How do we cope with the everyday increase in prices of basic commodity?.... uy serious....
Now, I'm really getting more affected with this national concern. Well, admittedly, I had many spur-of-the-moment spendings which are, most of the time, very impractical - in the sense that I could have settled for a cheaper choice (take note, I consider “cheap” choices already in the first place) or the less popular one. This is especially when I shop for Rara's stuff. But I guess when it's your first kid, you get so excited that you can't help buying all this expensive stuff that aren't really all that practical.
Anyway, I want to change these not-so-wise spending habits. And to do that, I need to break my old habit and develop a new one. I need to start immediately.They say that in order to develop a habit, you need to do it for consecutive days (take note, it has to be consecutive days). Di kaya mas magastos tong gagawin ko? Still, I want to work on these things:
Impulsive buying - most of the time, when I go to the supermarket or to mall, I really do not have a planned list of what to buy, sometimes I go there just to look at some new interesting things available, but then I end up buying things which just caught my attention (Like when I frequent the ACE hardware or Handyman or the computer stores, where there are so many things which you didn't know that you needed. Believe me, I love going to that hardware store). Right now, what I do is I only go to the mall or supermarket only when I really need something to buy.
Price-unconscious state of mind - I monitor my finances, just so I know how much is there, but I am actually poor in money matters. How I wish I can really be the practical-mom type who knows how to weigh the price difference among available choices, and base their buying decision on the matter of which purchase will yield some savings.
I do not usually think of alternatives. I am close-minded. I am not usually torn between choices. I do not realize if I was able to save on this or that.
Kasi for me, I won’t spend on anything, only because it’s attractively cheaper than others, only to realize na hindi ko naman pala talaga gusto or di ko maappreciate. If I like something, and more so, if I really need it, I won’t let the cost stand in the way. Somehow, I also think that everything that becomes your possession is a product, not just of your buying behavior, but also of providence.
But now, I will try to be more conscious about it, look around and scout first, and really read the tag price before I buy something (before, most of the time hindi ko to ginagawa).
What else? Hmmm, splurge no more, but rather make no-nonsense decisions, and save, save, save….
