February 3rd, 2009
How to be cheap
Phew I just spent the entire night cleaning my room! Shanshan is busy studying in the library and I told her I’ll study in the room but I ended up pulling hair out of my rug/sweep and mop/tidy things up T_T
Why god why have I turned into this domesticated monster who’s studying in a world class WOMEN’S college no less. I look around and see so many ambitious power-hungry women and I see myself pulling hair out of my rug and cringe in shame sigh. But! I did take some pictures ^_^ will put that in my next post haha
Anyway Suzie who’s working with NST wants to write this article on how to dress in a recession and since I always talk about how I save money, she got me to contribute some stuff also. Shy lah I’m no fashionista obviously so I didn’t want to pretend I know how to dress and give tips. Most of my clothes are hand-me-downs so I don’t really have my own style at all. However, I’m pretty good at giving tips on how to save money and since I already told her some, let me write an entire post on it!
So who doesn’t know my biggest passion in the world is to save more money than I can ever count right. Here’s how I do it!
1. The best way to save money is to..not spend at all. This takes years and years of practice but I’ve learned to not look at anything above what I will spend. (about USD10 or RM30 for a top/RM45 for a dress) I’ll go into a shop, look around for things that catch my eyes, look at price tag and if it’s above my budget, I won’t even linger around anymore. Contemplating longer leads to you wanting it more so no matter how nice that top/dress is, LEAVE RIGHT NOW.
I think my willpower is damn good one. More than $10, put it down. I don’t need this, put it down.
2. I think over the years, I got myself into believing that this motto of mine is true: when you buy something you want real bad, you end up not wanting it that much anymore. I’ve seen countless things I really want with all my heart and soul (like the denim skirt which was EVERYwhere in 2001 wtf) but I won’t buy them. Cause I think by finally owning those stuff, they’re no longer my dream dress/shoes/bag resulting in me not liking them as much anymore.
If you’re my boyfriend/friend/family members, you’d know that if I want something real bad, I’ll just go into the store a million times, stare at it with dreamy eyes, moan about how much I want it, then leave.
3. I know how some people hate second-hand stuff because they’re worn therefore dirty and all that bodily fluids yadda yadda but I LOVE second-hand stuff. You have this notebook that you don’t want although you only wrote in 2 pages? Give it to me! You have this pair of shorts that’s too big for you? Give it to me although it’s too big for me too but whatever I’ll find a way!
OMG I make myself sound like a recycling bin. But indeed..I am. I admit I am the trash can of the society wtf. You can look at me disapprovingly, judge me all you want with your high and mighty societal standards, I don’t really care. As long as I get to save more money then I’m all for it.
4. Textbooks are the bane of my soul (and bank account) so I almost never buy my own books. Even in high school, I never bought my books. Malaysian high school text books need to be reformed seriously cause they don’t serve a purpose at all. Most of my books are given to me by seniors (at gunpoint wtf nolah I just beg them until they get sick of me OMG i sound like a beggar now) or I just do without them.
I always look at people who buy ALL their textbooks in envy..and disdain..which is probably spurred by envy.The first few weeks of classes were always the most excruciating parts of my life cause I hadn’t gotten my books yet and here come all these people with their brand new shiny books. Even now in college, ESPECIALLY now in college where textbooks cost all your limbs, I’m always the person without her books. I have successfully gone without textbooks for some of my classes before *flashes victory sign wtf
That’s how I save up to $1000 a year. Just on not buying textbooks. I do have to work harder than other people but if I can save $1000!!! I don’t mind!! I hope this won’t cost me my grades T_T
5. I think I’m sort of a workaholic but it’s not a good thing especially when all my jobs are low-skilled jobs wtf..stuff like washing dishes, run after the ball, clean the kitchen etc. Anyway once I get my pay, I put EVERYthing inside my bank account. If I get paid in cash, I only take out RM50 to spend and put the rest inside. This really works cause once the money is in the bank, I almost never take it out again. I have this obsession that whenever I see my bank statement/bank book, the amount MUST always be increasing.
Actually writing this makes me realize that I’m a little borderline obsessive about this whole trying to save money mania..my parents will probably kill me if they see this. “oi you make us sound like we don’t give you money!” Of course they do! They are the best parents in the world! hello dad wtf
Sometimes I do realize that I take too much effort in making sure that I don’t spend as much and people have told me that time=money=I’m stupid. I don’t know..I always feel like my time is quite worthless wtf. But I have to change this mindset soon.
Yeah I guess those are ways on how I save money but a lot of them are highly not recommended cause I don’t think this is a very good trait. Knowing how to value your money is a good thing but if you’re too obsessed with saving money, it gets in the way of a lot of things.
Sooo many of my friends have told me that they really hate that I’m so money-minded but I wish I can explain to them how I feel about money cause I can’t! It’s not like I’m super poor, or that I’m really in need of money that’s why I’m saving up..it’s just that I keep thinking I better save up just in case..just in case of what? I don’t know. Sometimes I wonder if the need arises or if there’s an emergency, will I even use my hard-earned money? What’s the point of saving so much money when I will never use it?
