Monthly Archives: July 2009

Jul26

Everyday Smart Saving Tips 1

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Everyday Smart Saving Tips 1

helpful_tips_imageI 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…

Jul24

Choosing Pets for the Kids

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Choosing Pets for the Kids

puppyKids just adore pets and would excitedly want to take care of their own pets. Parents on the other hand want to give in to their kids wishes but would think twice since taking care of a pet entails additional “WORK”.

We don’t have a pet yet but somehow we have already eliminated some options of what pet we can’t have in our house. And these are the following:

1) Dogs – aside from the amount of time and effort that we needed to take care of them, my Hubby is not a dog lover at all.

2) Cats – Cats are not good for small children who are sensitive to furs. Since our boy has mild asthma, we surely can’t have these furry friends. I like cats by the way.

3) Rabbits- Rabbits are quite sensitive with their surroundings. We actually had 4 rabbits in our house and all of them died. So, I guess we’re not meant to take care of rabbits.

So, with the top 3 pets off on our list, what’s left for our family?

1) Fish - Oh, it’s the easiest to take care. We just need to buy an aquarium or pond supplies if we plan to have a fish pond, then put them all in and feed them regularly.

2) Birds- They’re easy to take care too, but it’s quite a pity to see them in their small cages unless our future house has an aviary then we can freely put them inside. :)

Anyways, when our kids are a bit grown up, we’ll have to let them choose between fishes or birds. :)