I recently came across an old blog of mine that (jokingly) gave suggestions on how to save money in the most ridiculous of ways. I had such a blast reading it that I decided to re-post all chapters one at a time every Thursdays as my Throwback Thursday posts.
There were seven chapters, so I’m all set for the next 7 weeks. After all 7 chapters have been posted, I plan on continuing this series, hoping that future me would have as much fun as I’m having right now.
Please remember that this is all for fun. Don’t take anything from this post seriously.
Kaptain Kuripot’s Guide to a Sulit Life
Chapter Seven: Choosing Friends
It's time to take things to the extreme.
After a successful double-length post last week, this week's topic will always be remembered as the most radical blog post ever:
How to choose your friends so you could save more!
Having someone you could trust doesn't mean you need you need to hang out with that person always. Having a true friend doesn't have to cost you anything. And lastly, having a shoulder to cry on absolutely does not mean you have to treat that 'shoulder' to lunch.
Here are the basics of saving while befriending:
1. Let's start with the most fundamental rule. Only befriend home buddies, that is, those that go straight home after class or work, and don't really go out on weekends. Home to work to home, and always home when there's no work, are the ideal types. Less outings and less gimiks mean less spendings. Less fun? Not necessarily. Visit their houses for a lot of home group activities (like scrabble or video games). Plus, you get free lunch (or at least snacks) as a guest.
2. For vegetable lovers, choose friends who don't eat their veggies (like me). Then, always suggest eating at restaurants or fast foods with bundled veggies. That way you get twice as much veggies for the price of one.
Alternatively, for those who don't eat veggies, choose vegetarians. That way, they'll never ask from you. What if you eat on places with bundled veggies? Okay, their going to take advantage by asking for your veggies. But at least they won't get any part of your meat, which is the only food you eat anyway. And if their plate contains meat, then it's all yours. That's Mutualism and Symbiosis for you, baby.
3. Among all foods you can find in fast foods, French Fries ranks top among food one can easily share. With that in mind, choose French Fries lovers for friends, and never order French Fries. Let them order and just ask. If they don't share, then they're not true friends.
4. A more practical solution to the rising fare and oil prices? Choose friends who have cars and live nearby. Hitchhike your way to work and back and travel on roadtrips for free. If he/she asks you to share the load in the gas refill, again, he/she isn't a true friend.
5. Look for friends who own resthouses, resorts, or just an extra house. That saves you valuable money for night parties. For best results, choose friends with extra houses with pools.
6. Why buy laptops, cellphones, PDAs, Ipods, DS and PSPs, when you can borrow them? Choose friends with a lot of extra gadgets and borrow them one at a time. It would be as if you own them, without buying them.
7. Contrary to popular belief, couples like it when other people join them on outings and roadtrips. Therefore, choose couples for best friends. If they decide someday to, say, go on a roadtrip to a faraway beach, they would only love to have your company, and even pay for your expenses. You can act as an ice breaker, a medium during quarrels, a tour guide (if applicable), a solution to couples who are shy (can't check-in by themselves), or a watchman while the two take a shower together.
That's it for this week. Watch out for another special edition of Kaptain Kuripot's Guide to a Sulit Life next week!
As a preview, next week's topic will be about Dating. Win the girl of your dreams - without spending a lot!
Guaranteed to work by none other than Kaptain Kuripot. Note: None other than him. Not even me.
Plus bonus content: Marriage proposal... For less!
Hope you enjoyed this post, which can also be seen from my Multiply account. Again, please don't take everything seriously.
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