I just kept feeling like if I use it now, what if I need it next time! I guess the one time I’ll stop telling myself this is when I’m 80 and about to die so there’s no next time anymore wtf. Then I’ll buy a super nice diamond-studded coffin with all my money wtf. Sigh sorry for this long entry that’s all bye.
p.s: I just got accepted into my study abroad program! Hong Kong here I comeeee!
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dont worry, whatever the obsession or reason is, saving up like this is good la never mind one! ya i am 50% like that, cuz i still buy stuff i really really like and need like…. clothes haha but im still the one who lingers on the ipod nano web page convincing myself i cant decide on the colour then keep changing my mind. what i do is that if i see something i really like at the mall right, i just trick myself and let myself be determine to buy it but i just wont walk into the shop and look at it again then i wont feel so bad..
Wow..I think your way of saving money could work for me as I’m a shopaholic and a money-spender… I always feel so guilty after buying that nice dress or those skincare product. With my depleting amount of money in my bank account and the continuation of my spendrift attitude, I bet my ass I would never survive till April (stopped working part time).
*shiny eyes
you are my idol suet. i wish i could be like that too. but quite the difficult T_____T
eh eh why don’t buy textbooks online ler kan very cheap! well, cheapER i mean.
Then how about daily meal? You can’t just stuff bread for the whole weeks gua? =_____=
You’re such a good role model on saving money xD might have the chance to do as you did when I go college starting next month~ My 1st time leaving hometown >___< excited* haha
That’s not “How to be cheap”. That’s how to “Live smart”.
I’m on a shopping diet, sweat. Support me!
Money not spent is not yours. So spend wisely loh. But the way you wrote it was really funny!lol
“when you buy something you want real bad, you end up not wanting it that much anymore”
wow, that is so true! And it always happen to me =( Will adopt your motto! hehe
i see ur friends spending alot on your presents. will u return them something almost of the same value or something less then 10usd?
good that you know that you sound obsessive! everyone should save up but you really sounded as if you’re very poor and IT IS VERY ANNOYING. such as begging seniors for books and all. like WTF? people’s book dont need money buy? wouldn’t asking them to sell at cheaper price sounds better?
miaw~~ i love myself and also love my money. HK.. shopping heaven. tahan ah. hahaha. i’ll spend most on my family and beloved, seond is spend medium for myself, and spend sikit for my friends, or none wtf. I tahan myself not to drink rm 3.30 pearl milk tea, tahan not to see rm 2.50 cheese donut, tahan myself to park the car far and walk a distance just to save up parking charges (sorry lar i really dont know how to take a bus but most of the time i tumpang friends’ car omg will they think i’m such a loser wtf), tahan not to buy rm 1.70 gel pen which is very nice to use and write and use promotions pen (i curi from the activities stall and call different friends to go take extra ones for me, free mah) never buy any denims for myself, just use cousin’s ones (she damn skinny and im so suprise that i can fit it), only buy food from sch canteen less than 5 times a year just to save money (hungry eat biscuits thirsty no water drink friend’s ones) BUT BUT BUT I THINK 2 DAYS AGO I GOT CURSED !! I WANT LV MONOGRAM VERNIS KOALA WALLET DAMN DAMN BADLY. sigh…. but i tell myself the pearl colour will easily dirty. if i can get a rich old man to get me one wtf wtf wtf.
wow.. i really “pui fook” u! i wish i can be like that but it really takes time. i have started working and i forced myself to save at least 20% of my salary every month and sometimes i even give excuses to myself for not saving; bcos its Christmas and its Chinese New Year! so not make sense i know but thats just excuses so that i can go shopping! wtf i should really motivate myself with ur motto!! lol
Babe, good entry. Makes me think about the way I spend my money too. I realise I spend more on food than anything else. Dóesn’t help that I hangout with friends who eat out and I’m somewhat made to spend outside also when I mostly cook at home. Can’t help it nowadays – makes me want to just stay and eat in alot. As for shopping, I can shut myself and not buy it when I know it’s way beyond my budget. Otherwise I’d be buying the whole damn shop already.
pat, yeah! ya tht’s a good idea too =D
cindy, haha good luck!
carol, online also quite expensive la like $50 still!
sam, you can eat for cheap in msia! less than rm5 per meal even.
michelle, haha good luck!
julian, haha i thought it was kinda serious!
lucy, good luck with it!
bob, wow i can’t wait to reply your comment. Nolah I’m cheap but not to my friends and family! seriously why are you judging me so harshly? is there a need to talk about how i’m cheap on myself but not so with my family and friends? should i talk about how i don’t mind spending things for my loved ones? and since when money is used to measure love?
