GreenBucks

Rounds, extremely chocolatey white chocolate biscuit from Marks & Spencer. Nope, did not buy that, a box was given to me by a student’s mom. So sweet ( the mom) , so yummy (the rounds).

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Nice asked me to answer this question:

Can you share any budget or money saving tips that you find effective?

I found this very apt because of the present situation we are experiencing, not just here in the Philippines but all the over the world: food crisis, rising price of gasoline, environmental concerns, rising cases of violence among others.

On the other hand, I find this question amusing. Why? Because we have been saving, budgeting, saving, scrimping, budgeting…ok you got it, but still, no matter how much we save, nothing seems to be happening good with the budget, if there is even a budget at all.

Anyway, here are a few tips I can write about on how we try to save:

1. Instead of frying the chicken pieces, cook these with vegetables and sauce, that way, we have more servings. Same goes with fish and other food products. Be a kitchen genius. There’s no need to buy expensive ingredients if one knows how to cook well. If not, learn to cook and avoid, asmuch as possible, eating out.
2. Turn off all electrical appliances that are not in use.
3. Buying of toys and other unnecessary things are not allowed. These unnecessary things are the trinkets, small things that become junk after a few weeks.
4. Stick to the budget. The what? Yes, the budget, especially during Christmas holidays.
5. Bring food to work, or in my eldest daughter’s case, bring cooked food for lunch.
6. Take care of your things so these can last long.
7. Eat at home before going anywhere. And when going somewhere, bring packed food and drinks.
8. Ask yourself first if you really, really need a thing before purchasing. Be honest.
9. Wait for your favorite items to go on sale, even if it means a loooong wait.Who knows, you might change your mind and not buy that thing anymore.
10. Be simple. Feel joy and happiness without spending a dime by appreciating the wonderful things around you. In other words, walang malling, sa bahay na lang tayo.

This I can honestly say, our family can go to a mall to eat and browse, and window shop and leave the mall without spending on anything other than food, gas and parking ticket. Well, of course, that too is still spending so we would rather stay in the house or go for a nature walk.

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Monaco tagged me to do a World Link Love:

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Join the Worldwide Link Love!

Rules:
1. Copy from ~* start copying here *~ to ~* end copying here *~ and paste it on your blog.
2. At the end of the list, put your name and the country your in, it doesn’t matter what’s your nationality just put the country where you are publishing your blog. Don’t forget to put links at your name.
3. If you have many blogs, you can link all of it, just make sure you post the same on each blog.
4. Tag eight or more of your blog friends.
5. Tip for blogspot* users: make sure you copy and paste the code in Compose mode.

Worldwide Link Love! Participants

1. Julia (Philippines)
2. Catherine (Malaysia)
3. shimumsy(u.s.a)
4. Mitch (Philippines)
5. Hailey (Philippines)
6. Sexymom (USA)
7.Liza (Philippines)
8. Geng (Philippines)
9. SunnySideUp Foodie (Singapore)
10. Caramelcorn (Singapore)
11. Constance (Singapore)
12. Hainankia (Malaysia)
13. Read my Mind (Philippines)
14. GreenBucks (Philippines)
15. Teacher Julie (Philippines)
16. Green Bucks (Philippines)
17. BrownFoot (Philippines)
18. Lucky Charms (Philippines)
19. Homeschooling (Philippines)
20. your blog(s) here…

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I am tagging the following to join the World Link Love. Make your blogs known and gain new friends: Jazz, Kim’s Party Blog, Ling, Mousey and Rachel.

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This is meme is called the Links Around The World Tag that Meeya tagged me to do weeks ago:

Instruction:
1. Place your link after the list. If you have more than 1 blog, feel free to add them all here!
2. After placing your blog’s address/es, you must tag 5 or more bloggers that is not yet in the list, this is to keep the ball rolling.
3. Here is the best part: Make sure to update your list every now and then, by getting the master list here. I’ll be updating the master list every day, or as soon as I see a new blog that’s been added to the list.

Links around the world tag
1. Momhood Moments
2. Business Mars
3. Princezz
4. Princess
5. Cecil
6. Ron & Cecil
7. Pinay Mommy Online
8. OnlineBiz and Resources
9. A Simple life
10. Moms…..check nyo
11. Mommy’s Little Corner
12. Random Thoughts
13. Paradigm
14. See Me For What You Will
15. Pamp’s Blog Corner
16. Pampered
17. HappyHeart
18. Qtcotzkie and Baby
19. A Sorta Fairytale
20. tragicseven
21. Listen to the Beat!
22. Just Saying
23. Tipsy Tips
24. Different Angles
25. Delicious Corner
26. I Care
27. Blog Blag Blog
28. Daily List
29. Life’s Journey
30. Welcome to my Crib
31. A Daily Walk With Bill & Gina
32. Me,Myself + 2
33. Fun.Fierce.Fabulous
34. Mike
35. BerryScrappy
36. BloggerHappy
37. A Reality Bite
38. Why Babie
39. My Views On My So Called Life
40. GwenMari
41. Mari
42. My Untamed World
43. My Uncensored Life
44. Confessions of a Domesticated Party Girl
45. Working It
46. MyParty. Finds. A Home.
47. Teacher Julie
48. Green Bucks
49. GreenBucks
50. Lucky Charms
51. Homeschooling
52. BrownFoot
53. put your link(s) here…

Thanks for the tag, Meeya 🙂

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I was tagged eons ago by Liza to do Two Tags Meme. This meme is different because it is up to the player to write his/her own words and give his/her own interpretations of these words.

Present 12 words that mean something and explain why:

1. God – all-powerful and wise
2. Family – rare treasure
3. (My) parents – they nurtured, encouraged and love me
4. (My) husband – forever
5. (My) children – i love them
6. Teacher – like a gardener, a teacher sows good seeds, weeds out the bad weeds and nurture the growing plants
7. Home – a place where peace and solace should be felt
8. Values – these are life’s guidelines
9. Books – read, read and read
10. Philippines – my country, oppressed and still fighting, still going on
11. Communication – very important in a relationship
12. Honesty – not just being honest to others but being honest to ourselves

~o0o~

Maiylah tagged me to do the Pink Heart Tag.

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This is another of those Linky Love games where you only have to tag 10 persons in one post, but still there is no actual limit (you can tag more if you want!). Once tagged, you have to copy paste the link in this post, and make them grow!Do not delete any of the links and be honest to yourself!
BennyLiew, RamblingMoo, Mum & Kids In Wonderland, Judelittle, Our mini blogsphere, Rooms in My Heart, http://janiceng.blogspot.com/, ChinNee, Jo-N, LadyJava’s Lounge, My Life, My Hope, My Future, Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery, Choc Mint Girl, The Callalily Space, Juliana RW, Picturing of Life, Its Not a Weekend;Its a Lifestyle, Napaboaniya APAD, My Wanderings, Picture Clusters, Maiylah’s Snippets, TeacherJulie, GreenBucks1, GreenBucks2, Homeschooling Blog, Lucky Charms, TekKonsult, YOUR LINKS HERE

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Now I am asking Christine, Meeya, Bahchi, and Weng to do these tags. Please accept my apologies if you have done these tags.

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