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School Supplies Box

Posted on October 10, 2012 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

We have a school supplies box at home. This does not 100% guarantee we don’t have to run to the nearest bookstore for an emergency need but it pretty much covers what the children need to bring to school on a short notice:

  • 1/8 and 1/4 illustration board
  • pencils
  • erasers
  • pens of varying colors
  • bond papers of varying sizes
  • colored papers, craft papers, art papers
  • crayons
  • markers of different colors
  • tapes like masking tape, clear tape, packaging tape and Mat tape.
  • scissors, cutters
  • glue
  • folder and brown envelopes of different sizes

The kids have their own supplies that they bring to school too. I know this is kinda expensive but it is more expensive to go to a school supplies store than just to look if we have what they need in that box.

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Sale!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Don’t we just love sale events? I do!!!

sale

Photo was watermarked for this other blog.

At this recent sale I went to, I was able to buy the children jeans. One has three pairs while the other has two pairs. I also bought some kiddie shirts, kids underpants, socks and more shirts.

Big sale events are events I do not really like to visit especially when Christmas season is fast approaching. During sale events like this, even those specialty stores like cigar stores, trophy stores and even motorcycle shops are full. But if I really need to go, I go very early to avoid the crowds.

One more thing, before the sale events happen, scour the stores first to know what you will get when the sale event opens 😉

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Do You Like Reading?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I love reading. Yes, I really do, here is a partial evidence to how much I love reading:

Books

Aside from those (most were purchased in bargain bookshops), I also have a lot of ebooks in my tablet. I once tried listening to the audio version when I was too busy folding washed and clean clothes and I can’t wait to know what happened at the end of a good book I’m reading. It feels weird because it feels like there was a robot talking in my ears, lol.

Found this site for audio book book download site.This is perfect for bookworms who are open to the idea of audio books.

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Did You Cut Your Child’s Hair

Posted on September 12, 2012 by greenbucks| 1 Comment

Did you cut your child’s hair when he/she was younger?

I did. Yes I did, with my eldest when she was just our only child. I didn’t have shears for hair and I think I used a big pair of scissors. I figured, I only have to cut the hair straight enough on the bottom and we’re good already.

No, it was not that good though it was not that bad too (Weh!)

Honestly? I didn’t cut any hair anymore after I had two more children.

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Small Business

Posted on July 8, 2012 by greenbucks| 1 Comment

I have heard this a lot of times from different people and yes, in fact, I have even heard myself tell me that : “When I have enough capital, I will put up a small business.”

Small business can mean being on the lookout for hot dog cart for sale or the recent trend, dimsum cart for a cafeteria concessionaire, maybe home-based business that involves cooking and baking. The list is long, depending on one’s capacity to produce products and give services that others may need to avail of.

Having your own small business is no easy feat, especially if you are not patient to reap the rewards and establish being the go-to for the specialization being offered. But you won’t know if you won’t try, right?

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