i’m obsessive about saving money but like i said, it’s not as if i’m poor but it’s because i like knowing i have extra cash all the time. you know what’s even more ANNOYING? it’s people like you throwing baseless accusations. using the word beg is just an exaggeration and if you read me long enough you know i exaggerate all the time. do you think i would really go on my knees and beg for textbooks wtf
which part of my post did i say i did not pay them for the books? I just didn’t think I have to explain every single detail for people like you who like to take bits and pieces and conjure your own story. ok since you like knowing everything, i got my high school books from my ex bf who was my senior. i wanted to pay him but he obviously wouldn’t take my money since he was still my bf then. in college, seniors sell me their textbooks all the time. I then take my money from my wallet, and pay them. Enough details?
jaclyn, yaya me also! i won’t mind spending for my family and bf but not for myself haha. yaya i always buy 80sen pen hahahah. i see people using the pilot pen and get really jealous cause it’s so expensive T_T and bring food to school so dont have to eat canteen food but sometimes cant tahan T_T good luck in getting a rich old man wtf
esther, haha u can do it good luck!
kim, thanks! yeah i think i like spending on food more than on anything else. don’t know why..haha buy whole shop
haha bob.
You were not serious! ..were you? nevertheless it was funny. I enjoy humour like that even though it was unintended. lol. And don’t get so worked up about bob lah. He doesn’t even know you.
wow this is a damn nice post i tell you
i’m another kiamsiap like you where i can skip my dinner just to save money..that’s how i survived in subang wtf without using my parents money
but then the money i saved all goes to shopping (cheap cheap RM10 tshirt wtf) and no branded stuff wtf
but sometimes..i dunno if this is something good or bad..
cuz i tend to be gan jeong even if it’s just RM10!!
i remember being upset for spending RM10 photocopying stuff wtf
not sure if this will help (ad supported e-textbooks? – http://www.freeloadpress.com/
Seriously, this post is awesome and wow, you are a true blue very “han tuck” fella! I wished I could be like that too but the temptation of buying branded stuffs (inherited from my aunt)is just too strong for me to handle. Plus, having the mindset of branded-stuffs-last-longer, I don’t think I can stop buying branded stuffs…hehe…
But I do buy pasar malam stuffs though…aih, now I sounded like a tong sampah – “mat dou am”…
“I guess the one time I’ll stop telling myself this is when I’m 80 and about to die so there’s no next time anymore wtf. ”
Wtf this line made me rofl, wtf !
it is not a bad trait at all! in fact i think my friends and i are all very money-minded i never knew till one day we had this guy come out with us and when we were splitting the bill equally, he commented that we’re so calculative and we glared at him with super laser beam eyes lol.
long live king Suet!
*gives offering in the form of second-hand textbooks*
I can relate! When I go shopping I usually check my wallet and calculate my budget. If I allocate 150 for clothes, I will never spend more than that eventhough some other pieces caught my eye. I console myself by saying, I’ll buy this next time, or during sales or whatever. I rarely submit to temptation either. If I go to high end shops, I’ll remind myself that it’s not worth it if I buy this as this (like millions of girls worldwide) at I this exorbitant price, if it’s just a fad. I will buy it if I REALLY like it and if it’s a classic that can be mixmatch with everything and won’t look weird or out of trend -__- I’m an auntie. More like a grandma -_-
I don’t know why I’m such a miser, I guess I inherit the genes from my dad (because my mom spends like normal human beings!, like she will buy 10 containers she doesn’t need only because it’s there’s a sale!). And the fact that I don’t earn my own money yet, not working at all and still studying and mooching off my parents, hehe. But I really love the way I spend it now, hehe ^__^ My comment so long, sorry! :p
Good entry! I always get jealous over people who can shop without looking at the price tag. Complaining why Im so broke that I cant buy this and that. Instead, should start thinking do I really need those stuffs haha! I really want to learn that willpower hahahahaha! Must train myself =p
You have a good trait. dont let those negative comments affect you. I think everyone is money minded is just how they portrait it. Keep it up hehehehe!
ah yalah, i dont even know you. this is my first time reading ur blog since a friend recommended it. but i thought this entry was totally absurd.
“at gunpoint wtf nolah I just beg them until they get sick of me OMG i sound like a beggar now”
i can differentiate ‘at a gunpoint’ as a joke but i took’just beg them’ seriously. if u didnt do anything like that why bother typing it down? its not even funny. btw begging doesnt necessarily has to be kneeling down and knocking ur forehead on the floor. it can be “give me larrr give me larrrrrrr free pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee”
ANYWAY
i guess im just too pissed off with those people who try hard saving money themselves while causing inconvenience to others around them, and i have ‘righteously’ categorized u as one of em
i dont think im all right as well la so, sorry mate =)
eh sorry everyone let me bypass your comments first
bob, why did you think the entry was absurd? that is btw how i write, i write stupid things all the time so i’m sorry if my style of writing wasn’t up to par with your liking. i’m sorry u take things so literally but it does make sense why u interpreted it that way. and i dont know how me saving money has caused inconvenience to other people cause it has never happened to me/them before. i’m sorry it happened to u but pls don’t take it out on innocent people like me who meant no harm to the world wtf. i hope my wtf doesn’t offend you too
bob if you have a problem with the way suet is you can talk to my fist
cos my fist has a problem with how judgemental you are
i have no as strong determination as yours =.=
i always end up buying things not in my to-buy list
and i always exceed my budget :S haih!
