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Communicating in Japan
Coming to Japan for the first time can be a thrilling and exciting journey; but, like any new experience it can present numerous new – and sometimes unexpected – challenges. Whether you have studied Japanese for years, in your home country, or you've only recently started, mastering communication will likely be one of your most difficult tasks. As with any language, Japanese has an almost limitless number of ways in which one can express him or herself, and considering the sheer number of words and phrases in Japanese, having gaps in one's knowledge of vocabulary or phrases that pertain to new experiences can be common, making even something like ordering food, for the first time, a bit of a challenge.
Only eight months ago, having just arrived in Japan – despite studying at my university in the US for roughly three years – this was my experience. Being at an upper-intermediate/lower advanced level, I could easily hold conversation with friends and discuss what I needed to in my classes. Because of that, something as simple as ordering take-out, paying bills, or even going to the doctor's seemed like an easy task – one that I didn't need to think about or prepare for. However, I couldn't have been more wrong. Like many students who are traveling abroad for their first time, I never actually learned the vocabulary that was necessary to deal with these everyday situations, and having a gap in knowledge of vocabulary, I found myself constantly needing to consult my dictionary and even rehearsing what I was going to say, in order to avoid the confusion and frustration that I was afraid would occur if I didn't.
The first time I came to understand this was going to McDonald's and having the sudden realization that I could talk about history, culture, or even basic psychology, but had no idea how to say that I wanted to order my meal as carry-out. Having just been asked "店内で召し上がりますか (Will you be dining in?)?" Being my first time ordering take-out in Japan, I had no idea what the common word for take-out was in Japanese, and being afraid that she would just assume that I didn't actually know the language, I quickly blundered, "いいえ、外で食べます (No, I'll be eating outside.)." Had it not been early September, this may have been sufficient; however, likely assuming I was planning on sitting at one of the tables which was out front of the store to enjoy my meal in the warm summer sun, she promptly grabbed a tray out for me and handed me my receipt. Noticing that she misunderstood what I was trying to say, I quickly apologized and explained that I was planning on eating at my dormitory. Thankfully, there was nobody waiting behind me, and listening patiently, she asked something along the lines of "あっ、持ち帰りですね (Ah, take-out, right?)?" and everything worked out pretty well. A bit embarrassed by the whole experience, however, I avoided going back for more than a month (which wasn't difficult, considering how many amazing restaurants there are nearby).
Looking back, that was probably one of the most educational experiences I've had, since I began studying Japanese. It taught me that as important as it is to be able to engage in fun, interesting conversation with a wide variety of people, it's also important to prepare yourself for the less frequent, but equally important interactions which will occur during your time in Japan. Whether it's memorizing something as simple as the word 持ち帰りmochikaeri (take-out) or something more difficult, like 糖尿病tounyoubyou (diabetes), be sure to prepare for your trip abroad, by studying vocabulary related to things like paying bills, getting a cellphone contract, talking to the doctor about health problems or concerns, or even words that are necessary in case of a natural disaster. You might not use them very frequently, but they"ll be worth it, in the few cases where you'll need to use them in daily life.
Most importantly, however, just be sure to have fun! Although there's going to be a lot of things you don't know, and there will be the occasional difficult moment, you'll make great friends and create memories which will last you a life time!
The end of fast lanes in train stations in Tokyo
People in Tokyo stand on the left side of escalators leaving a passing lane on the right for those in a rush. People in Osaka do the opposite, they stand on the right side and let people rush on the left side. It's been this way for a few decades, so pretty much everyone is familiar with this practice. When I first arrived in Japan, I was surprised in a very nice way because I thought this habit showed a high level of organization or order that characterizes the Japanese people. This custom also applies to walking on the street, but to a slightly lesser degree. However, JR East has recently placed stickers in every station asking commuters not to walk on the escalators, just stand. Have people changed this habit already?
So, what triggered this sudden change? People are so used to the current system that it doesn't make sense to alter it, right? Nevertheless, a steady increase of accidents (on average, there was one accident each working day) in recent years and a further analysis led to one conclusion: many accidents happened because of people rushing like crazy on the escalators not to miss the next train.
I am a bit skeptical about their theory, since I was quite sure that most accidents occurred because of people talking/checking their phones or being drunk, but I do remember accidents such as this one, last April, in which a 60 year old woman died after being hit by a man falling down the stairs. It wasn't a escalator that time, but a a normal staircase.
Although I can understand where JR East stands, what they are requesting will take too long to be accomplished. It's basically an everyday habit what they're trying to change. I haven't seen any differences as of now.
Source: Wanted: better escalator manners (The Japan Times 2013)
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TOKYO — 22 July 2013 (9:19 a.m.) (JR Minami-Urawa station )
Tokyo is known as one of the busiest city in the world. You can see people are fighting with their time every day. And for those who have an experience of taking train in Tokyo, you may know that most of the people in the train who will pretending like they didn't see sexual harassment, sleeping in priority seats or ignoring people who may actually need a seat… etc etc
for this time, these people are trying to save a woman who got stuck in the gap between the train and the platform during rush hour. They could actually take other lines to go to work, but they didn't. I'm sure there was something more than that in people's heart.
