5 Tips on Lessening Your Expenses

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1. Make a List before shopping - this will help you discipline yourself in buying stuff especially in groceries. Imagine yourself shopping: You stare at that large pack of potato chips and you know you want it. You could imagine it in your mouth. You're about to grab it--until you remembered you have a list. You scanned your list for potato chips and none appeared. Then you shout at the top of your lungs: "Stay away from me you delicious demon!" And you averted buying what's not on your list whilst everyone is staring at you uncomfortably. (Seriously, though, don't shout. You'll find yourself one less supermarket to go to. Trust me.)

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2. Use LED bulbs instead - LED bulbs might be expensive but they'll lower your electricity bill greatly especially if you have rooms in your house that you spend and use most of the lights on like the bedroom... where it's creepy and scary while dark.

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3. Walk as much as possible - walking is a great form of exercise and surely makes you fit (if you don't eat a lot of food after doing it, of course). If you're in IT Park and going to JY, you better walk (Just google map it if you're not familiar with places in Cebu). It's not really that far. I have walked from Gen. Maxilom Ave. to USC main without any problems (save for the part where I'm thinking about that cute girl that I saw while walking, which can be dangerous when you're crossing the road). You get exercise and you save on money. Win-win.

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4. Minimize eating out - I don't really need to tell you how expensive food is in a restaurant. Of course, there are some times that you will eat out. It's okay. As long as you don't do it ten times a month. Once or twice is okay. Or even better, don't eat out. If you have friends that pressure you to eat out all the time, find some new friends... or tell them that they've gone fat. That usually stops them... I think.

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5. Read books more, watch TV and play video games less - I'm not telling you to stop watching your favorite soap opera or stop playing online games, but try opening a book for a change. Books contain lots of useful knowledge. It'll also help you lessen your electricity bill since they don't run on electricity. You get to also appreciate the art of literature. And no, reading Twilight is not appreciating the art of literature. 

I'll give 5 more tips in the near future. I hope this helps.