i think after i spend =.=
eh, bob why are u so harsh
lol bob feel free to come more!
then slowly u’ll get used to the stupid writing style of suet wtf
but if u dun find it funny then dun read again la wtf
wau!how to start!hmm!i m act wit ur side!haha cz i always do so n it is really to explain wit my friends! but i get better now cz last time wen i try to save soso much money n try to ikat my perut soso tight, i lost many things tat i want n i need!i always desire to buy something heavily n prepare my finance well but i will 98%sure tat i would pull bac my decision n do the samething again n again wen i saw tat things! phew! ha however,friends n family always told me tat *$cant bring into the c-o-f-f-i-n de la*!haha so i jz try to spend a bit more on things tat i need! haha good tips anyway!
i’m just like you always saving money. eat little for lunch = save money + lose weight wtf. i think my friends are secretly annoyed with my money-saving habits T_T
getting 2nd-hand stuff is damn good!! this cny i didn’t buy new clothes but i got 2nd hand stuff from my relatives in the end i got like.. 8 skirts and 2 dresses. and i didn’t even ask for them
(sounds like a donation aihh)
oh and I love spending things for my loved ones too /shy.
hey suet lee! thanks for writing up this very useful post! u know, as i was penning down my goals for this year, i thought about u (no joke) when i wrote down ‘goal #3: save money’! it made me think abt the eyelash feathers u used at Nuffnang’s animal-themed party – how u recycled them instead of burning a hole in ur wallet!
))
beautiful header pic btw!
gosh~ i did a lot of those too! save and save and save all the money!!! dunno for what though! XD but now I’m saving for a laptop!! >.<
wow…this post is so inspiring!!
I’m gonna start saving like u..lol
Suet!
Why did you go and scoop me on my own story idea??
Kidding!!
Anyway, see, I knew you’d be the perfect candidate for my story.
If you find Suet’s post inspiring, please pick up NST this Saturday to see more of her brilliant tips. I got Audrey (http://fourfeetnine.blorc.com) and Karen Marie (http://emmagem.com) to contribute too.
The article is in YOU which appears every Saturday in NST.
If you have any tips of your own that you’d like to share, feel free to email them to nstyouth@gmail.com. If it’s really good, we’ll even publish it in YOU. So don’t forget to include your name and contact number too, alright?
P/S: Sorry ah suet, i guna your blog to plug my paper
hello suet, have been following your bloggy for sometime but this is my very first time to leave you a comment.
i’m seriously amazed by the ways u save money omg! but then.. never you have the strong desires to get LV gucci yada yada etc? o__O haha. if yes, how do you restrain yourself from not eyeing on them?
[...] was so inspired by the article that she decided to write a full blown entry/post on the subject of saving money. That’s what I admire about her – so young and so money savvy. I wish I had half the discipline [...]
$1000 per yr?!?! god, u r so good at saving money. i’ve tried so many times but failed. i guess my determination isn’t as strong as yours, and i think i take for granted the fact that my parents will always give me money. but i need to stop spending now! how later, when i grow old and wrinkly and i still need to ask money from them? cannot lah. my anak dont want to mengaku me as their mom later how? sigh~ thanks for writing this, i will/must try to save more money now.
magecibai my law book costs RM200 WTF but thanks to the author who happens to be the lecturer in melbourne she allowed us to photostat it and to be used in our open-book exam. damn good i tell you. rm200 vs rm36.
hahaha, when I read ur post I keep on laughing cause that’s how I like when I was younger (like 2-3 yrs ago). Same, always save n save, work part time d then all the money go into the bank, wont take out any money, always save for in case, but in case for dont know what. Until last year I guess, dont know what happen, maybe this curse bocor d and I started to spend money…hahahahah, cause 1 of my fren told me, dont wait next time to buy that thing if u really love it, if not next time u wont get to buy it. Like I said, I am same as u, I love tat thing sooooo much, but I never really plan to buy it, every time passby the shop sure go inside, touch touch, go home think whether I should buy anot. End up didnt buy. Until there are few times I really love those things, and I didnt get to buy, I was soooo regret. So now I told myself, if I really love that thing, even go home I also keep thinking bout it and that thought have been in my mind for months,or weeks..I will go n buy it if affordable(plus now got stable income d).Luckily some of us are not fancy with branded stuff :p But damn I love gadgets
Then rite, u know kl la, ppl love to go yam cha, my frens always invite me but I reject cause wanna save money (I wont only drink but eat in mamak),slowly my frens mostly dun wan ajak d cause they know I wont do. But 1 thing I will never change and I think its a good method for me is that, no matter what I wanna buy (esp more expensive stuff), I will check whether I have the double amount of the thing I wanna buy in my account. Sorry ah, didnt realize I wrote this much d when talk bout saving money (cause feel ur way)
admire ur determination anyway…go gal!
