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Admit it, life is hard these days wherever you are. Oil prices are increasing rapidly and sad to say, it seems to be uncontrollable. As this happens, a fast chain reaction follows up to the basic family needs such as groceries. The best that we can do is to think of ways on how to save money when going to the grocery. And because I am among those who are greatly affected, I searched for some tips through the Internet. Although there may be a lot of them, here are some that I tried at home and proven effective.

Make a comprehensive plan

One may think that making a list of groceries is enough to save money. Although it may help when you control what you buy, it would be better if you also consider the place of the grocery. How far is it from your home? Have you tried comparing of the price between the farther and the nearer store? A nearer place does not mean that the price is cheaper, as it also depends on the location. If there is a warehouse around, their price is much lower. In addition, prices are usually lower during mid-week days and a once-a-week shop is better. Read the rest of this entry »

One way to maintain a happy family is to be financially stable. When you are able to complete the daily needs and save a bit, there is a lesser chance of family feud. But to do this effectively, all members should cooperate and participate.

Parents should sit down with the children and discuss this matter seriously. Below is a good list of money saving tips that I think is effective and easy to follow.

Keep yourself busy

If you are busy besides work and school, you may tend to spend less money. Your concentration will be more on the extra activities that you are doing, instead of thinking of less important things to buy like junk food. For students, you can do summer jobs during vacation or be a volunteer in your community. For parents, it is better to stay at home and spend quality time for the kids instead of going out with friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, I was invited again by Doc Joey of Tsinay to join Pinoy Parenting Blog Carnival which is now on the 9th edition. This time, it is about birthdays. Although I can make a happy post about the past birthdays of my children, I decided to make it different in honor of my late father, Mr. Renato Cuala. Let me give you some ideas on what kind of person he is.

He was already legally separated to my mother, and living with my stepmother when I live with him. It is not a secret that I start to earn a living at the age of 10. This is because my father was a simple laborer, and his earnings were not really sufficient for us. My stepmother sells some food stuff but still, it was not enough.

My father is not an intelligent man, he is a genius! He was once a university scholar taking up Chemical Engineering, although he stopped on his fourth year. He is very proficient in English, brilliant in math, a good political analyst in his own right, a very wide reader and can play chess blind folded. He is also a frustrated writer, and a great poet. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s admit it, junk foods are best friends of our children because they are very attractive even to us adults. Although we all know that junk foods will not make our children healthy, we are still finding it difficult to avoid them. They are almost everywhere from television commercials, print ads and groceries. However, it is our duty as parents to think of effective ways and I believe that we must follow them religiously.

Start at home

The best time to start to teach your child is when he starts to eat. Introduce to him healthy foods like yogurt until his taste get used to it. Always display a set of fruits on your table so that he will be more familiar with them. Similarly, it will be more difficult for you to keep your child away from junk food if you buy them secretly and eat them at night. No matter how you hide it, your children will still learn about it. There is nothing better than being a good example. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, the title you just read is correct. I am not a part-time blogger anymore simply because I will be blogging for full time, and I do not know until when. Although it is my dream to become one, I did not expect to be this early. This is maybe quite personal but what else should I hide as I already exposed more than a half of my life story to my readers.

Three weeks ago, my former employer announced that the company is losing a lot, and one good resort to reduce its expenses is to offer Early Retirement package. My wife and I talked about it until we agreed that I will accept the offer, since it is quite higher than the usual. I am not in the position to say if the company will finally close or not, but I think accepting the offer is the best choice so far.

By the way, yesterday was my last day after serving the company for almost seven years. I know this is very risky because I now have no regular source of income plus the fact that the price of almost everything is getting higher. Read the rest of this entry »

Family is the major source of happiness for most of us and it cannot be denied that living in a happy family makes the world a wonderful place to live in. It is in our family that we learn to support, care and love each other. Here in the Philippines, we are known to have a custom of close family ties. Filipinos care so much for their families more than anything else and most of the time, married children are still living with their parents. But why are there still some families that are happy, here and all over the world? Here are my observations.

Financial problems

If the necessities of a family are not being well provided, the children will suffer or the older child will give way. But due to pride, some siblings quarrel and most of them are blaming their parents. There are also others who do illegal things just to provide financial support but in the end, the whole family suffers. Some parents leave their child to someone they think is capable to provide their needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Patience is a virtue, my friend. This is a common saying to remind us that we should be patient in any goal that we want to reach. In blogging, patience is being tested daily while we are waiting for someone to drop by and leave a good comment. Promoting a blog does not necessarily mean it can always be effective and worst, earning good money out of blogging. So what am I driving at? Here is a classic sample of having a long patience and the great reward I got by having such.

Last May this year which means four months ago, I joined a contest and the exciting part is winners can choose the prize they want to win. There were reasonable cash prizes, tutorials and an interview. I choose the interview because I thought it would be a great way to let others to know more about me through a post on other’s blog. To make the long story short, I won and I was very happy to accept the prize. But my patience was tested. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of ways to save money for the whole family, and most of them are practical and easy to follow. However, it is within ourselves who will make decisions if we will follow them or not.

Below is a good list according to applicable categories such as food, education, shopping and others, which I have compiled for easier reading. Most of them are now being practiced by my family. Read the rest of this entry »