Three women, obviously old friends, had just finished having dinner at the table next to me. When the waiter came with the bill, one said, “Give it to me.”
“No. You got it last time,” said another. “It’s my turn.”
The waiter stood there, unsure of what to do — until the third woman said, “I’m the [...]
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Biggest Tipper
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged money, joke on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Money Joke
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged joke, money on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rushing to work, I was driving too fast and as a result was pulled over by the highway patrol. The state trooper noticed that my shirt had the name of a local high school on it. “I teach math there,” I explained.
The trooper smiled, and said, “Okay, here’s a problem. A teacher is speeding [...]
Keep Initial Goals Easy
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged achievement, career, goals, job, strategy, success, work on Sunday, March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The secret to continuing success is simply to break down big goals into a series of little ones, and start with the easy goals while you slowly make your way up the learning curve. This strategy makes achievement a lot easier and more attainable. Everything can be broken down into smaller and more manageable [...]
Giving Your Child An Allowance
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged finance, financial, money on Friday, March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Giving your child an allowance teaches him or her how to manage money in a safe environment. The sums are small, and mistakes aren’t fatal.
By the time your child turns five or six, he or she should be responsible enough to handle this new task. Before starting an allowance, begin discussing with your child what he [...]
5 Tips For Better Work-Life Balance
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged balance, career, job, life, Lifestyle, tips, work on Monday, March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. Figure Out What Really Matters to You in Life – Figure out what you want your priorities to be, not what you think they should be.
2. Drop Unnecessary Activities – Unnecessary activities keep you away from the things that matter to you.
3. Protect Your Private Time – You would probably think twice before skipping [...]
Beating The Hard Time
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged work, life, money, retrenched, laid off, employment on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So you’ve been laid off………………so wat to do?
1. Slash your budget - cut as many extraneous expenses as possible
2. Trim the unavoidable bills – phone, utilities, groceries
3. Recognize you’re time-rich and money-poor – take bus, mrt, & no taxi!
4. Stay entertained – go out often, gd for your mind, just budget your money.
Till your next job, [...]
Don’t Mess Up Your Life
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged life, personal, thoughts, work on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stop taking so much notice of how you feel.
Let go of worrying. It often makes things worse.
Ease up on the internal life commentary.
Take no notice of your inner critic.
Give up on feeling guilty.
Stop being concerned what the rest of the world says about you.
Stop keeping score.
Don’t be concerned that your life and career [...]
Have A Break
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged bank, boss, hours, money, rain, umbrella, weather, work on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. — Robert Frost
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.– Robert Frost
Living Cost Woes………
Posted in Just Thoughts, Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged life, living cost, personal, thoughts on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SKY HIGH!
Featuring The Enchanting Beauty Of Our National Flower
Posted in Rice Bowl, Bacon & Dough, tagged currency, national flower, notes, orchid, Singapore on Monday, February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beautiful Singapore Orchid Series currency notes in the 1960s to 1970s.