I save a lot as well. For what I don’t know. But I can’t bear to spend my money at all. I love my money that much. Sigh.
you are truly a rare gem. it is too common nowadays to find ppl living beyond their means, living as a credit-card-slave, enjoy now, pay later and so on. you, on the other hand, have the will and wisdom to control your desires (spending desires, you dirty minds) and build your wealth. “a cent saved is a cent earned” simple but very true. it takes a very confident person to not succumb to materialism, to not have the need to have expensive branded goods to feel accepted by their peers. you, my friend, have all these rare qualities and definately have my respects.
Hey, so envy! you are going to study in HK..remember to eat all the good food and post it on your blog!
still cannot make it. i cannot control myself!!! how can??? whenever i see Forever21 i HAVE TO go in & when i DO go in….. =X
# jammie Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 12:56 am
bob if you have a problem with the way suet is you can talk to my fist
cos my fist has a problem with how judgemental you are <— this makes me rofl!! ahahahaha
what’s wrong with secondhand clothing? i shop at secondhand clothing stores all the time! after all, buttons can be sewn on, zips can be fixed, straps can be altered. i just avoid the super musty smelling stores.
as for textbooks, i buy secondhand ones too or if there’s none, i just borrow from my uni library. the trick is to study early before assignments/exams period so you can actually have access to the book. that way, you get better results too for studying early.
being thrifty is good okaaaay! especially in this economy! being obsessed with saving money is better than being obsessed with shopping (which most girls, including me, are) anyday.
anyway, saving money is like the #1 characteristic of suet li! if you stop being thrifty, it’s like you’re not you anymore! lol. so continue being the suet li that you are. we love you for it!!
hey there suet li!
been reading your blog for a few months now!
nice work there!
thrifty is not my middle name…so i can’t say much about that then!hahaha…
jammie i love your reply so so so so so much. /boo
Hihi,
I’m also studying overseas now.. in Tokyo (cut throat place I’d rather starve sometimes) I really like your posts and I wonder if you can share some grocery buying tips.. I can forgo shopping but food is a necessity right.. how do you deal with the necessities? ^^
hello i’m free right now! my class was only an hour long, so i guess i do have a lunch break after all!
not going to say anything about old bob, because a few replies have gone his way already. oh what the hell. bob, why are you so affected by the thrifty activities of a stranger? what ‘inconveniences’ has suet caused to others by trying to save money? do you even know them? and you probably meant ‘rightly’ instead of ‘righteously’, because you sure sound like a self-righteous asshole.
eh remove your plurk lah babe, you’re still excited about your cookies ah wtf
a very good guide. i’m dying to not spend on something not necessary just like you.
“i guess im just too pissed off with those people who try hard saving money themselves while causing inconvenience to others around them, and i have ‘rightly’ categorized u as one of em” old bob
“and i dont know how me saving money has caused
inconvenience to other people” suet
see i said i categorized u as one of them. which basically means i assumed la, and i apologized u see! im not trying to say that U have caused people inconvenience ok? aren’t you judging my writing as well =’(
the inconvenience sentence is wrote based on an unhappy experience of me going all the way down to cheras to fetch a friend who’s too stingy to drive her own car and pay for fuel and parking/ pay her train ticket while she can easily take an star lrt near her house and change to a ktm line. i didn’t know how to reject since she was a really old friend of mine so i ended up stuck in a 2 hour jam and totally late for a deadline.
i want to make it clear that i have totally NO intention of being a flamer, i am just voicing out my views which doesn’t happen to be something siding you. i totally have nothing against you ok?
wtf is perfectly fine for me. no worries mate.
oh and life is short, you should pamper yourself more while you still have the time and youth
NO OFFENSE IS MEANT FOR THE LAST SENTENCE OK THAT IS WHAT I REALLY THOUGHT *protects self from fists for judgmental people
how come nobody congratulate u on ur acceptance one. congrates!
i see the hong kong news more exciting than the saving money tips+issue(bob) cos i totally suck at conserving and saving
my motto is, only buy new clothes once a year, the rest, spend it on food. that way i’ll feel less guilty.
congratulations! my friend said she got to meet a lot of hong kong celebrities in the streets! oh i also heard things are expensive there.. :/ anyhow, all the best to you!
wah…. i think i secretly enjoy reading ur comments more than ur post..!
anyway, i realy like u la! u like so selambe write everything that is on your mind which is damn good! i feel so guilty already for buying all those things just now……… how u do it i still don’t get it….. sometimes if i really like that something and if i don’t get it i’ll end up dreaming about it that nite and da next day sure go buy wan! wtf rite?
hmm…its just dat life is short, no point saving every penny when u cant take anything with u when u pass away…just buy the necessities, like textbooks, i mean we are students right? and some people really get on my nerves when they try to take advantage of u because of $$$…=(
julian, haih i always get worked up about things one. such is life being a girl wtf
jy, thank u! hahaha although im stingy i dont mind spending on food!! i lovee food. and you can find cheap food everywhere in msia! hahha actually im not as bad wtf rm10 for me still ok..
