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^^All correct Pafs. Talagang kapag me nakikita ako dito na appliance na nakasaksak & wala gumagamit, pinapatay ko...Saka yung tubig na pinagbanlawan sa washing machine, nagagamit ko pa pambuhos sa cr or pang linis ng paligid (since maalikabok dito due to the cements/sand sa bahay na ginagawa sa compound)...
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^^Astig yan Pafs. Thanks for the link...Kaya ako i only save what i can, when i can....Hindi mo rin kasi masasabi kung magkaka emergency ka ba or wala at mangangailangan ka agad ng pera e....
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yan ang reason kung bakit hindi ako basta-basta gumagasta ng lampas sa budget. Hindi naman sa pagkukuripot pero pinag iipunan at pinagpplanuhan ko talaga ang gastusin ko. Kahit magwaldas ako para sa bagong gadget or bisyo ok lang kasi sariling pera ko naman ang ginagamit ko - perang pinaghirapan ko.

Para sa iba, kung mahirap ang pagiging matipid ng sobra, mas mahirap naman yung walang-wala ka talaga. I'd rather have something saved for myself than nothing at all.
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skp_16 wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2017 11:26 am Great read!

http://www.thepracticalsaver.com/can-sa ... ey-be-bad/
tama naman eh. this article can be summed up with "you save for the future, spend for the current times" ,balanced ika nga.

may mga tao akong nakausap na one sided lang , paano kung mawala ka na bukas? in short YOLO.
so dahil dun ba ganun gagastos ako ng walang habas? syempre hindi rin, pero yun ang pinahihiwatig nila.
so ang sinasabi ko, sige gagastusin ko pero sa akin lang ah....
o sa mga magulang ko, mga kapatid ko o sa mga pamangkin ko
ayun natitigilan alam mong humihirit para lang maambunan sila :lol:

meron pa nga, madami na daw akong na-save, again paano daw kung wala na ako? so hindi ko daw napakinabangan
so kung gagastusin ko naman hindi na ako mamatay? :lol:
kumbaga dahil ba nag-save ako (automatic) mawawala na ako sa mundong ibabaw ? :lol:
at may karugtong pa iyan, hindi na daw ako gumagastos? :rofl:
as if hindi ako nanonood ng sine, kumakain sa labas, bumibili ng damit, nag-tatravel at sa gaming :facepalm:
parati ko naman kinukwento sa kanila yan. :surprise:

hindi lang isa o dalawang beses naisama sa kwentuhan namin yan, :huh:

anyways, isa pang side na pwede nyong tignan sa article is yung budgeting system.
if you think about it the other side of extreme saving is not really spending but is that it is not balanced.
lets say kung ang budgeting system mo is ganito: 10 % savings, 10 % hobbies, 80% everything else
so in short kung tumaas sweldo mo, tataas din actual amount ng hobbies mo definitely ,
so in effect pwede ka nang bumili ng mas marami o mas mahal na hobbies but its still 10%. :2thumbs:
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^ Mas marami akong kilalang opposite ng YOLO pag dating sa gastusan. Sinasabi nila na kayod lang ng kayod habang bata pa para enjoy enjoy nalang pag tanda. :sweat:

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^yan din dahilan kung bakit di ko ginagalaw pera ko, im saving up for retirement din. Di bale nang konti basta meron.

Kaya nga hindi ako kumukuha ng condo o sasakyan sa pera ko, kahit na afford ko ang pang down mahirap naman yung monthly nya...
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Ang balak ko pagtanda when i am no longer able to work long hours, mag bubukas na lang ako ng sari-sari store dito, tutal pagdating naman ng panahon na yun, nakabuo na ng pamilya yung 2 boys ko..

Or kung palarin sa lotto, bukas ako franchise ng Mang Inasal (it costs 1-2 million), lugar na lang iisipin ko....
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^pssst...itinda mo mga toys mo, vintage collection na yun pagdating ng panahon. :lol:

Natatawa na lang ako sa mga tauhan naming mahilig mang-mata, lagi ako nagsasabi sa kanila na wala ako pera tapos maya-maya lang dadaan ako sa harap nila habang may dalang pagkain na mamahalin.

Minsan masarap din mang-asar ng mga taong buraot. :lol:Bakas na bakas sa mukha nila ang inis at inggit.
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Sa tuwing may nakikita akong article o blog entry na "things you should not wait to do until you retire", ito ang madalas na nababanggit...

Travel (madalas #1)
Healthy diet and life style
Find a hobby
Invest
Start a business
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^idamay mo na sa listahan yung starting your own family. :sweat:
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grayfox17 wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:13 pm ^idamay mo na sa listahan yung starting your own family. :sweat:
Surprisingly never pa nabanggit yan sa mga ganun na article. Maybe because not everyone wants a family or ina-assume na meron nang family pag retire na.

