Five Hundred Pesos | My split Expenses

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I went to the market and buy food for our breakfast. I have five hundred pesos budget for all the stuff that I should buy. This was not just about food but also other stuff that is our daily basis of use. I went to Rose pharmacy and bought three medicines of Co-Aleva for the whoop of my mother. It wasn't severe but we rather bought in case of an emergency. It was advised by a former nurse who is a friend of my mother that Co-Aleva is an effective remedy, especially for mild whoop and sore throat.

Ikaw saan aabot 500 pesos mo?

Medicine and other remedies are very important for all of us. Humanity nowadays is susceptible to any diseases just how the pandemic ruined not just our health but our entire life. I think most of you aren't familiar with this medicine but in case you have sore throat you can try Co-Aleva. I used to take this medicine whenever I have whoops.

Now I'm still trying to figure out how I get good products cause in the past few days I just bought not fresh fish. I was scolded by my mother haha, still trying. I just bought 1/2 kilo of fresh fish and fortunately, I've selected the best one. I also bought ingredients, slice bread, soap bar and mineral water.

The stuff I have bought is our daily needs. It have speculation that my five hundred pesos aren't enough to sustain all of those. I considered that because I know some of the prices ang getting higher. I think inflation rare is getting worst now days especially when pandemics hits us. Our lives are transmuted due to pandemic. The way we live right is different as before like we have some gatherings and other events that allow us to make money.

Meanwhile, I started to clean the raw food I bought. It is needed cause we all know that a public we market is one of the most dirty places. It is better to make sure we wash thoroughly to avoid diseases. It is part of our daily routine to maintain our sanity and if possible wearing gloves is a must. In my case I don't have gloves to wear and I think it a just a burden.

Calamansi
Tinuwa ni bay
Pinirito ni bay

I cooked those fish in two split menu which is called Tinola and Pinirito. It was so delicious especially in early morning you take the warm soup. You are getting warm on your stomach. It is one of our commonalities as Filipino people to take our dinner with Tinola.

Our Budget

Our budget is getting tight right now especially pandemic hits us. Job opportunity is getting lesser and some businesses are getting close. As we adopt the new normal we are also engaging to few activities and the less activities we have the lesser we have obtain money. It is good thing that when I watched the news, the president says that the curve seems to be flattened. Businesses are started to open and in fact, our province here started to build two buildings for Gaisano and Metro. Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was started to fascinate those job seekers cause both of those companies are hiring employees. If you are interested with that you can visit Facebook page of PESO hilongos for further questions about the job they've offer.

Money tips

  • Don't bring your money with you

  • Just cook food at home it will lessen your amount of expenses

  • Buy your groceries in public market not in Malls weekly, not daily, not monthly. As I have know the prices of Bitter Gourd or ampalaya in public market is 50 pesos per kilo while in Mall 140 pesos per kilo.

  • Eliminate unimportant expenses

  • Lower down the cost of your important expenses. Example: Premium rice / 55 pesos per kilo while Blue jaguar rice is just 39 pesos per kilo.

  • Buy your own tumbler and bring your own water. Avoid buying outside. (Nature spring 500ml is now 15 pesos while if you just bring your own it's just free)

  • Always set aside 20-30 % of your income for your vital savings.

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Thanks for the advice! I’m 20 na and kailangan ko nang matutunan ang tamang budgeting hehe

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2 years ago

Ako din mayroon ding mga times na nahihirapan sa pag budget pero kailangan sigoru mag prioritize tayo sa mga gastusin.

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2 years ago

Buti na lng at malayo naabot ng 500 mo. Public market din ako ksi mas mura eh at dami pa mbibili.

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2 years ago

Ooh, ma'am Kasi mas mura nang kaunti sa public market. Marami pang choices. Kaya naka bilingual Ng iilan

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2 years ago

You're really amazing person as you know how and where you need to spend your money unlike me. Nowdays, this is really hard to maintain a family specially when the prices are too much. Let's hope for a better future

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2 years ago

Yes. It's tough managing our own expenses like we are getting fascinate to the things we want but we need to strain our selves from being extravagant.

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2 years ago

500 pesos now is only 100 pesos. It is so sad. I do love doing groceries most especially in public market. Pili pili ka lng ng mga fresh na gulay.

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2 years ago

Kung sa Tagalog ay barya nalang ang 500 pesos kasi sobrang mahal ng bilihin. Anyways these things is unavoidable so we just be productive on our daily lives to earn more and sustain our daily needs.

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2 years ago

It's really sad that our money has a low buying power now. 1000 pesos worth of grocery can't even last a week for a regular family unlike before. It's really helpful taht you share some tips for budgeting. Thank you!

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2 years ago

Indeed our grocery worth of 1k cannot even sustain for a week how much more if the inflation rate is getting hit unto us. I think people have a hard time to obtain what they need to survive.

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2 years ago

You have bought a lot for 500 pesos only, that means you're great at spliting your money with your priorities respectively, wish I could do the same. Thanks for the tips by the way, I will take note on that.

