For a change, I am writing about something else, and not people who annoy me. Haha. I have been dealing with some money issues lately and I think that I have finally found something productive out of this stressor—-learning from it. I have come up with some tips to actually save money. and these are all based on experience (haha). 1. If you are not too stressed out or too sleepy after working 10 hours or more at the office, take the jeep home. Taxis are super tempting, but you will pat yourself on the back once you have realized how much pamasahe money you will save once you take jeepneys on your way home from work. Now what if you have issues riding the jeep alone? A solution to that would be to leave the office after the shift with your other officemates. It is likely that they’re mostly headed to a common destination, so you don’t have to spend too long solo flights on a jeep. Besides, travelling with friends or co-workers should be fun. 2. Mom and Dad always remind us never to miss meals wherever we go—-and of course, to eat right. Eating right doesn’t mean spending for lunch or dinner at fancy or “semi-fancy” restaurants after work. Not even fastfood chains. So instead of shelling out a hundred bucks or so for some meal at a fast food chain, or spending more at restaurants which includes paying for the “good ambiance”, why not eat at the office cafeteria? They should serve good meals. With vegetables. and maybe some fish. These are the right meals—-with the right prices. Daily savings collected from not eating expensively will make you save more money for some twice a month food trip—-and makes you look forward to these treats too! Bring packed lunch at work is a great thing, too! 3. If you buy coffee from dispensers, you should know that only 2/3 of each cup is filled…and notice how small those cups are! If you really have to consume coffee to keep you alert and awake at work, try the sachets. A price of one cup of instant, flavored, and foamy coffee can make you buy three sachets of 3-in-1-prepare-it-yourself coffee. 4. Choose a prepaid mobile service account over a postpaid account and avail of all those call and text promos. It will also make you environment-friendly by saving paper where they print all your monthly bills. 5. Don’t get a credit card. If you want to buy something, save for it.