I got this from the Ministry if Domestic Trade , Co-operatives and Consumerism and I think it contains good information to disseminate. It serves as a great reminder for our our everyday living.

So here are the Smart Saving Tips for Everyday Living Part 1

( my own personal comments are in italics)

1. Take your own bags for shopping. Plastic bags are not environmentally friendly and not biodegradable. – Most of the hypermarkets now have the green bag which you can buy for a cheap price and let’s you earn reward points as you use it.
2. Compare prices between outlets and choose where you can get the best deals. - Our family do this.. we buy certain items in certain hypermarkets..it’s worth the time and gasoline because most of the time the price difference is just great.
3. Prepare and bring home-cooked meals to work or school. It’s not only more economical but healthy. – Very true, a 5RM meal bought outside can go a long way for a 5RM additional budget for the wet market.
4. Disconnect television and other electrical equipment when not in use as they can consume between 10-60 % of electricity when the power is still on. – This is something new to me.
5. Collect use paper products, cans and other recyclable items and send them to recycling centres.- This requires more effort but the least that we can do to save our planet earth.

TO BE CONTINUED…