After a few minute ago, the women was then pulled out uninjured to applause from onlookers. After just an eight-minute delay, the train went on its way.
Seating Arrangements
My older brother recently paid a visit to Tokyo and could not believe how comfortable my Japanese housemates were with sitting on the floor. When eating at our low table or just lounging around watching TV, my housemates choose to sit on the living room tatami despite the presence of a fairly comfortable couch. They and other Japanese friends of mine have been known to choose tatami over regular seating at izakayas and other restaurants as well. As a foreigner in Japan, you must be ready to forgo the chair you are so accustomed to and plop yourself down on the floor. Here are a few different methods of sitting to fit whatever tatami situation you find yourself in:
Most Polite: "Seiza" (sitting on your knees)
Quoth Wikipedia: "To sit seiza-style, one first kneels on the floor, folding their legs underneath their thighs, while resting the buttocks on the heels. The ankles are turned outward as the tops of the feet are lowered so that, in a slight "V" shape, the tops of the feet are flat on the floor and big toes sometimes are overlapped, and the buttocks are finally lowered all the way down."
Perhaps more simply explained as "sitting on your knees," seiza (literally meaning "correct sitting") is the seating style that will most impress your Japanese friends and acquaintances. Seiza is to be employed at all formal occasions and is mostly appreciated at informal occasions as well. However, if you are like me, you will find that your legs begin to burn from physical exertion after sitting in this position for about five minutes, and you will likely reveal this by making a not-so-subtle readjustment to your sitting situation. At this point some kind Japanese person will usually tell you that despite their Japanese origins, seiza is a pain for them as well (people say this about kanji and keigo too) and urge you to switch to a more comfortable position.
Casual: "Cross-legged" (mostly for men)
"Criss-cross applesauce," as we called it in my kindergarten class, is the most popular sitting style among men for most occasions. This position provides the dual benefits of comfort and the ability to lean over and eat at a small table. It is certainly not as polite as seiza, and I have been around people who see it as impolite in general. However, these people seem to be in the minority, and sitting cross-legged is probably your best bet to comfortably enjoy a meal on tatami.
Casual: "Both Legs to One Side" (mostly for women)
Perhaps due to the difficulties of sitting cross-legged while wearing a skirt, Japanese women most commonly sit on tatami with both legs to one side. This has similar benefits to sitting cross-legged and is actually more comfortable in my opinion. I have seen some women sit cross-legged and some men sit with both legs to one side as well, so these gender classifications are not steadfast rules.
Nomikai (drinking party) Only: "freestyle"
When I go out drinking with my soccer club, we are almost always in rooms with tatami, and no one seems to care how anyone sits. I guess alcohol has a way of loosening up social rules. On top of that, at my local izakaya it is not uncommon to see a drunk Japanese college student laying on the floor. At this point I know that I can immediately stop worry about whether I am sitting properly.
My advice to those traveling to Japan is to always try to start sitting in the seiza position then copy what those around you are doing. I am so inflexible that I am unable to even sit cross-legged, so I generally start out sitting seiza anyways and try to stay in that position as long as possible. If I am among friends or at a nomikai, I might lean against a wall or sit with my legs under the table, both of which are technically taboo. At formal occasions, I will do my best to sit in seiza position for the whole meal.
"Horigotatsu" is my favorite style of Japanese seating because it provides me the tatami aesthetic with superior comfort. Upon first glance, horigotatsu looks like a regular tatami floor, but upon further inspection you will see that the area under the table has been carved out. This allows customers to sit on tatami but still feel like they are sitting in a chair.
If you are planning to come here, please do not worry too much about sitting on tatami in Japan. People here know that sitting on the floor can be tough for foreigners and are accommodating in this aspect (although they may laugh at you). If this kind of thing really stresses you out, stretch or do yoga to get flexible before you come here.
Looking back we can see that this post has been a ton of fun for us all. Check back here next Wednesday for more analysis of mundane topics from your boy!
Rainy Season Problems
It is now June 24, and Japan is in the midst of "tsuyu," (the rainy season) which comes every year from early June to mid-July. Being from Seattle, a city famous for its rain, I figured I should be able to handle this no problem. It turns out that rain here and rain is Seattle are a little bit different, and I have problems.
Problem #1: The Laundry Problem
We do not have a dryer at my house in Tokyo, and I therefore have no choice but to hang-dry my clothes after washing them. This is generally not a problem, and I actually have kind of grown to like the way they smell afterwards. Unfortunately, the rainy season has really thrown a wrench into my laundry-hanging plans. Even though there is a covered area outside my house, the air is so wet right now that my clothes could never dry there. I have been advised to hang-dry my clothing indoors in these situations but I am struggling to find a good way to do that in my room. As my amount of dirty clothes continues to increase, so too does my motivation to solve this problem, but thus far it's been pretty frustrating and I just try not to think about it.
Problem #2: The Heat/Humidity Problem
Speaking of wet air, as I write this blog it is 22°c (72°f) with 90% humidity in Tokyo. In other words, the weather is hot, rainy, and above all muggy. Although it rains frequently in my hometown, we generally experience neither heat nor mugginess. Phoenix, Arizona, where I go to school, is famous for its hot sun but is also a very dry place. Thus, as I am not used to Japan's climate at all, I arrive to class every day wet from my walk through the rain yet sweating at the same time due to the combination of heat and humidity. While I am able to turn on the fans in my bedroom to keep the air comfortable, my warm classrooms have provided me no respite in the recent weeks and I hear it only gets worse from here.