abe, eh why i try searching but none of my books are available =(
kitkeat, actually it might be true la branded stuff lasts longer but as a girl, i get bored with clothes easily so no point having something that lasts longer anyway!
red, haha!
esther, hahah ya we usually split bill also =.= haha give offering hahaha!
kellie, yeahh good job! ya me too i just say haih next time only buy la, or hmm i’ll think about it and come back later but i never go back one wtf. nvm we’re both aunties/grandmas =.= i think one reason why i’m like this is cause i’m still young la i’m not working also, no right for me to use my parents’ money like that.
jiayi, yeahh one of my biggest dreams is to able to shop without caring how much it is!
jammie, hahaha love u jam! /boo
annant, just try harder next time! wtf im so motivating.
jy, haih why am i so stupid also maybe i should be more serious next time wtf
sherlyn, ya actually now i’m getting better also haha which im really glad for! haih good luck to us for not being so stingy next time!
olivia, yeah actually my frens too wtf but im getting better now la..i hope.
hongyi, hey! hahhaa aww im so flattered!!! thanks! hahha ya must be innovative to save money!
yumii, haha good tht u have a goal!
maple, good luck =D
suzie, heyyy! haha i dont mind go ahead!
moon, haha ya i do! of course! but i don’t really care that much cause they’re wayyy too expensive. i can live without them anyway!
pattir, yaaa books here are crazy expensive! haha good luck k!
clem, eh rm200 is damn cheap la books here are $120 k!!! rm400 siao.
yeah i heard from another friend that for another law subject of ours, the textbook is rm300.. and i was seriously like WTF.
borrow books from library la cannot ah? then photostat wtf. like what we m’sians always do..
eh just to comment on your entry.. should always indulge yourself every now and then. yeah of course you can be thrifty but consider the following situation: this person called A is thrifty and saves a lot but one day got into an accident and died or something wtf. his soul in heaven (or hell..) regrets not buying that tasty ice-cream which he wouldn’t get to taste forever.. wtf.
hahahaha just exaggerating la but i’m sure you get my point.
im about 80% like u…haha…alwiz dun wana spend money on stuff that i rly rly like and my mom will scold me and tell me just buy it lah cuz she’s so sick of my whining about not having enuff money to buy watever it is. =/
i have frens, some of whom are close to me, who are shopaholics and have the $$ to do it. and when i go out shopping wif them, its torture T___T cuz they see nice nice things and they go ‘omg i LIKE’ and kaching goes their credit card….T___T and they go back happy wif many many bags but i go back emptyhanded….but wif a full wallet wtf which actually doesnt hv much money in it also lah.
im not super poor oso and my parents give me enuff money to survive in UK but just….same gang wif u lah!!! stingy wtf =/
No shame about saving money! Did you know that I picked up so many Adidas branded shirts from the goodwill stores near my college? OMG right. Except that now I have a pants with the name “Emily” sitched on at the backside but seriously I don’t care. I wear it to sleep anyway.
You’re awesome! And about the world class college..I went to look up Mount Holyoke (because I was ignorant and didn’t know about it..but I don’t know a lot of other colleges in the US) and yea it’s super ATAs – the sisters version of the ivy league. You’re super smart, and you’re double majoring? Woah. Hats off to you suet!
voon, hahah why u write without paragraphs one very hard to read but i read all! i think u’re right la if i really like it i should buy it hor..but i always think i work so hard for this much and it’s all wasted on this bag..abit not worth it.
yeah i know what u mean about the yamcha one. but mamak very cheap only what! rm1.20 for teh o ais limau haha i think it’s more expensive now kua.
shana, wuwu ya me too T_T i just love to have extra cash, not because i love money but the thought of having extra just to be safe..
grouchy, hahah i know it was spending desires ok not so dirty minded!! no u make me sound too noble, i succumb to temptation sometimes but i think it’s for the better. people have been complaining way too much on how frugal i am so i’m constantly trying to change that. but thanks anyway!
sheryl, haha i will dont worry! cant wait!!
jade, dont go f21!!!!!!!! rip off!!!!!!! if u want something i buy for u la
esther, hahaha she’s so funny right!
irene, yeah i borrow from the library too but the thing about the textbooks here is the library only has the older editions and some of the things have been changed..so have to becareful la. haha u mean there isnt any other characteristics that are admirable about me ah wtf
derrin, hey! hahah it’s ok..
carol, yaa so funny right!
momopi, ermm i just buy the cheapest things in the store la haha i dont really care about quality as much one. besides, i dont do grocery shopping alot cause food is provided here so sorry cant help much..but if it’s a necessity don’t scrimp la it’s good for u
baz, halooo hahah lazy wanna remove laa
jaysee, u can do it!
