Eat less save more

Save! Potentially a lot. Maybe about half of your food spend

The long and the short of it

Cut down on your meal portions because we are all eating too much....

Local tips!

Order less side dishes. Don't order "value" meals.

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This is more philosophy and method than a good deal kind of post. 

We all eat way too much now in this modern, affluent society. That's why diabetes and gout are on the rise. Both are "rich man" diseases. Rich in the sense that we can fill our bellies and not have to go hungry. A very low bar.

So to combat health problems from eating too much and save our bellies and our wallets, we should all try to cut down on consumption. 

For e.g.

• When ordering Cai Fan 菜饭, aim for just 2 side dishes instead of the usual 3. 
• Always avoid taking the meal options in fast food outlets and just buy 1-2 individual items. 

These actions may just save you a few cents but you're treating your body and wallet so much better.

Try it. Start slow.
Do frugal Fridays!
Where you subtract one item off your lunch since you've the weekend to look forward to so a bit of "misery" in smaller food portions shouldn't hurt that much!

Work your way to a slimmer self and a fatter wallet!
Better for your heart and mind too :D

Living life simply and cheaply

A first post to kick things off! - Why this blog?

Simple! Things on this little island we call home are just getting way too expensive! 

Food prices are rising, transport costs are rising, medical care costs is rising and rents (mother-of-all-evil) continue to fly through the roof even when businesses and consumers are crying uncle!

Everything seems to be rising except for our salaries. It all sounds like one major conspiracy to thin our wallets and drain our future! 

The locals (TOC Cost of Living article) feel it, the expats (Expat Living Costs ST article) feel it, even Forbes (Billionaire's Playground Article), the Economist (Price and Place article) BBC (Most Expensive City Article) feel it!. 

So what can one do to get rich? Which reminds me of this bad joke - How does one get rich? First, have a billion dollars. Geddit?

Anyhow.... So unless you're already a billionaire, the only other way to get rich is... to save more than you spend! 

And the best way to do that is to.... you guessed it, live a frugal life. 

Hence... drum roll please... Frugal Living SG! 

Here I will be sharing money saving tips in the local context - local offers, brands that help save money, cheapskate living that can be done here... etc etc.
All of them Tried and Tested! (I would animate this and put sparkles on this if I could but alas I'm not tech savvy enough to know how to so Crude, Bold and Large will have to do.)

And if you like what you're reading here, like the Facebook page for updates, visit often and lastly, share with me your personal tips on saving too!