Problem #3: The Umbrella Problem
It's not like umbrellas are a foreign concept in Seattle, but I never owned one, and neither did many of my friends. Weirdly, the concept of this umbrella-free life shocks many Japanese people I talk to. Umbrella logic in Japan is simple: always carry an umbrella when there is a chance of rain (except for sun umbrellas carried by women, but we won't discuss that now). During my daily commute, the already-crowded streets of Tokyo have become even harder to navigate as large chunks of sidewalk are being taken up by the wide berths required by umbrella-carrying pedestrians (read: all pedestrians). It is not uncommon to see two people tangle umbrellas as they pass each other, or even worse, for a pedestrian without an umbrella to be clipped by a reckless umbrella carrier (carrying your own provides you with a measure of protection against direct contact).
In a word, Japanese umbrella culture is advanced. Plastic umbrella-bags are provided at the grocery store to keep customers from dripping water on the floor. Weird pieces of furniture that look like folded up tables sit outside the doors of buildings at my University so people can brush the excess water from their umbrellas onto them. And, of course, this being Japan, umbrellas can be found in a variety of stylish and "kawaii" (cute) shapes and sizes.
The real problem here could just be my continued rebellion against Japan's umbrella culture. I can't really even explain my reasoning as to why, but I have yet to buy an umbrella despite the fact that I walk long distances in the rain every day. Maybe it's because I never had one in Seattle. Maybe I just would prefer to be wet than to carry an umbrella in my hand all the time. Or perhaps it is just that as I am confronted with Japanese people who cannot believe that I would go outside without an umbrella, I feel I must prove them wrong. As people continue to unnecessarily worry about me, I am starting to consider just conforming and buying one.
Problem #4: International Dorm Umbrella Thieves
Although this no longer concerns me since I moved out of my college dorm, a friend of mine who still lives there was complaining to me today about how her umbrella was taken out of the umbrella rack in the dorm's entry hall. The practice of "borrowing" umbrellas belonging to others from the front hallway of the dorm was all-too-common while I lived there, and wise residents were sure to bring their own umbrellas back to their rooms. Interestingly, there seems to be a sort of accepted etiquette among my former dormitory's umbrella thieves. Clear umbrellas like those found at convenience stores are fair game to be taken, but colorful umbrellas are somehow still safe. Perhaps there is honor among these thieves…
But enough small talk about the weather! Go read more important internet stuff!
Toilet Talk
Toilets are better in Japan. I'm not talking about traditional squat toilets, which supposedly provide health benefits but are in my opinion just uncomfortable (a word of advice to travelers: you are supposed to face forward when using these). I'm talking about the high-tech wonders that have become so famous for their numerous buttons and features. Where else can you control a toilet with this:
That picture looks like it's straight out of MTV cribs! But why would one need that many buttons to operate a toilet? I confess that I cannot actually answer this question. Alas, my knowledge of Japanese toilets is but(t) juvenile compared to some of the high-tech bathroom businessmen and women no doubt frequenting the washrooms of this fine country. However, I can hopefully explain a couple of them.
Let's start with the basic flush. This is not exclusive to Japan, but almost all Japanese toilets are equipped with a "large flush" button and a "small flush" button. You can tell which is which because the kanji character 大 for large will be on one and 小 for small will be on the other. You can actually see these two characters on top of the panel facing vertically in the photo above. Now let's move on to the fun stuff:
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the built-in bidet feature commonly found in Japanese toilets that has captivated foreign visitors for years. As the buttons feature drawings of water spraying into butts, you don't really need to read Japanese to figure out what they do. A fun side-note: when I first saw these buttons in middle school I was under the impression that they would spray water up directly from the toilet bowl. They don't because that would be gross.
In my opinion the finest feature of Japanese toilets is the heated toilet seat. Unlike the houses I grew up in, Japanese homes generally do not have central heating, and the bathrooms can be freezing in winter. There is nothing quite like a heated toilet seat for these dark times. Usually this is controlled by a knob near the seat but it can also be a part of a button panel system.
The funniest feature of Japanese toilets is the "flushing noise" button. For those who are embarrassed by their "toilet sounds," this button will create a loud noise to drown them out.
As for the numerous other controls on the panel, I don't know what they do and I am too nervous to find out. If any of you get into some fun times pressing them, let me know!
Here is a basic English translation I found for some of these buttons: (Japanese people tend to translate the word for "butt" into "hip")
I am far from the first to write on the subject of Japanese toilets, and if you want to learn more about them or watch more weird videos, just google it!
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Much like a business, churches receive money, spend money, purchase inventory, pay bills, and transfer money between banks on a daily basis. Keeping up with these daily or weekly transactions will speed up your month-end close process. Here is a quick breakdown of some of the most common tasks you will need to accomplish when managing your church's books.