bob, hello okla i’m not mad at u so don’t worry. i’m happy u made the effort to explain yourself which i really appreciate. no cause u sounded very angry/bitter at me cause of your experience, which is totally unfair for me right. i will never do that to a friend, ever, no matter how stingy i am. and of course i wont take offense in that! dont worry la haha people here are nice they just don’t like people who’re judge me without bothering to know me first. hope you don’t mind that!
eevon, hahah thanksss!! expensive ar???? how ah wuwuw T_T i’ll try my best to not spend!
lalala, hahha! hahah selambe i love tht word! very long never hear edi. nvmla dont worry those are just what i do, doesnt mean it’s right!
chin, yeah i know that’s true but what if i need it for a bigger emergency next time! at least now i have some sort of a spare tyre..textbooks cannot la they’re crazy expensive here. about RM300-400 for one. used ones also RM150. how la.
clem, can borrow frm library but it’s older edition and alot things different la. u know what!!! here cannot photostat one. got la but damn expensive u know!! like RM2 per page SIAO. how to photostat a 400 page book like tht might as well buy! ya i get ur point la dun worry i will buy icecream one wtf
dolphyn, hahah 80%! ya my mom always ask me to spend one =.= yaa me also i get very jealous but at the same time happy la cause they’re happy. hahaha!
grace, hahah emily! aww thanksss! yeah my college is really good! nolah i’m not smart seriously and im not double majoring..i dunno im still considering! see if i have time or not.
arloo suet. i came to read your money saving post again to motivate myself haha, your post inspired me a lot! and no worries, you’re not money-minded at all!
wah, u’re going to hk! so good! pls get raymond lum’s autograph for me if u meet him in hk wtf
I think I am kinda like you in a sense that I save my stuff and I am pretty.. kiam siap.
Guess what? my sis calls me a hamster because I hoard my stuff and I save every cent I find.
you go girl!
You’re future husband will thank you!
putting in bank account used to work for me….until internet banking appeared T____T now it’s even worse with ALLLLLLL the online boutiques around. bleh.
and i LOVE hong kong! the people are gorgeous and the shopping is cheap and gooooood!
OMG congrats on hong kong!!!!
when are you going?!?! for how long?! I WILL COME VISIT YOU
which university in hk u comin? hku? i’m a malaysian studyin here(n actually i m posting this comment in the campus hehe). u gonna hav a lot of fun!
hey! nice tips~ i do always buy 2nd hand gadgets or collectibles that retains it value or even have potential of growth hahaha! I hate to see my brand new stuff plummets down in value when you start using them…so i stick to 2nd hand stuff sometimes haha…cos cheap ma lol!
congrats on HK! You would have fun there, especially shopping for clothes ahaha. I’ll be graduating this year dy hahaha but most likely i’ll stay.
Hi sweat, u’re exactly the same as my bf. i am laughing all the way reading ur post. He uses all the 2nd hand stuff especially mobile fons. alwiz ask me to buy new fon then give him my old fon. keep it on sweat.
wow! u can really save up like that? yet still look gorgeous? u must be very good at bargaining then. kudos!
i just got lotsa angpau money and they all went into the bank too, except a small amount(i dont remember how much but it is little) lol! high5! thumbs up to saving, but it is good to spend on friend’s bday gifts, charity yada yada (omg i sound like a saint) hahaha n congrats, youre going to hongkong
wheee
haha..welcome to hong kong..come n buy cheap and nice clothes..can get a lot of $10 clothes around town =)
awesome-ness suet! congrats on being accepted to hk program. u deserve it! beauty with brains!
*gasps* Diamond-studded coffin?!! u better don’t, coz there will be desperate thieves that will dig you outta your grave and steal all the diamonds, and prolly leave ur body out in the open to rot for all they care!
congrats on the acceptance! hk has the best hawker food in the world…regardless of whereever you go, all their food is AWESOME!!! =)
haha….pai seh…I didnt notice that I didnt make it to paragraph and thanks that u read it all.
yalor hor, agree with u like abit wasted when spend such money on a bag, tats y gonna love it so much only think is worth to buy, haha
haha…bout the mamak thing, same as others, they oso said very cheap coz its only RM 1.20-2something…but the thing is I cant just drink, once i saw food I sure eat T_T
haha your probably like every parent’s dream daughter. I think your tips are very effective! Haha I don’t like to buy original textbooks either but I always get scolding from my parents if I buy photostated books. wtf right? haha, I guess they think that books are an investment and it’s not like they can’t pay. That’s why I’d like to add another tip…It’s good to save on whatever we can but the most important thing I learnt is we should know how to differentiate on whether something is worth saving. For example, if we buy a cheap pair of shoes, we might end up spending more money replacing the shoes as they get spoilt easily. wa i damn cheong hei wei, like old grandma only.
