Covid Made Us to Spend More
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19273)
Philippines
August 8, 2020 3:48pm CST
After months of being "locked" at home, I always sigh at the thought that Covid 19
made us spend more money on almost everything!
For one, you have to use more sanitizers like alcohol, lysol, chlorine, etc. to totally be safe from infestation; also detergents for washing clothes you used outside, shampoo and bath soap because it is safe to take a bath immediately after getting outside. One need hair conditioners, lotion, etc. that one usually put on the skin to prevent skin from dying up or cracking because the virus might enter the body through it.
Also too much time is spent doing all those disinfecting chores, plus one have to make a lot of food deliveries for fear of going out to the grocery or to the market to buy food. So much so if the member of the family who has the quarantine pass is so tired to run errands or the family is also protecting him/her from being so exposed outside and get the virus.
The virus made our lives miserable! I just do not want to vent the blame on people who made it spread through their too much politicking, lousy type of governance!
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16 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
vitamins here are always sold out as soon as they're restocked.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
11 Aug 20
It is good to keep the immune system strong.
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@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
9 Aug 20
@hereandthere yes because the demands are high, the price becomes high too
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
8 Aug 20
It's good, because you will not be exposed to the virus by not getting out often.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
8 Aug 20
I think the pandemic did not really make me spend more, it made life simpler with lesser shopping and going out and dinning out, we also held my daughter's debut at home instead of renting a place and a lavish party that we had planned about a year ago.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
you can make up for it on her graduation.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
@hereandthere she also graduated grade 12, top of her class and fourth over all, I'm only going to pay half tuition for her college, I already made up by gifting her an 800 dollar brand new laptop
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
@louievill congratulations! when will online classes start?
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
I've tried my best to avoid going to the market now because they failed to sanitize the place including the disinfectant booth despite of the two covid19 incidents there. Blame game won't get us nowhere now, we just need to be cautious.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
11 Aug 20
It is not just blaming; it is just asking for good governance; proactive measures to protect people's health.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
that's true. even when i have a list, when i see new things on the shelves, i get curious about them and sometimes buy to try out.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
11 Aug 20
Well,it's the positive side of it; less buying of not so important items.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
I think we spend a little less than what we used to before the pandemic. Before, when it's my mother who spends the money sent by my sister for their needs, it's always short before the next remittance. But now that I am the one who budgets and buys for them, they still have cash on hand when my sister sends money again.
I think it's because I only buy what they need and no more dining out and going to other towns...
It's also the same with my own budget. I get to save more now because I can't go out of town.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
@brokenbee did you have huge electric and water bills too?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
can't help chuckling at this! it must be a relief to your sister. so what do you do with the excess - do you carry it over to the next month or deposit as savings?
it must be a relief to your sister. so what do you do with the excess - do you carry it over to the next month or deposit as savings?1 person likes this
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
@hereandthere my mother keeps the excess in the envelope...
Then I give them a new envelope when I withdraw their money.
I also keep a record of all the expenses so that if ever they will ask me where their money went, I can show them... hihi
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
22 Aug 20
In March, we bought a refrigerator so that we can stock food here at my apartment. So far, I can save on daily fares since I only work at home.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
26 Aug 20
@acelawrites I feel bad because others have lost their job because of the pandemic. But super grateful I can still work.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
You are lucky to be WAH because you are safe and stll earns unlike other people who have to go out to earn for subsistence.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
Because of the high demand and lesser supply due to the pandemic.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
Yes we save on other things but sad that our movements are restricted by that virus!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Aug 20
@acelawrites It is easier for us. We live several hundred metres from our neighbours so we don't need to keep sanitising unless we go out.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
22 Aug 20
@JudyEv it is good you are far from neighbors, so less worry about the virus.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
It is the positive side of it.Stay safe!
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
11 Aug 20
It is good, taking care of the family is the best during these trying times.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Aug 20
I spend less this pandemic. We plant vegetables in the pots. CDO has very few case yet people don't stay foot even in this new normal. We need to help the government, and not to blame. Corona virus is attacking the entire world. Those hard headed idiots surely get the virus.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
22 Aug 20
We only wanted the government take a proactive, scientific way of fighting the virus.If the did early contact tracing when three people first got infected, then it would be a different scenario now.