– Enter Income and Expenses – You will need to track what Asset account it impacts, the Income or Expense account it is categorized by, and the Equity account
– Prepare your bank deposits – More on this tomorrow, but make sure you track your donations by fund and note which of your income is tax-deductible for giving statements
Pro Tip: Always have two people count the giving received each Sunday and prepare the bank deposit slip. This improves accountability and transparency that all donations received were deposited.
– Pay bills – Track the due date of new bills so you can more easily anticipate your cash flow
Pro Tip: For good internal controls, choose a separate person to sign checks that confirms the amount matches the invoice or estimate and is an approved expense.
– Journal Entries – This is less common, but happens when you have a transaction that is not a standard expense or deposit. For example, if you need to transfer dollars between funds or bank accounts, such as allocating a portion of your General Fund to your Missions fund, you would note this in a Journal Entry
– Complete a bank reconciliation – This is an important part of your monthly bookkeeping and internal controls
Pro Tip: Have someone other than the bookkeeper check the month-end financials and bank reconciliation report to help spot errors. It is much easier to fix if you catch them early.
Having a monthly checklist can help ensure that all financial transactions that affect your bottom line are accounted for. Setting a deadline for the month end close helps too (for example, close month and run reports by the 5th of the following month). Here is a checklist of all the tasks to get finished when closing out your bookkeeping each month.


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"The linkages between terrorists based in Somalia and transnational organised crime is a cause of major concern globally"
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has issued a Maritime Security advisory calling for mechanised sailing vessels, commonly called dhows, to 'desist from operating in waters south or west of line joining Salalah and Male', a directive that is meant to bar dhows from operating on the Somali coast. The move comes a few days after more than half dozen dhows with up to a hundred Indian crew were reportedly seized by pirates off Kismaayo in Southern Somalia.
MS Notice 3 of 2010 refers to the fact that many of these dhows are engaged in illegal trade. "Dhows may be engaged in carrying export-banned commodities, such as charcoal, illegal export of gems, precious metals, ivory, wildlife or wildlife derivatives and fish without license. There are also reports that Dhows may be involved in illegal human trafficking, drug smuggling and arms shipment", the DGS notes. "These vessels are operating out of Kismaayo port of Somalia. It has to be noted that the Transitional Federal Govt. (TFG) of Somalia has declared that Kismaayo in southern Somalia is not an official port of entry to the country". Compounding this problem is the fact that the TFG has declared a blockade of Kismaayo port that is held by Islamist rebels belonging to Al Shabaab, an organisation branded as an Al Qaeda affiliate by the US and the UK. Any vessel trading there, the DGS notes, "considerably, endangers the safety of innocent seafarers". Dhows are easy to hijack. They have poor technical equipment and so it is often not even known that they have been taken. Worse, at around 400 tonnes each, they are often used as mother ships to attack other vessels.
About a hundred Indian sailors may have been taken hostage by Somali pirates last week after up to eight dhows were hijacked in what would be one of their biggest raids yet. This was revealed after a local shipping body in Kutch received a call from the crew of a boat that had escaped; almost all the dhows are from that State; Gujarati traders have been trading with East African and Arabian ports for centuries.
Indian Navy spokesman P.V.S. Satish told the Voice of America that Gujarati ship operators are reluctant to inform authorities that their crews have been hijacked, and that the Navy has "repeatedly warned shipping authorities, with little effect, about the dangers of mechanized dhows venturing into pirate-infested waters". German environmental group Ecoterra says that Indian dhows export charcoal and other contraband from Somalia to Dubai, and are involved with human trafficking, drug runs and illegal weapons shipments.
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There are great risks in getting others to make to formal designs. I successfully made the drawer component of the exhibition but I need a greater accuracy in the cupboard feature. Therefore I need to work with a skilled collaborator: Geoff Jackson of Langley furniture Works. http://langleyfurnitureworks.co.uk. There is a degree of absurdity in sitting down and talking about the ugliness of chipboard with Geoff who is a maker of fine furniture, adding insult to injury by asking him to make something from this weak and fibrous material.
However, Geoff is a consumate maker and enjoys the creative challenge as this fine picture from his website testifies – a 'Noddy Car' for an exhibition at the Centre for the Children's book. Geoff is intrigued by the idea and talks of other hidden northumberland factories which make strange or even threatening products – hiding in plain sight.
I need the chipboard printed so collaboration with Chromazone is also needed. I have made samples and now need them to print larger sheets to work with. I am also working with Robin Watson signs to make the vinyls that will go over the Ikea furniture. This has become a process of project management – designing – testing – costing and then allowing this work to be made by others. A change from my previous practice which focussed on what had been made by hand – primarily by my hand.
The hand of the 'maker' will be concealed in the final piece, even though the work will be partially about the process of making from materials…..


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The peer reviews weren't (in my case) not very helpful. I missed concrete feedback on my approach and the result. I would have appreciated some kind of assurance that the achieved results are of quality and on the level of data scientist.
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easy to understand and full of new idea about using R.
especially 'manipulate' package is very useful
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One of the best courses on Coursera for sure. Thank you so much. Regression has never been easier.
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Regression analysis is something that is kind of easy for people to understand (outcome and predictor - people get that!). It's easy to explain to people. So much practice using the lm function!
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very useful! it provides both theoretical framework and practical skills!
it helped me improve my daily data analysis!
