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California Berry Ice Ice Baby

Posted on November 21, 2011 by greenbucks| 1 Comment

Sometime ago, I purchased California Berry’s Ice Ice Baby vouchers for the family.

I know we had these yummy desserts a long time ago, but I’m just blogging about it now.

Anyway, the kids enjoyed the idea of using the vouchers so much so I got another set of vouchers earlier this month. LOL.

gummy bears

Gummy bears and blueberries. Don’t ask, lol.

oreo

Oreo bits and shaved ice ala cookies and cream.

kiwi

Banana and kiwi slices.

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There are so many kinds of vouchers to be bought online from restaurant vouchers (we’ve had a few of these) to vacation packages (no thanks), car cleaning services (we availed of this before too), cakes (I just ordered one a few weeks ago), “beauty procedures” (ahem!) and gadgets (we did too and had ordered another one last night). I wonder what they’ll think of next time: motorhome repair, leaky roof repair, gardening services or home-based pet grooming services?

I saw a house-cleaning services in one of the sites. I think I need more than one voucher, LOL.

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Gifting Season via Online Discount Vouchers

Posted on November 7, 2011 by greenbucks| 4 Comments

Gifting season is around the corner and I’m sure lot of people have their lists being filled up. Not me though, haha.

Been busy with a lot of things and as always, shopping takes a backseat. I’m enjoying doing some online shopping recently and as a matter of fact, I just purchased several vouchers for frozen yogurt and a cake (this will be delivered at home, woot).

Two months ago, we had a music players delivered to our home, bought 50% off from an online store. We also enjoyed our 50% off the price chocolate cake courtesy of another online discount voucher. I’m wondering though if I should buy Christmas presents from these sites. I’m getting ideas for gifts for boys online as well as gifts for family friends.

Last night we had a great time at a Japanese restaurant, thanks to 2 vouchers purchased online at 50% off the price.

I don’t know why I still haven’t written about our foray (mostly food vouchers) into these online discount voucher “shopping” since all purchases have been good. So far.

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Calamansi Love

Posted on October 31, 2011 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I harvested, well sorta harvested, today several green juicy and definitely sour calamansi. Will post a better and higher res photo later. Click here for a link on the photo. Here is a photo of the sour babies:

calamansi

These have thin skin (dunno what they’re called) and very juicy.

Rains and used coffee grounds are two big help that had the little tree bear these little babies. Sunshine helped the little tree too of course. Everyday, I mix the used coffee grounds in water for “watering” the two little calamansi plants (the other one didn’t yield more than three of these) and the other potted plants. Still have to get photos of these pandan plants and green onions.

Yes, you can get a lot of benefits from used coffee grounds for your vegetable garden. And if you have a catering biz and Caterer Jobs, having your own vegetable garden will help you save some on your expenses to up your profit. #JustSayin’

Get used coffee grounds for free from a Starbucks near you.

Just one of the benefits of being REAL coffee drinkers. We stopped drinking instant coffee a long time ago and only have brewed coffee in the mornings and sometimes as night cap too.

 

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If Only

Posted on September 26, 2011 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Yesterday at the mall, when I got a pair of new Grendha Carolina Dieckmann pair, we saw a lot of people in the activity center. It turned out there was a sale on a popular brand of mobile phones. It just so happened that before going to the mall, I was looking at some models of the same brand so seeing the display there made me a bit excited.

A bit.

If circumstances are different (meaning next month is second semester tuition fee season for 3 kids), I would have gotten myself a unit. Though the discounts were not that big, at least, there’s discount good enough to entice buyers to get a unit or two to where the barcode scanners are.

The lines were quite long and it was just around noon. Had they organize this on a payday weekend, there would have been more people.

Oh well.

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What Are Your Plans?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I’m at my last two payments for a plan I got for one of the kids, woohoo! Next year I will be finished paying the other plan. Another woohoo! for that. Hubby got a plan for our youngest child.

I should feel “liberated” for having (almost) finished paying these plans and decide not to get another one. But…

I think I will get one more, for me this time. Retirement or a life plan or maybe even for the end-of-life plan would probably be good.

 

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