Month: January 2014

Frugal Living Tips

Living the frugal life may seem very unappealing to a lot of people because not a lot of people would want to be frugal. If you really need to save, there are some tips that you can follow in order to save a bit of money.

  1. Use coupons. If you know how to use coupons, you would be able to save up a lot. There are instances when you will be able to purchase some things for free and who would like to reject free items?
  2. Try not to eat out too often. People resort to eating out when they are too tired to cook but eating out often will still be too expensive in the long run. Have a meal plan in order to save more.
  3. Do not spend on things that you know you do not need. If you would focus on just purchasing the things that you want, you will be spending more in the long run.

Living the frugal life may be a big change from the life you have always lived but changing your ways step by step will help you become more resourceful and more creative in spending and saving your money.

Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo (Pay it forward)

Every night, I’m the last one to leave the office bringing with me assorted garbage for the day. And almost every night, I would see the same person sorting garbage at an adjacent street. I remember last Christmas, a friend of mine who works in a noodle factory gave me about 50 pieces of noodles in pouch. I kept it inside my drawer and forgot to bring it home. One night I decided to give it all to the man and handed him a TKPM (Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo - Pay it forward) card.

This is my husband’s brief TKPM story he wrote for UNLEASH seminar workshop in 2008.

Ang Pao bag

The kids haven’t seen this latest NBS sale announcement. For sure, they’ll be delighted to hear about this. The ang pao bag contains P2,500 worth of assorted school and office supplies, and a book. But you can only purchase the whole package for only P500. That’s a lot of savings right? You can still buy the latest novel from your favorite writer.