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2 years ago

Yes, I do have priorities so it should be you also. Talking about prioritization it makes us Strick into our budget especially when we have things to prioritize. Thanks for dropping here.

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2 years ago

No problem at all! It's actually nice to learn from other people by reading articles on this platform. Keep it up!

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2 years ago

Indeed, we have a lot to learn form other people who are talented enough to show of there talent. When I started here I have read a lot about crypto and trading.

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2 years ago

Great! I want to know more about crypto too but I just can't fully grasp the knowledge being shared by most authors writing about crypto, I guess I'm just gonna need to focus more and set aside a time solely for reading about crypto.

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2 years ago

Ang bait at ang sipag mong anak. Yung 500 pesos ko sakto na pang one week na pangkain at snacks ko sa boarding house hehe.

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2 years ago

Hehe, salamt po napag utusa lang mabuti naman napagkasya mo Ang 500 Pesos sa Isang linggo, kagaya din Nung nagaaral pa ako napagkasya ko din Yan. Kaso Ngayon Malabo na Kasi Ang mahal na Ng presyo Ng bilihin.

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2 years ago

Hala, parehas tayo nang ulam my friend. At tama ka dun sa mga tips na binigay mo, lalo na kasi nga nagtataasan na yung mga presyo nang bilihin ngayon. Hahay. Binagyo na nga, nakakalola pa yung presyo nang mga pangunahing bilihin. Kaya kami, pag talagang may budget for rice, kalahating sako na bibilhin namin. Butu nalang din at hindi kami mahihirapan kung medyo kapos sa budget kasi may suki si papa sa Tuba niya. Tas sa ulam naman, tig-isang kilo yung binibili nila mama at yung iba dun, nilalagay sa fridge para di laging bili nang bili. Yung sa ibang stuffs naman, binibili nalang yun pag may extra sa budget or kung napaglaanan talaga.

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2 years ago

Ay, ooh friend nagsisitaasan talaga Ang presyo Ngayon at dito pa talaga sa kalagitnaan Ng bagyo at pandemya. Sakto friend baka Dyan na kami bibili Ng tuba sa Inyo πŸ˜…

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2 years ago

hahaha.. Pwede naman. 850 lang naman per container.πŸ˜…

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2 years ago

Bakit ang sarap ng ulan niyo friend?πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜ Ang tagal ko ng hindi nakakain ng pinirito at tinolang isda. Huhu gustong gusto ko talaga. Na miss ko yung ganyang pagkain friend. πŸ₯Ί

Ang bilis lang ng pera friend nuh parang hangin lang minsan kaya mahalaga talaga na marunong tayong mag budgeting. Maging wise spender talaga.

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2 years ago

Parang love Yan friend Ang Pera kailangan mong e give para Kasi Wala ding mangyayari kung patuloy mong aariin.πŸ˜… Btw my friend masarap talaga yang tinola kaso kapag nasa City mahirap ka makatikim Nyan Kasi madalang lang ang mga taong nagbibinta Nyan.

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2 years ago

These are my favorite combination of food especially in cold weather . Lami gyud Ang isda labi na lab-as. Thank you for sharing your tips here in the community. This is very relevant and useful. Actually we have the same strategy in buying basic needs and I like your idea when you said that it would be better to bring your own drinking water which is FREE. That makes more sense. Thank you 😊

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2 years ago

Thanks also for that. Indeed making strick budget allow us to manage all of our expences. We might get rid of those what we want in life but the only is that you make a prioritization. You don't want in the future that you'll bearing consequences because of extravagant. It is not bad to treat your self and family in a enamour restaurant because seldom we can eat those delicious food. Hehe yups lami guyd Ang lab -as nga tinola.

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2 years ago

In light of this epidemic and war, each of us should know how to manage his money and choose the best at an appropriate price

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2 years ago

Yes, that's right we must manage our expenses in order to fit our budget in a monthly expenses. Pandemic and war are two forces that makes the whole world experience agony.

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2 years ago

Imo na kita kagabei sep? Nagkita mo ni arman sep😁 miadto d.i kag bato noh hahahah ikaw sep hap nag sale d.i ka run hahah. Sauna 1500 imo money permi😁 karun 500 nlng hahahah

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2 years ago

Sus as expected hahaha πŸ˜‚ ungo ka tsor sa ako na manghud gisogo rako oy. Buotan kaayu ko tsor. Ako pa nimo practice naka daan ug panyang gi kay father na raba sa two siblings nimoπŸ˜… tsor im I right?

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2 years ago

Hahahahah eh ila2 pako nimos imo manghud sep,

Siblings ba twn, ug madato nko anha nana🀣🀣

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2 years ago

πŸ˜† haha naa natoy bayu, Ikaw noon tagae ko dha. Ayawg solo solo ha.

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2 years ago

Hahaha ila² ra gani, 🀣 D.a ako igsuon panguyabi sep.

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2 years ago

πŸ˜‚ naunsa nman ka oy , desperate naman ka sa love ayay ayaw palabi sa love Kay makalumos na.

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2 years ago

Hahahah huyy kigwang despirate nga wapa gani koy plano pa ana hahahah

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2 years ago