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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…

Jun13

Be Safe and Secure

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Be Safe and Secure

Robbers and theives are common and exist whichever part of the world we go. In the Philippines, the ‘pickpocketers’ are very common. They’re the experts who just take you wallet or handphone from your handbag without you realizing it. In Malaysia, this is not very common as the snatchers do their ‘job’ in a more aggressive way. They ride the on the motorbike and snatch the pedestrian’s handbag. It could be a very dangerous thing especially if the pedestrian holds on to the bag. I’ve known of a lot of friends who has had their handbags snatched.

So how to be safe and secure in this seemingly unsafe world?

1) Always pray for God’s protection wherever you go or wherever you are.

2) Always be conscious of your belongings; handbag, handphone or wallets.

3) Always be vigilant and mind your surroundings. The thieves are on the lookout for people who are not vigilant and seem to be in their own world.

4) Never attract attention by wearing your most prized jewelleries or original designer handbags in public.

5) If you’re in the car. Keep the doors locked.

6) If you don’t feel secure in your home. Then install wireless alarm if you can afford it.

7) Don’t bring your whole fortune in your handbag. You can only bring enough money you need for the day.