This time, I intends to blog about money saving tips.
The followings are 5 ways of being thrift to share with:-
(All tried and tested)
- Cut my own hair.
Yes, I find much satisfaction cutting my own hair. During my school days, I used to go to Jean Yip or Kimage to trim my hair on a monthly basis. Becos my hair grows very fast 1 cm a month, so I got to trim it frequently. That was expensive about $20-$30. Later on during my working days, I went to Snip Avenue to trim at $3.80, which is quite cheap for a 10 minute cut. Now I D.I.Y, it's FREE!!! - Go to those cosmetic counters at departmental stores at ask for free samples. Most of the time, they will gladly give you 1 or 2 packs of sample to try first.
- Buy lesser clothes.
My buying habit was like this, I used to buy t-shirts in the 1st month, cardigans in 2nd month, office pants in 3rd month, shoes in 4th month....Now I decided to buy replacement clothes every 3-6 months instead. Too many old clothes and I don't know whether I will still be wearing.....is not very environmental friendly to throw away. - Take part in online surveys and get points awarded to exchange for vouchers at end of the year.
- D.I.Y my own clothes.
Choose the material at Spotlight and make my own pair of shorts for wearing at home. I tried sewing manually. If next time, I got a sewing machine by chance, it will make it easier. But I gain much satisfaction doing it myself.
As you are wondering now, what makes me want to be so thrift. I am interested to sponsor a child... as to which country's child, I have not decided yet. I didn't know that sponsoring a child doesn't need to be very rich to do so, until I came across the World Vision website. For only $45 a month I can sponsor a child that needs help badly. See how its goes. I am not prepared yet. I will do it when I can commit for 10 years.
