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8 Ways to Reduce Food Cost

2008-09-11T17:12:00.000-07:00

(There are many cheap, affordable but quality food stuff available on the market these days. Image source: http://www.blinman.com)One good way to reduce food cost is by making sure that we only buy what we really need. One good way to do this is to have a grocery list and making sure that we browse through the many brand and produce source to get the best but the cheapest item (one good source

10 Ways to Cut Your Medical Bills

2008-08-21T03:42:00.000-07:00

(Image source: http://www.campusaccess.com) Medical bills are expensive these days and coupled with stressful lifestyle and poor eating habits, high medical bills are here to stay. Insurance.com lists out 10 ideas on how one can reduce medical bills:- 1. Practice prevention 2. Shop around for health insurance 3. Cut the cost of prescription drugs 4. Check your medical bills 5. Join your spouse's

25 ways to save water at home

2008-08-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

(Image source: http://keetsa.com) Water is a precious resource. It is estimated only 2.5% of the water source in the world is fresh water source. When the Selangor State Government announced that there will be a 20% waiver on the water bills, many cried foul. Not on the reduced water bill but rather on the anticipation of more water wastage. Whilst there are many ways water is leaked through old

5 ways to make money from blogs

2008-08-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

(Image source: http://www.masternewmedia.org)Most of us already have Google Adsense up and running on our blogs.Sometimes we have no choice - we have to be creative to look for alternative source of income. But is there more than just Adsense (and other “variants” of it such as Nuffnang and more)? Microsoft’s Small Business listed a few more:- 1. Sell advertisement (obvious one) 2. Sell other’s

10 ways to save on clothing

2008-08-11T17:17:00.000-07:00

(Image source: http://www.blinman.com)We all have to buy clothes at one point at a time – some on monthly basis.Back home, I have a closet full of clothes but only half is worn on regular basis. The remaining clothes is “collecting dust”. We gave away plenty of clothes to charity and relatives but still there is plenty more. We still need to buy new ones – because of the wear & tear but also due

How to Save Money on Food?

2008-08-07T04:03:00.000-07:00

(Having a balanced diet. Image source: http://www.diabetes.org) The fuel price goes up and with it, the price of food and household items goes up too. Roti Canai at one time used to be one of the cheapest foods around but now, it is among the high priced food item. What me and my friends did was this:-1. Source for restaurant where the food is good but cheap. 2. We opt out from buying expensive

Shell Weekly Contest

2008-08-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

We all pump fuel for our vehicles and whilst we do that, here’s a chance to win free fuel. 700 winners will win 1,500 kilometres each, which is equivalent to RM300 3 Grand Prize Winners will receive cash prizes on top of a year’s worth of free petrol. All it takes is to purchase minimum RM30 worth of Shell Fuels and submit a contest form. For details, click here

Air Conditioner or Fan?

2008-08-04T16:56:00.000-07:00

(Image source: http://global-cooling.co.uk)Malaysia and the heat – we can’t get away from it My wife have been asking me to fix an air-conditioner in our room for some time now but what I did in the end was to get a bigger fan (there is no connectors for a ceiling fan). In a way, it satisfied her – it is “cooler” at night but still we can feel the heat if we are not near the fan. On the other

Time to do a budget

2008-08-01T04:19:00.000-07:00

(Image source: blogs.propertyfinder.com/)Is this sound very familiar to you? You received your salary on the dot and based on a rough calculation (some use only their 10 fingers), deducting estimated expenses for the month, you gather that there is a surplus of almost RM1,000. However, come middle of the month and you are at the ATM machine withdrawing cash, you soon realise that there is less

Many ways to reduce electricity bill

2008-07-28T17:54:00.000-07:00

.(Image source: http://www.inkycircus.com/)Want to save the cost of electricity? Want some good tips? On the internet, the list is limitless (7, 12, 13, 65, 101 ways) - 7 Ways12 Ways 13 Ways 65 Ways 101 Ways But realistically the following 2 should be easy to do:- 1. Turn off the lights & other electrical appliances when it is not in use 2. Instead of air-conditioner, use normal fan What else?

Sunday Policy

2008-07-27T17:19:00.000-07:00

Stay at home on Sundays is a policy that we are trying to implement back home.Do the shopping, prayers, visiting relatives and friends on Saturdays. On Sundays, do nothing at home but relaxing, cleaning up and getting ready for the hectic weekdays. No traveling on Sundays also means a saving of precious petrol and wear-tear of the car.The notion of a Sabbath day is becoming more relevant in

Tips to save Petrol

2008-07-25T03:55:00.000-07:00

.(Image source: http://www.ase.org)Tried and tested tips (tips source: here) – something that most of us already known of but in some ways, fails to use them:-1 ) Pump up your tyresKeeping your tyres inflated is one of the easiest and most important things. Saving petrol means saving money one can do to improve fuel economy.If a range is recommended by the manufacturer, the higher pressure should

Save electricity - PC

2008-07-23T16:45:00.000-07:00

(That's more than 1.6 tons of CO2 thrown up into the atmosphere just to keep your one single PC working! Image source: Local Cooling) From Local Cooling:- More than 30 billion kilowatt-hours of energy is wasted because many of us simply forget to shut down our computers when we aren't using them. A barrel of oil contains 42 gallons and produces an average 556 kilowatt hours of electrical power.

The “Change Your Lifestyle” Concept

2008-07-23T04:32:00.000-07:00

(Image source: www.hatiku.blogspot.com)The one that got most of people feeling angry:-Malaysians should change their lifestyle and adapt to the inevitable fuel price increase, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The Deputy Prime Minister said among the changes was for Malaysians to become more prudent in their spending and ensure that there was no wastage. "Such changes in lifestyle should be made