Archive for January 4th, 2010

1. What celebrity would you just want to shake some sense into?
Lindsay Lohan, bar none! Her endless bar-hopping, getting drunk and lighting a cigar one after another, fights with her lover Sam…all captured by the paparazzi!

2. What do you think comes after death?
Life after death, depending on how you played your life before dying!

3. What is the first book that you can remember reading by yourself as a child?
I distinctly remember it was the Golden Book series.

4. What was the first rock concert that you attended?
A concert by a pop star then, Gary Valenciano.

5. If you were to suddenly become famous, would you choose a stage name? If yes, what would it be?
I think my name would have big recall so I would not change it.

6. What is the one thing that you wish the media would stop talking about?
John + Kate

7. If you could be part of any band, which one would it be and who would you be and why?
Jonas Brothers because my kids love them.
Or the Corrs because I love them.

8. Do you live close to your immediate family members? If not, how far away are they?
Some of them. Around 10 blocks away.

9. Last seasonal question (promise): What did you do on New Year’s Eve?
We celebrated with my in-laws!

That’s going to be 2010 for our family. It’s going to be a big year for us, with two kids going to school and the need to invest on a new car and buy a house. Our needs are growing and changing while our incomes aren’t so we need to do major changes on our spending.

We also decided to believe in insurance, after witnessing how it saved a young family who lost their head of the family at 30. The first thing we are going to get is car insurance once we buy a new vehicle.

I cannot believe I talked about spending on the first two paragraphs when the title of my post is supposed to be saving! Well, I did a bit of googling to help me know some tricks of the trade. I came across this article, 30 Ways to Save Money by the DumbLittleMan, and aside from using coupon codes (which I am learning to do!), here are some of the points he raised which hit me right in the head.

1. Cook in the house more often. You would not believe the number of times we eat out or order take-out in a week. Imagine if we can convert all those into savings!
2. Make a list before grocery shopping. And if I may add – stick to that list!
3. Consolidate and pay off debt as soon as possible. We are proud to say we are now living on one credit card and have closed off all others. And I only have two months to pay off my loan from two years ago. Yay!

Good luck on saving this year