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Shiny is the premium currency of Backyard Monsters. When you first start playing, you will receive 1,000 Shiny for free (For building the General Store).
== Getting Shiny==
You can get free Shiny from mushrooms by picking a mushroom (by having an available Worker gather it). There is a chance that the mushroom will contain either 0, 3 or 8 Shiny. You may also purchase Shiny with Facebook credits (Facebook only). Furthermore, you can get Shiny from watching advertisements when it shows an ad in the Earn Shiny! (10 or 20 Shiny per ad) section.You can also get 1000 free shiny every month by subscribing to the D.A.V.E. Club.
Spending ShinyResources: There is a maximium amount of resources that can be stored. Extra resources can be purchased with Shiny but are quite expensive. Similiar to "speed ups", there are three options: 10%, 50%, 100%. For example, if the maximium amount were 100 resources, and there already were 50 resources, then the 100% option would give you 50 more, filling your storage. However, if you purchase the 50%, then you will get 50 resources, giving you 100% of your total (and a better deal).
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- Shiny was once called "Shiney".
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I have a simple menu. When the prompt starts playing, I can hit the button for the option I want. It works, but it waits until the prompt is completely done before it uses the input. I have the Menu set as interruptible. What am I missing?
In the menu config, the prompt has "Barge In" set to YES as well
Hi kylebrogers,
Please check the below settings in the play prompt step.
1. General tab->
Interruptible :Yes—An external event (such as an agent becoming available or a caller hanging up) can interrupt the step.
2. Prompt tab->
Barge In : Yes—The caller can interrupt the prompt.
3. Input tab ->
Flush Input Buffer: Yes—The system erases previously entered input before capturing caller input.
I hope the DTMF digits are being recognised by the UCCX system, you can test this by testing the simple Autoattendent call dial by extension scenario.
Also please refersh the Application, script, prompt pages after you make any changes.
Hope this helps.
Hi kylebrogers,
Is this issue resolved now?
Yes, sorry for not posting the resolution. This ended up being some sort of UCCX glitch. No matter how many times I refreshed the script and application, it seems that it wasn't paying attention to the change in the Barge In field. A reboot of the server fixed it. It's like it wasn't pulling the newly-saved and refreshed script into memory or something. I've made other changes since the reboot and they take just fine. Chalk it up to one of the many random glitches UCCX seems to have.
Hi kylebrogers,
Good to know that its working now :-). Enjoy using UCCX.
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What are your top 3 money saving tips?
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Posted 13 January 2007 - 12:00 AM
1. Budget, be accountable - think of yourself as a business ie: debits and credits and remember it must balance.
2. Needs versus Wants - I always think to myself do i really need that 9 time out of ten the answer is no!!
3. Have a Goal - you must have a goal to save as it makes it more fun, ie: plan a holiday, plan for renovations, plan for xmas. Write it down so your committed to that goal, I know it sounds wacko but it has always worked for me
Posted 13 January 2007 - 01:14 PM
Larnie: The lifeline at Forest Lake have the bonds stuff ect - They don't have a large range of baby stuff but they do get in every fortnight or so fredbare and osk kosh ect.
There is a big furnature shop for lifeline too (I think it is) at Sumner Park - last time I went they seem to have lost alot of their prams ect - but they have quite a few kids clothes (you do have to search though them though) Also they have a section out the back with more furnature ect (where I have spotted some of the floor mats for kids rooms ect)
There used to be some great op shops in at wollengabba but I have no idea where they have gone now
Posted 30 May 2007 - 10:34 PM
Most of mine are the same
Rechargable Batteries!! We bought one a few days ago, and a pack of batteries and we have slowly started to change them as they die (We ahve a heap of remotes)
Posted 31 May 2007 - 08:42 AM
Menu plan/OAMC (once a month cooking)
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 09:00 AM
Most of ours have been covered - but at home our motto is
"Never pay retail" - this only works generally for big ticket items that we shop for on ebay, second hand stores or actually go to auctions for - both in person or online.
I also think that buying 2nd hand furniture - even antiques are often cheaper than buying new (that will date, are not good quality and need to be replaced in a few years) is a great way of minimising our footprint as well!
Posted 31 May 2007 - 10:05 AM
1. Buy fruit and vege from your local weekend markets. It's direct from the farmer; so u know it's fresh and it's a hell of a lot cheaper. Our local market also has a cheap butcher that sells bulk meat a lot cheaper then the mainstream supermarkets.
2. I like the idea of the toy library. I buy some toys second had - again at the markets. Last week I got a bag of 20 little people for $10. I thought that was a bargain considering you pay $10 for 3 brand new.
3. For big $ purchases research everything, the product, its cost etc. Then shop around, peg businesses against each other. ie. so and so gave me this quote - can u beat it? I once got a dishwasher at below cost as it was the stores policy to beat any competitor by 10% no matter what. I'd already got quotes from 3 different stores all beating each other on price.
Posted 31 May 2007 - 03:54 PM
Great tips;
We have a present/card/paper box as I tend to spend more when in a rush to buy presents. I also start looking for presents for family & friends a month before their birthday. Again, limits the amount of impulse shopping.
