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BEFORE PANDEMIC

“Tara labas tayo TGIF saka bagong sweldo”

“Order tayo ng milk tea tutal bagong sweldo naman”

“Samgyup tayo, treat ko malaki commission ko ngayong buwan”

“Sale daw ngaun tara punta tayo ng SM baka ung gusto mong damit mabili mo na”

“2 years na ung phone ko may bagong labas ngayon pwede na siguro palitan i-swipe ko na lang sa credit card ko pwede naman installment”

DURING PANDEMIC

“Bawal lumabas pwede lang sa mga essentials”

“Mag tubig ka na lang wala tayong pambili ng milk tea”

“Kailangan natin mag tipid naubos na ung commission ko wala din akong nakatabing pera, wala din pumapasok na benta ngayon kaya wala din akong makukuhang commission”

“Yung branded dress na bago kong bili hindi ko din magamit kasi hindi naman makalabas..kailangan natin ng pambili ng mga kailangan sa bahay ibenta ko na lang kaya online o ipabarter ko?”

“Yung cellphone na binili ko 24months ko pa babayaran sa credit card pano ito magbabawas daw ng empleyado ang kumpanya namin at baka isa ako sa matanggal”

Sounds familiar?

At bigla kong naalala ang kwento ni Langgam at Tipaklong. 

“Maganda ang araw makikita mong maaga pa lang gumagayak na si Langgam para magtrabaho at maghanap ng pagkain. Nakita sya ni Tipaklong na pakanta kanta lang at pasayaw sayaw. Tinanong nya si Langgam kung bakit sya nagpapakahirap at sa halip ay samantalahin ang magandang panahon para magsaya at mamasyal. Ang dahilan ni Langgam sinasamantala nya ang magandang panahon para maghanap at magipon ng pagkain para sa tagulan. 

Dumating ang tagulan si Tipaklong at basang basa at walang makain samantalang si Langgam ay panatag sa kanyang tahanan at walang pangamba dahil sya ay handa sa pagdating ng tag-ulan. Naalala ni Tipaklong si Langgam at humingi ng tulong. Tinulungan ni Langgam si Tipaklong pero pinagsabihan na sa susunod matuto na din syang magsinop at magimpok.”

Isang pambatang kuwento pero kapupulutan ng aral at pedeng mong iugnay sa nangyayari ngaun.

Ang tanong lang sa kwento na to sino ka? Si Langgam na nagipon habang tag-araw, nagpakahirap at nagtiis na magimpok at magtabi para sa panahon ng tagulan? 

O si Tipaklong na habang tagaraw ay nag YOLO at sinamantalang ang magandang panahon para magpakasaya at ng dumating ang tag ulan ay walang masilungan at matakbuhan?

LESSON LEARNED FROM THIS PANDEMIC

Nothing in this world is permanent except CHANGE

Who would have thought that this might happen in the world? One day everything is okay the next day that you wake up everything has changed.

All over the world has been affected…people, business, and economy.

Ikaw kamusta ka?

May naipon ka ba? Nagtipid ka ba? Naging si langgam ka ba na nagimpok, nagtiis at naging wais para sa panahon ng tag ulan ay may mapagkukunan?

Kung OO congratulations..pero sapat na ba ang iyong kaalaman o kuntento ka na ba jan?

O naging si tipaklong ka na nag YOLO (you only live once) at hindi mo naisip na YAGO (you also grow old) at hindi ka nakapaghanda?

Kung OO this is an eye opener for you.

It’s not too late to start anew.

And you can start not tomorrow, not next week not next month but NOW.

As you follow our blog, we will try to help you start anew, we will share our own experience for you to serve as a guide, give you some tipid tips and hacks and other things that will help you to make a new beginning.

But first, you have to make a CHOICE… and by choosing it will serve as your CHANCE to make your life CHANGE.

Why My Tipid Tips

I have noticed that there are visitors to our blog coming from different countries. And I realized that people might be confused about the blog name. So I’d like to take the time to explain some things.

Some of you might be wondering about the meaning of our blog name. Well, here it is;

Tipid” is a Filipino word that when translated to English means thrifty, economical, frugal. You may check it out in tagalog-dictionary.com and if you’d like to learn other Filipino terms.

Frugal or Thrift means careful management, especially of money. 

Hence, the blog name My Tipid Tips (or My Frugal Tips).

MISSION

To help people get the guidance and information they need about frugality, saving money, budgeting, personal finance, career and personal development.

A blog that will not only give a piece of advice on how to manage money but also information that may help people change their lives. This blog will serve as your guide on your journey to your goal of being financially independent.

VISION

Bring inspiration to every corporate slave in the world.

Established Date

My Tipid Tips was founded and first went live on August 1, 2020.

Authors

The authors of this blog are Denver and Judith.