You may complain your government a lot recently that you can’t buy
anything with one dollar with this economic crisis and inflation rate.
But did you know how much is a US dollar worth in each country? I don’t mean conversion rate but I mean “worth”. In many countries in Africa and Asia, a dollar could buy food for a week. No kidding it’s true. For example,
- In Thailand, a meal such as rice with spicy chicken or pork cost between 20 and 40 Baht per portion. That is about 1 USD a meal.
- In India, food is extremely cheap. A kilo of tomatoes or most vegetables cost approximately 0.28 USD, a loaf of bread comes for about 0.23 USD, half-kilogram butter for 1.28 USD, 10 eggs for 0.50 USD.
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By Naiyana
– May 31, 2009
If your doubt yourself where all your money gone, you may probably think about how you spend money. Most people buy stuff subconsciously just because they see it and they wan it. If you are among those people, why do not consider rehabilitate yourself to buying things cheaper. You will be surprised having money for recreation and traveling.
Here are some tips:
- Plan your shopping. Start by listing things you need in one year calendar. You may plan from top down. For example, summer wish list, winter wish list. Then plan for the proper time to buy these items cheaper. For instance, buy black suits at clearance prices in spring and look to buy air conditioners in winter.
- Always look for clearance sale. Teach yourself to look for clearance sale advertisements for buying your wish lists. Buying at clearance sale will give you more than 50% savings.
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By Naiyana
– May 31, 2009
Everyone knows that smoking is bad and dangerous. It is the cause of lung cancer, pulmonary emphysema, etc. But don’t you know parents or guests smoking affects kids health too. Many kids suffer from allergies or asthma even they don’t smoke. They suffers from secondhand smoke!
Smoking in bathroom, especially the one close to air conditioner, cause smoke circulates in the bedroom almost forever. There are many techniques to get rid of the smoking smell which you can find easily on the Internet. All those methods are post cleaner. There’s still high chance your kids breath the tobacco products before you clean it. Continued…
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– May 31, 2009
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