I shop after I've had breakfast or lunch. Stops me being humgry while I shop and packing the trolly with chocolate & chips
From kmart/big w you can buy lickerty sips
I got ours when they had 25% off anf they cost me $2.90 for the 4 pack.
Instead of buying fozen icypoles in summer, fill these with coridal or fruit juice even water and freeze. Kids love them and its a great way to get them to drink natural icypoles than the ones full of perservatives. You can freeze fresh fruits and juice too.
This probably only works for younger kids, they get cluey quickly... Rotate your kids toys. DD has so many toys I took a 1/4 that she's wasn't really interested in and put them in the cupboard. Then once a week I take 2 toys from the cupboard for her and put two more that she isn't playing with in there. She loves it, it's like giving her a new toy as they probably go for a month or two before it's rotated again.
If you have a friend with a child who is a similar age you can swap some toys too.
Make toys for your young babies. Bottles with Rice, pegs etc.. make great rattles. Make books with your kids from about age 2 up. Get cardboard and let them tell you a story. You write it down and they do the illistrations. Staple and cover staples with tent tape and they have their very own handmade book.
I make DH lunch 3 or 4 days a week and he buys it 1 or 2, saves us a heap of money from when he was buying it every day.
In WA shops close at 6pm or 9pm on a thursday. Shop towards the end of the day when they mark down bread/cakes etc...
Edited by chloes-ma, 31 May 2007 - 03:55 PM.
Posted 01 June 2007 - 10:47 AM
Take your kids to the shops with you!! I find when I have the kids with me, I am more inclined to race around and get in and out as fast as I can and don't have time to browse. Today I could leave the kids with mum and pop to the shops, for bread, and came home $43 poorer Granted, I got a few specials for my DD's birthday cakes next week, but probably other things I didn't *really* need.
LOL - I have to disagree here sometimes I take DD and I get so stressed I dont think about what I am buying and shove it into the trolley wtihout thinking - I also miss stuff out which I need to buy later.
My biggest saving tips are
To make and take my lunch to work and bring in coffee from home (saves a trip to the expensive work cafe)
Make a shopping list
Plan my bills in advance - for example look at when rego, rates, gas bills are due and save extra.
To make sure I save atleast some of my pay - regardless
Posted 02 June 2007 - 03:40 PM
1. Soft drinks and cordial are a huge waste of money. I only buy them for parties.
2. Instead of buying CD's we subscribe to an online music site where we pay about $30 a year for unlimited songs.
3. Only shop at markets for fresh food. The money you save is worth the extra effort.
4. Make as many meals from scratch as you can manage.
5. I get brand name kids clothes for a fraction of the original price - some with tags still on.
Posted 02 June 2007 - 05:30 PM
2. Instead of buying CD's we subscribe to an online music site where we pay about $30 a year for unlimited songs.
Where/what is this? Sounds too good to be true ...
Posted 04 June 2007 - 01:32 PM
Don't forget saving electricity by cut down heater useage:
1. open the curtain let the sunshine in, esp in bedroom, it will warm up your mattress for night time.
2. wear jacket and put extra blanket on at night instead turn on / up heater.
3. have a cuppa when you feel cold, it will warm you up
4. even go to your neighbour(whoes like to have their heater on all day).
5. go out get active under sunshine, great excause to do excriese!
When you turn the oven on, try to put more thing in at the same time, when i have a roast in, i will try to bake a cake etc.... Elect. Oven suck up lots of elect. too!
Same as washing machine, always wait until you have a full load!
Posted 04 June 2007 - 04:40 PM
2. Instead of buying CD's we subscribe to an online music site where we pay about $30 a year for unlimited songs.
Where/what is this? Sounds too good to be true ...
I'd love to know the name of this site too
Posted 04 June 2007 - 04:40 PM
Great suggestions,
Here's some from me:
Envelopes, try to reuse when you can. The ones you can't let the kids draw on them instead of expensive paper.
Instead of buying expensive dolls clothing for Baby Born or cabbage patch doll. Wait unti kmart or target have 25% of kids clothing. Babies size 00000 or 0000 fit these dolls at a fraction of the price
Posted 04 June 2007 - 05:46 PM
Fantastic Tips on here. Many of which I use but won't repeat again.
My tips:
1. Credit Cards: Yes they are evil LOL, but if you have one or two then don't just accept the rate you've been given. We found this out the hard way. Ring them up after say 6 months and threaten to leave them for another company. And then watch them dance!
Seriously we had a credit card with one company and never thought to call them. Just kept on paying it off at a hideous rate. I think it was about 16%. After two years we had had enough and rang them to do a balance transfer to another provider. And they dropped our whole rate there and then ON THE SPOT to about 4%. My DH was livid. On the one hand we were happy and grabbed their new rate, but then felt sick as if we'd rung them a year earlier or so, we could have saved ourselves thousands. That money could have funded a trip overseas or gone into the mortgage. So threatening to leave/cancel has its perks. When DH said why didn't you offer this to us before? They said, Oh we don't normally give this to customers, this is because we want to keep your business. We loathe that company now but the rate was too good to refuse.
Shortly after this ACA had a story on people doing exactly this, so we did it to every card we had, every insurance policy etc, and saved ourselves a small fortune. Even our mobile phone company asked "Well what can we give you to keep you" and we got a better call rate and a free mobile each thrown in. So if you don't ask, you won't get.
