New home’s bargains

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Living abroad for me equates independence, freedom, self-tests, soul-search, endurance and opportunities, but never easy especially financially. I had a huge change of lifestyle. (needs a separate post!) I was never much into all expensive items, hey I'm a Tondo girl - a proud one I must say. Divisoria is one jeepney ride away. As a matter of truth all my jackets for winter that I use now were from either DIVI or Ukay at HP, Taft and Baguio. Remind me to post how'd I make some wonders with my finds!

Today, I had to go downtown for a prior commitment even if the weather isn’t too friendly. To maximize my day & my day-tripper pass, I decided to include other places on my itinerary.



My first stop was at my meeting then I went to the nearest ATM machine. Next was to buy some staples for our pantry, not to forget my new favorite “Nutella” and other reduced baked products. Yep, they reduce prices significantly of breads and cakes which will expire in a couple of days. I then looked for the famous 2$ shop. Well, well, well, I’ve been keeping my belt too tight these past few days and a couple of 2 bucks to pamper myself aint bad. I bought few scrappLannering ( i love scarpbooks and planners so i combined them!) materials. That made my day. I could start my big dream board, finally. Though raining, I stuck to my plan and went straight to a second-hand store. I was surprised! There were lots of cheap but still nice second-hand goods to buy. The shop is called Salvation Army (a charitable UKAY). Too bad, the item I needed was out-of-stock. I just bought a good basketware and some folders & papers. Yep, I bought a bunch of paper for scratch, paper conservation that is! Interestingly, I just walked to get into these places!

My hoards

*Betty Boop stickers, pencils, pattern papers*



*basketware, i grabbed at almost 80% off the orig price*

Tired? Definitely, I couldn't count the bus stops I saw while walking.

Happy? Absolutely Yes! It’s just so nice to explore an unknown (yet safe) territory and taking home some good finds that won't hurt my pocket or slash my budget that much.