Anyways, I enjoy reading ur blog! it feels as though you’re talking to me like a friend.
my saving tactics are the same as yours! except that i have wayyyy less willpower because my bank account only shrinks T.T
i’ll have alot when my pay comes in, but by the end of the month im dry
my parents do send me money, but err… i already spent it all during the boxing day sales. wtf
jammie’s so loyal!
and clem, i totally understand. good thing im studying in oxford and by default i can get 10% discount on books by oxford press
i did manage to buy a few books from seniors, but not all that i need because the competition for cheap books is too fierce. lol
Hahah I have that obsession too! Everytime I look at my acc book the amount mustn’t decrease! Not that I withdraw money but still. pff
You seem very independent =) How to become independent one?
jaysee, haha ok i hope u’re inspired now! good luck!
sandra, hahah if i see him ok i will!
yenn, hahaha hamster! what a good term. ya hehe
foongjin, hahha yeahh that’s true. cheap?? i heard it’s expensive la!!
pinkpau, thank uuuu! i’m going next fall! for whole of fall sem only sigh i wish i can go for a year =( come visit me pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
voon, yeah i’m going to hku! i’m really excited! hope i’ll see u there ok?
michael, eh why u gonna graduate edi ah? so who’s gonna bring me around and everything!! i hope u’ll still be there later la
nocnoc, helo! hahha hard to find a guy like tht actually!
erlinda, hahah what does saving up have to do with my looks wtf but thanks!
sj, yays! yeah that’s true. thanks!
weiqi, really?? i thought everyone says things are expensive!
amber, hahah aww thanks for being so sweet!
blossom, hahaha nolah it’s just a joke wtf. yeah i cant wait!!!!!!!!!
voon, haha it’s ok! i wont eat one la cause scared fat also >.>
lihong, haha really ah! textbooks are seriously overpriced la =( knowledge is not supposed to expensive wuwuw. yeah that’s really true..i always buy cheap stuff that spoils easily but for me, spoil already i’ll still wear wtf T_T so sad. haha if not how should i talk to people!
amy, eh u’re in oxford? i have a friend there! 10% still quite little la books are sooo expensive!
lynn, haha! yays! ermm i think cause my parents give me a lot of freedom and i always have to take care of my siblings. i’m the eldest!
sometimes i hope you are not that popular so i can read all ur comments wtf. now every post is getting too many comments so lazy to read adi wuuu
Wah…so many comments. Want to read it all but lazy. Haha..
“…you’d know that if I want something real bad, I’ll just go into the store a million times, stare at it with dreamy eyes, moan about how much I want it, then leave….”
Haha..this sound like me too. The way u saving up ur money some sort like me as well, could say around 70% of it. Haha…Like this post though…
Maye
LOLX!! Totally love Jammie’s comment. Short and sweet. LOLXXX!!! Bob is an interesting fellow. A tad harsh and judgmental at places but we probably misjudged him cause some of his comments pisses me off too. But no harm done I guess.
Congrats on your acceptance in the study abroad program gurl! I am so jealous. I hope my uni had that program too. No. Wait. I take that back. I hope my freaking uni has more foreign language classes to offer.
eating will be super expensive but when there’s sales around, you can get really good bargain on clothes..*even i feel like shopping when i commend*
I have a bit of you from what you wrote. I check out things I really want many many times too. So much so that people around me get annoyed *_*
I also can’t explain why I’m like that. It’s just that the power to buy, BUT you don’t want to, is more exciting then when you finally bought it
hong kong! no wonder suddenly i read the comments got hong kong pula. hahaha. ooohhhh congrats!!!
i wish i would haha…im planning to take a research postgraduate thing in my same school…maybe work too la haha. If im there ill take u go makan makan la…say first..not cheap hor hahahah! I gained 10kg in HK, good luck! haha!
lol same actually, I cannot resist cheap shoes. I always tell myself to buy a really good quality expensive shoe so it won’t spoil so easily but I can’t part with my money.
oh, what’s your friend’s name and which uni do they study in? maybe i can stalk. wtf
i personally practice rule #1 & #3 all the time in my shopping. my problem comes when i buy TOO much cleap clothes T-T sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit syndrome.
oh btw, back tracking to your mission post you mentioned you wanted to save enough to go back to malaysia. was too free during work so stumbled across this e-book http://www.faqs.org/faqs/travel/air/handbook/part1/ and immediately thought of a blogger called suet xD
it’s a bit long and draggy, but there are lots of tips to knock off a big chunk of airfare prices. good luck!
hey man long time no see fellow cheapo lol i really like thrift stores being thrifty is a gd trait for running a household
does that mean you will be in hk in september? im actually partly a hongkee so i must share my wealth of thrift shopping knowledge- wholesale malls etc- with you hahaha plus china omg i get excited just thinking abt it
i just found this supper amazing and very cheap clothing store online http://www.cute-ing.com/index.php?gOo=goods_search_list.dwt&gcat=36
they have a lot of awesome dresses and shirts for under $10 USD and cute jackets for only $20 USD love it!
it’s a hong kong clothing store btw
and i cut and dye my own hair since i was 12 to save money ^_^ i have never ever been to a salon before. and my friends ask me where i get my hair done lol salons can cost up to hundreds of dollars and you have to keep going back every couple of months which means more money -_-’ aiya
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