Blog Posts on not just about the money

No prohibited drugs by Practical Tips and More on Oct 25, 2011It seems like a no-brainer that one should not get involved with prohibited drugs -- to put it bluntly, they do bad things to your body at a high price and you develop a dependence to it. Getting out of it is not easy too, there are simply not too m...

Live a little by Practical Tips and More on Oct 20, 2011I feel bad that we do not have the budget yet to buy the things that we WANT. I know we should be thankful that we can now more or less finance out needs like food, clothing and shelter, but luxuries and wants like an all terrain with atv power stee...

Sometimes it just pays to pay by Practical Tips and More on Jul 16, 2011In an aim to be frugal, we tried to be the ones to personally take pictures of our kids' birthday parties. It was fine for the home parties, but since we were the hosts, it was pretty difficult. Sometimes we even forget to take some shots.  And th...

To each his own by Practical Tips and More on Jul 15, 2011What's practical for some people may not be so for others. At the cemetery, people may be weirded out by the sight of outdoor fireplaces near a family mausoleum. It may not seem practical at all, especially in this country with the hot climate and...

Jewelry (vs bags) by Practical Tips and More on Jul 8, 2011My husband was telling me that one of our anesthesiologists moonlight as an alajera -- she sells jewelry. Not being very familiar with jewelry prices, he was pretty taken aback when he learned about the prices. We both agreed though, that for ab...

Choose a career you'd love by Practical Tips and More on Jun 25, 2011I've always told younger relatives not to take courses just because it was the "in" thing but to take it because it's something you can imagine doing for the rest of their lives. Sure, there was a time that information technology degrees w...

Raising practical kids by Practical Tips and More on Jun 22, 2011I'm so proud of my kids for not being "bilmoko" (a shortened Tagalog phrase which means "ibili mo ako" or "buy me...")  You could actually bring them to the toy store and get out of the store without them whining or hav...

Service Center by Practical Tips and More on May 21, 2011One thing we learned the hard way is not to buy too many products that have no service centers here in the Philippines. We have an old laptop which is not a brand that is popular in the Philippines. When we encountered some problems with it, we had...

Pacquiao vs Mosley by Practical Tips and More on Apr 30, 2011Only 1 week left to go! Pacquiao, dubbed "The People's Champ", once again has a fight, this time with Shane Mosley. Manny Pacquiao captured the imagination of the Filipino people when he emerged from being a skinny newbie boxer to one of...

Ready for power outages by Practical Tips and More on Mar 11, 2011Early this week, we experienced a power outage which lasted for about an hour. Our neighbors were ready with their yamaha generators while we had a couple of rechargeable lamps and some candles (can't afford the generator). While the rechargeable l...