Simple saving tips
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Saw an interesting programme on TV the other night on saving tips - thought we can share some tips with each other on how we save $$
- To prevent impulse buying - use a shopping list and stick to it
- Switching to generic brands can also help, even if it is only the staples such as milk, flour and sugar
- Buying meat at the wet market / butcher instead of at supermarkets
- Turning off appliances at the power point when not in use can save you heaps
- Dripping showers and taps can also be expensive - get them fixed asap!
- Wash your laundry in cold instead of warm or hot water
- Buying lunch can be a huge expense - as much as $10 per day. Try taking your lunch from home just twice a week, and you could save as much as $1,000 a year.
- Having a credit card debt of $1,000 in the course of one year will cost you about $180. Pay your card bill on time to save easy money. -
meals can kill and i agree that packing your lunch is a good way of saving money. my lunch bills can sometimes reach $20!
the other benefit of eating home packed lunch is enjoying a healthier diet as well as losing weight.
another suggestion is cut down on cabs and movies. -
- To prevent impulse buying - use a shopping list and stick to it
-- I got a long list to start with leh
- Switching to generic brands can also help, even if it is only the staples such as milk, flour and sugar
-- I don't really bothered about brands
- Buying meat at the wet market / butcher instead of at supermarkets
-- Hard to find wet markets these days and the transportation cost to the wet market might not be worth it
- Turning off appliances at the power point when not in use can save you heaps
-- Has been doing this
- Dripping showers and taps can also be expensive - get them fixed asap!
-- Checked
- Wash your laundry in cold instead of warm or hot water
-- yup
- Buying lunch can be a huge expense - as much as $10 per day. Try taking your lunch from home just twice a week, and you could save as much as $1,000 a year.
-- who's making the lunch at home?
- Having a credit card debt of $1,000 in the course of one year will cost you about $180. Pay your card bill on time to save easy money.
-- If I can pay.... dont think I will want to use my credit card in the first place -
- Turning off appliances at the power point when not in use can save you heaps
how about computers?
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collect the water from the washing machine
used it to wash toilet, fan or flush the toilet bowl -
... erm. this isn't an option
Originally posted by JLennon: another suggestion is cut down on cabs and movies. -
have a cafeteria that serves food that is not even fit for animal consumption
then you kinda start to skip meals because the alternative is diarrhoea and food poisoning...
in that way, you lose weight and save money
worked for me -
use computer during working hrs lor. forget abt broadbandOriginally posted by Ito_^:how about computers? -
Put pails ard u when u take a shower and use the water that u use to wash the rice to wash other things
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Don't wash bath towels cos , you're clean when you use them, right?
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jus bloody stay home when u`ve no biz to do outside
saves heaps..
really..
sleeping saves u lots too wor -
say.. i read that somewhere in Wally's philosophy of bath towels
Originally posted by choco B:Don't wash bath towels cos , you're clean when you use them, right? -
And the more you use them, the cleaner the bath towels get cos the clean water off your body washes them in turn! It's sooo cost effectiveOriginally posted by the Bear:say.. i read that somewhere in Wally's philosophy of bath towels -
and share em towels too! since they are so clean anyways!Originally posted by choco B:
And the more you use them, the cleaner the bath towels get cos the clean water off your body washes them in turn! It's sooo cost effective -
that's what he said as he broke the towel across his kneeOriginally posted by choco B:
And the more you use them, the cleaner the bath towels get cos the clean water off your body washes them in turn! It's sooo cost effective -
This is why we should use conditionerOriginally posted by the Bear:that's what he said as he broke the towel across his knee
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get a job where you put on a uniform to work...
get a job where meals are provided...
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This is hilarious...must go check out that Wally's philosophy on towels...heehee...
Seriously, here's some practical tips:
- Don't take the feeder bus, walking is good exercise.
- Don't buy $3-$5 coffee from coffee joints, buy from kopitiam or get it free from the office pantry.
- You know when you turn on the shower and wait for the warm water to arrive, you can collect the initial cold water to water plants/flush toilet.
- Be nice to your neighbours so that they will happily water your outdoor plants for you everyday when they do their plants (I have a really nice domestic helper for a neighbour ).
- If you have to roll over your credit card bills, don't buy the goods until you save up the cash. -
SAF. At the expense of mobility though.
And computers..mine is always on or on sleep mode. -
1. Charge your hp in the office
2. Use office phone rather than hp to call, cancel caller ID/ call waiting
3. Save rain water to water plants & wash flr.
4. Drink plain water, don't buy soft drinks
5. Buy refills than those in bottles/ containers
6. Don't go movies, borrow VCD from friends
7. Cut coupons from supermarkets/ fastfood restns.
8. Pack lunch & heat up in office microwave
9. Dress yr kids in hand-me-downs rather than buy new cos they outgrow very fast
10. Don't use heater, bath in cold water -
wah... bestOriginally posted by gerrykoh:1. Charge your hp in the office
2. Use office phone rather than hp to call, cancel caller ID/ call waiting
3. Save rain water to water plants & wash flr.
4. Drink plain water, don't buy soft drinks
5. Buy refills than those in bottles/ containers
6. Don't go movies, borrow VCD from friends
7. Cut coupons from supermarkets/ fastfood restns.
8. Pack lunch & heat up in office microwave
9. Dress yr kids in hand-me-downs rather than buy new cos they outgrow very fast
10. Don't use heater, bath in cold water -
the meals also not too bad hor? Got western food some more.Originally posted by kopiosatu:get a job where you put on a uniform to work...
get a job where meals are provided...
and dont even need to bother about what to wear to work daily -
hehe.. I have one more I'd like to add
Go to the library & borrow books, DVDs & CDs instead of buying them! It's saved me countless $$ & space as well (as well as less dust to clean up ). I like to walk into a bookshop, take down the titles of books I find interesting, and then reserve them at my local library (shh!! don't tell the shop owners hor, scarlee I kena banned from entering the bookshops ) -
All those save very little. Simpliest saving tip is just don't buy a car.
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for gals: GET a bf or get married.... free meals, free transport.... at times, free shoppings and free holidays....
for guys: DUN get a gf or get married... reason see above....