Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
An Article A Day
Tips On How To Save Money in College
- Books: Borrow them from the library instead of buying one. Buy books that you really need only if you are going to use it frequently and for long term use. Find second hand books will also cost you less money.
- Fashion: Don't chase trends. Wear clothes that comforts you and make you feel confident. Clothes that you don't wear any more- make a yard sale or send them to charity.
- Book bags: Canvas bags can and do last longer than leather bag and case plus cost less.
- Flea markets/ Yard sale/ Store on Sale: That's the place where you can find cheaper stuff and if you can bargain for a better price, why not?
- Have an emergency funds
- Entertainment & Exercise: Go natural. Do entertain on things that don't cost you your money. (picnic, hike, ride, visit friends, explore campuses). Use the campus sport facilities because its free.
- Watching movie : Go to the cinema where your can use your student card to get discounts and if you're a women watch movie on ladies night. There discount for the ladies!
- Meal planning. A bit of meal planning reduces waste and maintains variety.
- Bring your own water bottle. Use your own water bottle from home instead of buying a bottle of mineral water each day. It cost you less and do help save the environment.
- Carpool. People do it for work. Why not for school?
- Walk. You're young and healthy. Or will be.
- Toss your extra coins from your pocket into a clear jar. In a month, see how it piles up.
Its Time to Meet Life
Apart from my daily routine of checking Facebook account and googling, I just started reading a book by my favourite author Cecelia Ahern called "The Time of My Life". Its a book about Lucy meet with her 'Life' after dealing with a lost job, a break up and had to move to a new downsize house. Well, she keeps on continue saying her life is fine but obviously its not. (just started reading a few chapters only so not so much story to tell)
What is more important to say is that as I was reading the book, I keep on thinking about my life. How is my 'Life'? Is it a she or a he? Well, that's not very important at all. What is important is "what do I do with my life?". Apparently, as I realised I keep on doing the same thing each day and that not very good. The same unhealthy routine will cost me my quality lifetime. What did I do each day? Wake up every morning sometimes early sometimes late, do prayers, go to class, eat breakfast lunch dinner, googling, facebook, maybe a bit of reading and hanging out with friends. And that's all.
Dame. Nothing interesting about my life. Why should I care making it interesting or fun? Because Mai, you live your life just once. You can never go back in time and those time you waste just make you gain nothing. EMPTY. LOST.
So, to my Life, i have been writing a few lists of things that I want to do and rearrange my life. Just to make it profitable in this life and in the after life.
For starter,
1. Re plan my monthly account.
So that i would not have to ask my mom for money so many times. In a few months, I'm going to be 25, at that age people should be living on their own and not depending on their parents. But since I am still a student, its fine. Its just that I have to smartly plan my strategies.
2. Making a list of 'Things That I Want To Do' and what I want to achieve in life.
Things that I take for granted in everyday life. Little-little things like smiling, helping a friend or reading some weird facts in the internet to bigger things in life like donate blood and help reduce global warming. Something like that....
3. My everyday 'To Do List' & a Calender Plan
This 'To Do List' is for my everyday works that must be done. List that would avoid me from forgetting things.
4. 1 hour daily doing light reading on book/novel, a doodle a day and an article a day.
For extra ideas, this book also help giving a good point of view of what to do everyday so that you live a happier life :)
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