way but to face this "crisis"...but at the moment, i know i've got to save more than spend more...and as i'm blogging my way here, i just thought of my ways to spend less than the usual...for the rainy days -_-* [they might be a thing or two handy for anyone...]
* EAT VEGGIES MORE THAN MEAT
---- for meatlovers, this ain't for you...but actually veggies are less pricey [except if you'll buy the imported kind of veggies] than ALWAYS eating meat [whether you may be buying for home consumption or for your lunch in the office]...less cost to prepare the food plus it's good for the body
* BREAD MORE THAN CHIPS
---- chips or chocolates for snacks are really costly than bread, plus to mention that chips aren't good due to artificial flavors in them
* BUY POWDERED DRINKS THAN THE ONES IN CANS / BOTTLES
---- well, a small sachet of powdered iced tea is just 10-15 pesos which can be used for at least 5-6 glasses while the bottled ones cost already 20-30 pesos depending on the brand of the iced tea...or as an alternative, just have bottled water instead...
* REUSE PAPERS
---- i do this in the office, but everywhere there's paper right??? if it's only going to be used for scribbling notes or doodling or printing something that ain't for a very important presentation, better use the other side of your printed papers...you don't just save money in buying notebooks / pad papers, you also contribute in saving for the environment...
* WALK INSTEAD OF RIDING A PUBLIC VEHICLE
---- ok, it's a matter of common sense that you won't do this if you're from Pasig going to Makati...if you're just going to nearby places, like in my case, i live near the church, instead of riding a tricycle, i'd rather walk...but hey, never forget to put into consideration, how safe and around what time should you only walk in the area you're going to...SAFETY FIRST!!!
* SHOP WISELY AND FOR VERY IMPORTANT CASES
---- well, well, well, for us women, i'm pretty sure the shopaholics will always make a good excuse to shop [e.g your pets' birthday, your breakup anniv from your exes, nd so much more...]...what i'm saying is BUY WHAT YOU REALLY JUST NEED...do u really need to buy a new pair of "Guess" jeans when you actually have a good pair of less expensive local jeans???...well, frankly speaking, the last time i bought a pair of jeans was on my birthday month as a birthday gift for myself...although i do wear jeans at the office [kase pasaway lang tlga], i don't wear them everyday...
* REUSE AND REDESIGN
---- simply saying that those clothes and accessories that weren't used for months, you could redesign them or deconstruct them and make them different...for those who weren't much born on the artistic side of things, there's always we call "friends" to help us out =)...we could also try it on our own, starting with simple designs...for beginners you can try searching in mags for patterns to follow...it will really save us in buying new items most of the time...
it is understandable for some to have difficulties in changing their lifestyles just to save...but in the long run, it will just be a "getting used to" for them...there are still a lot of ways, pretty sure about that, but for now, these will help somehow...there will always be better alternatives...at the end of the day, i will be thanking myself that at my age of 26, i was able to make little sacrifices for my "future" endeavors and comforts...it could have been earlier, but i know it ain't too late...
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