Even our bank cancelled some fees to keep our business!
Re: Insurance. Ring ABC Insurance then ring 123 Insurer for a quote. Then ring ABC back and tell them what 123 quoted. I know people who do this (and we do too) and maybe after the 4th call back and forth they strike a deal. The reps have margins they can play with and sometimes they are cheaper than doing online quotes or through one of those insurance comparison websites. Always bargain on the phone before you buy.
Also, don't just keep on paying your premiums every year with an insurer. They will go up and new customers always get better deals than current customers -as they are trying to attract new customers. Sometimes it is better to cancel or threaten to cancel and re-negotiate.
Our Mortgage Broker told us that he re-finances his home loan at least every 3 years. This guy works for a leading firm and has made a fortune out of property. Sometimes he said it is cheaper to pay the exit fees and re-finance. He proved this right when we did it.
Haggling was something I never felt comfortable with until I did it, and I realised that everyone can do it but they don't advertise that fact. I don't feel shy anymore and I think if you don't ask you don't get. I had nothing to lose but definitely gained.
Posted 05 June 2007 - 06:44 AM
Wow Mumonthego! They are awesome tips! Had never thought of those!
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 10:02 AM
Those were some useful tips mumonthego. I saved them.
We find these tips are generally pretty helpful
1 write a shopping list for groceries and stick to it.
2 Never buy meats over $9.00 kg
3 barter the stores for larger items. I recently saved $100 by bartering for 2 items.
4 Take a bottle of made up cordial or water with us when we go out for lunch saves us $2.00
Edited by maziven, 05 June 2007 - 10:12 AM.
Posted 05 June 2007 - 02:05 PM
1. Cloth nappies & wipes (will save us $10,00 with three children)
2. I have a $5 meat rule - we spend a max of $5 per dinner on meat - so if something is $8 - then it has to last two nights. This way I don't worry about the cost of the other ingredients.
3. Clothesline not dryer
Posted 05 June 2007 - 04:27 PM
Actually look at how much you are paying in interest on your credit card. It is difficult to come to terms with but you are most often better off taking money from your savings or home loan additional payment and paying off your credit debt as the interest rate on your home loan is lower than your credit card.
If you have found yourself in some credit card debt, apply for a credit card with a 0% balance transfer rate and transfer your debt over but be careful, if you do this too often it shows on your history; and new purchases on the new credit card will have interest charged until you have paid off the balance transfer.
Pay the minimum on your new card and additional savings on your home loan or offset then at the end of the 6 months (or whatever period your card has) transfer the money from your home loan to the credit card to pay it off. You not only saved interest by paying 0% on your balance transfer you saved some interest on your home loan.
Posted 06 June 2007 - 09:45 PM
For those not good at saving money have extra tax taken out of your pay. What you don't see you won't miss and come tax time you'll get a nice lump sum to do something useful with. We have car rego in early Sept so we have extra tax taken out to cover this. We get out tax back in mid Aug which is perfect timing. But it would also be great for people who want to plan a holiday or other large purchase.
Always buy in bulk, I haven't bought washing powder in 6mths even with having a baby in the house due to bulk buying. Also use less than whats recomended on the pack more doesn't wash better it just pollutes our water ways.
Always buy clothes on the oposite season and as your kids get older it gets easier to buy even more than one size ahead. I bought jeans from myer 2years ago that only just fit my son now. But at $3.55 for $70 jeans I couldn't not buy them. I store all items in a tub and leave the tags on. If they never fit I pop them on ebay always making more than I bought them for. My kids are happy wearing brand name and my pocket is happy. I just bought there swimmers for next summer last week saved me aprox 80-90% than summer price. We also bought 2 pairs (one for now and one the next size up) of nikes for eldest son on sale for $30 a pair reduced from $125 a pair. Again hes happy he got brand name and I'm happy kmart brand would have almost cost the same.
We also have a present box. I also have an xmas box and on the outside of the box I write who I've bought for and what so I know whos left. That way you don't buy items for people you already have, helping to keep a bargin a bargin and not wasteful. I'm usualy done with xmas shopping by early Oct. Then from early Oct I start buying food/drink etc for xmas making a $10-20 a week purchase rather than a $500 shop the week of xmas.
We are planning on using the extra money from the top up payment from the government after tax is done (aprox $600 per child) to pay for gas conversion on the car. We figure its money we won't miss but the money we save each week will be great.
Great thread I enjoyed reading thanks
Posted 07 June 2007 - 12:02 PM
1. Buy some foods in bulk from Indian grocery stores - rice, wholemeal flour, beans, lentils chickpeas etc. Buy veges from places like Paddy's markets - got a whole box of corn for $5 this week.. Eat vegetarian food during the week and have a meal plan.
2. Buy secondhand clothes for kids (and yourself if you're not too picky) - Vinnies are a bit smelly but Anglicare is usually pretty good. You can get some lovely clothes that normally I wouldn't pay retail for - Benetton, Laura Ashley dresses etc.
3. Avoid using the car as much as possible. Good for your health and your wallet. Of course, that necessitates living somewhere near public transport though. On average, we only really use it on the weekend and maybe once a week.