30 na ako, pero hindi parin ako maka decide kung mag aanak. Dami ko pa kasing travel plans at alam ko na baka mawalan ako ng budget to travel pag nagkaanak at selfish naman kung maya't maya aalis ako. Tsaka mas gusto ko kasi solo travel. Hehe.
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^^ e di plan a , plan b

plan a, solo forever
plan b, packaged deal, may family ka

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grayfox17 wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:36 pm ^pssst...itinda mo mga toys mo, vintage collection na yun pagdating ng panahon. :lol:
Why not, kaya nga meron ako ditong MISB (Mint In Sealed Box). Who knows, baka i can duplicate that guy who sold his G1 Optimus for $12,000....Honestly, kahit i collect toys, minsan iniisip ko rin how much ito in the future when i sell it on eBay....

Same with NBA Cards...Nung HS ako laging ubos baon ko sa NBA Cards....

Sa init ng panahon ngayon, me mga nagtatanong sa akin why i don't buy myself an ice cream. Eto lang sagot ko sa kanila

- I'm on a diet & tapos na po kalbaryo ko sa toothache
- Mas ok na ko sa ice cold water, less the friggin calories pa...

And finally, a bottled water costs less compared to a Selecta solo pack...And hindi naman ako talaga maka ice cream na tao....
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Why not, kaya nga meron ako ditong MISB (Mint In Sealed Box). Who knows, baka i can duplicate that guy who sold his G1 Optimus for $12,000....Honestly, kahit i collect toys, minsan iniisip ko rin how much ito in the future when i sell it on eBay....
...or you could also give it away sa mga drop box sa jollibee pag pasko. :lol:
Same with NBA Cards...Nung HS ako laging ubos baon ko sa NBA Cards....
Kami ng utol ko nahumaling sa marvel cards noon lalo na yung mga hologram tapos ako sa magic cards naman.... sa edad kong to, i'm still bitter about the mox jet i sold to a stranger for 1000 pesos. :banghead: If I had known its value noon, i should've held on to it longer.
Sa init ng panahon ngayon, me mga nagtatanong sa akin why i don't buy myself an ice cream. Eto lang sagot ko sa kanila

- I'm on a diet & tapos na po kalbaryo ko sa toothache
- Mas ok na ko sa ice cold water, less the friggin calories pa...

And finally, a bottled water costs less compared to a Selecta solo pack...And hindi naman ako talaga maka ice cream na tao....
Pag nasa labas ako at tinamaan ng uhaw, i prefer buying gatorade instead of water. Mas nakakatanggal ng uhaw yun agad kesa sa tubig. :sweat:
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Para kay Pafs Skp16...

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Tama naman...But for now hindi pa applicable sa akin, pero soon....
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^ I agree, lalo na sa preferred way of traveling ko na "backpacking". Hehe. Para sa akin kasi hindi sulit ang gastos sa travel kung puro sightseeing at kain lang gagawin.

But in the end...
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About sa collectibles, ang dami kong late 80's - mid 90's toys na na-garage sale lang 15+ years ago. Tapos nakikita ko ngayon sa mga collectible shops na P300-P1000 each ang bentahan ng mga yun. :facepalm: :banghead:
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DarkRushBeat wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:33 pm Ako hindi naman stainless water container pero i see to it na lagi akong me dalang purified water. Hindi sa nagtitipid ako, pero madami na rin bawal sa akin na drinks ever since i got kidney stones last year...

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Eto isang kinabwi bwisitan ko dito sa bahay, ako pa mismo nag aalis ng mga appliances sa mga saksakan kapag wala gumagamit...Eto ang isa sa tinuturo ko palagi sa mga anak ko, sabay babanat ng Money Doesn't Grow On Trees....
bumili ako ng watt meter. yung mga appliances na digital ang pag on may konsumo pa din sa kuryente gaya ng cable tv box ng cignal kaya bumibili ako ng extension na may individual switches para madali ko i-off totally. halos lahat ata ng mga appliances ko kwentada ko bayad monthly. gumagamit ako ng Meralco app :D

pinalitan ko na din lahat ng ilaw namin ng LED. ban sa bahay ko ang hindi LED na mga ilaw.
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^kami din dito sa bahay ang mga extension namin yung may switch din para sigurado.
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The 10 highest paying jobs in the country with their corresponding average monthly salary, according to the Labor Market Trends Report, are as follows:
1. Pilots, navigators and flight engineers (P156,823)
2. Geologists working in construction (P101,471)
3. Graphic designers (P99,658)
4. Art directors (P76,612)
5. Industrial machinery mechanics and fitters (P76,550)
6. Geologists in mining (P71,849)
7. Statisticians (P56,759)
8. Crushing, grinding and chemical-mixing machinery operators (49,646)
9. Communications service supervisors (P48,270)
10. Production supervisors and general foremen (P47,521)
The salary for those in aviation could go as high as P275,000 to P280,000 for an aircraft captain. A senior captaincan earn P350,000 and above per month.

http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/12/ ... labor-dept

ganyan pala kalaki sumahod ang mga graphics designers :shock: eto yung trip kong trabaho sana kaso tingin ko di ako gano kikita :bigmouth:
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