Second act - part 3

Who would want to clean cupboards instead of doing really fun things like.... emm...I don't know... haven't been doing fun things. But...doing work around the house does bring some fulfillment.  Fun and fulfillment, arent they the same?

More ideas on how to save.

1. Do not buy mineral  or drinking water. Put boiled drinking water from home in a good container and bring along with us.

2. Pack food.  Sandwiches, fried rice, potato chips. Cook rice, fry an omellete, drizzle soy sause and there you go, you have your lunch.

3.Buy less imported goods or food.  Go local, cheaper

4. Budget  to spend only RM15 per day on food (more than enough, it used to be RM10, you can do wonders with RM15).  Should we overspend today, cut tomorrow's ration.  Adjust our spending to that amount. If we buy 1 chicken, go for cheap vegetables like cabbage, spinach, green mustard.  

5. Things we can sew ourselves. Curtains, skirts, table cloth, table mats, pillow cases, bedsheets. Find clothes we don't wear because the buttons or zips came off  or torn stitches or need alterations and mend them. Its easier than you think. Do it while chatting with a friend.

6. Spruce up what we have.  Beauty is when things are clean, not neccessarily new.

With all these great plans which are easier written than done, we should help those in hardship and dire needs  like the flood victims in Pakistan. If you have successfully saved some money from doing all this, maybe you can send some to them? Here is the account no. Maybank 514271339000.