Posted 07 June 2007 - 12:47 PM
- This really only works is your kids are not old enough to realise what you're doing
Kids love drinking for those pop-top bottles with disney/spiderman/bratz etc.. characters on them but to keep buying them is expensive. I bought two and emptied the drink into a jug for later. I refilled the bottles with cordial. That way you can just keep refilling them with cordial and not keep buying them each shop as the kids don't know they taste any different.
- Buy mince and freeze it. It's a great item to have when you've run out of everything else as you can have it with everything, on pizza, pasta, taco shells, on its own.
- always have a packet of large frozen veges in the freezer. Any cheap way of bulking up a meal when you're out of fresh veg.
- Always carry a calculator when you grocery shop. Its amazing how much you won't impluse shop when you see them $$$'s adding up infront of you.
- printing photos. Wait until Harvey Norman, Chemists or camera shops have printing specials. Oh local Chemist had 13c prints for two days only last week. I printed off 200 photos for $26.00 rather than $50.00 at 25c each.
- make your own wrapping paper & cards. If you have kids give them some blank butcher paper to do what they like with, draw, paint, finger paint etc... Grandparents, godparents, aunties etc... will love the handmade wrapping paper from the kids.
- In summer I buy cheap tissues. You are less likely to have a cold/runny nose and not need the softer ones you do in winter.
- Instead of buying expensive drain cleaners. Pour vinegar then bicard down the drain and watch it fizz, leave for about 10 mins then wash it down with a little hot water. It will clean the drain and remove smells.
Posted 10 June 2007 - 11:33 PM
I do try to do alot of the ideas mentioned. The first tip is keep reading this post to get good ideas from other members.
1. Pay of CC balance each month, only have $1,000 limit, so touch wood, never paid interest or overdraw fees in 8 years. I also pay mortgage fortnightly, so if I pay extra $50 it all ads up on a 25year loan.
2. Budget and work out all bills due for payment, pay via internet or phone banking and allocate cash amount and only do 1 cash withdrawl. Also, use a credit union, cheaper fees but still have all the conveniences of major banks.
3. Buy in Bulk for meats and store in freezer in meal portions. This saves last minute impulse buying but I also found a fantastic butcher with good meats and good prices.
4. Use zip lock bags and always pack drinks and snacks for kids when going out. I started this not only to save money but because kids always get hungry at inconvenient times, hate the idea of parking, unbuckling, getting something to eat when I can just pass the some pre-packed snacks.
5. Cook double portions of meals, bulk up with grated vegies and freeze 1/2. Makes for a lazy dinner next time but also curbs the need to go and buy any extras. I always have ziplock bags of soup frozen.
6. Op shops, ebay, Freecycle and Cash converters/pawn shops and Flea markets or Carboots markets.
They often have items near new condition for fraction of the price. I also think twice about buying things for fear I might be giving it away on Freecycle in 6 months time. I never say no to hand me downs, have 3 girls, so I'm an easy target for hand offs but I also pass on when I'm finished too.
7. Started making my own cakes for DH and morning teas. Make my own chutney too and sell the rest of the jars to family and friends but it's way better than store bought stuff and everybody says they'd be happy to pay more for homemade chutney.
8. Buy big cooking pot at markets or 2nd hand or even borrow as a hand me down. I bought a 60Litre pot (or witches cauldron as neighbour calls it) and only paid $5, it had only been used 2x but I make something in it everyweek. I priced a new one last week and it was $90 eeek.
9. Bought a sandwich grill press on special. DH is a shift worker so I don't cook big dinners when he's not home. The kids love the toasted sandwiches, quick, easy and cheap to make.
10. Avoid take aways. Sometimes it takes just as little effort to create a meal as what it takes to get the take away and usually takes the same amount of time if I've got the right ingredients on hand.
I also joined 'Simple Savings' and am trying to do $21 for 1 weeks meals challenge. My cupboards are stocked with staples and I will try and make do with what I have. I find I waste a lot of money on incidentals when I buy extras that I think I need.
Sorry if I've repeated the ideas but I thought it was time to bump this post back to the top.
Edited by Natbub0610, 10 June 2007 - 11:35 PM.
Posted 12 June 2007 - 12:21 PM
We save a lot of money on household bills by not turning unnecessary lights on (we always go to the loo in the dark at night), rugging up during the day instead of putting the heater on, we don�t own a clothes dryer, 4 minute showers, no unnecessary phone calls etc. We try and get a lower bill every quarter � it�s become like a game!
We never get takeaway.
Buy presents on special in advance.
Keep receipts, especially for the kids� clothes, and return things you don�t end up needing or using.
Only ever borrow money for things that are going to increase in value, ie home or investments. Never for things like cars and household goods that depreciate in value - if you don�t have cash for those things, don�t buy them.
Shop around for EVERYTHING � food, clothes, insurances, furniture, holidays etc. Never pay full price!
Posted 12 June 2007 - 03:47 PM
The music website is MP3Rocket.com - I think its $18 American per year. Take a look - we're pretty happy with it!
Posted 21 June 2007 - 01:20 PM
just bumping the thread. Such great ideas I'd hate it to get lost
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