Malaysia Money Matters

OMG... stumbled across another TLC 'gem': "Extreme Cheapskates"! LOL I know, I know, it's IS extreme after all but really, it's crazy, where do they find these people?? At first, I thought that you could get some innovative tips on saving money but seriously, I AM NOT going dumpster diving to get furniture and thrown-out food that one lady referred to as "gold" (for her compost heap, I hope.. oh please, let it mean for her compost heap!). After a couple of episodes, all I can say is: Stop. Don't. Please. Just stop. Stop. It. Seriously? You can't get rich being cheap, honey. Money is energy, it must flow. It's like the Force, it moves around us and through us. If you project an aura of cheapskate-ness; then the money energy that you attract is going to just a little bit only - because what you're telling the Universe is "this is all I need and can handle". Penny-pinching will only lead to you accumulating pennie...

"Extreme Couponing" on TLC Honestly, I dislike this show even though it does give some tips on how to save money. My reasons: In general, anything extreme is not good. These people seem to spend way too much time, energy and space to clip coupons, organise them, spend hours shopping for a huge haul, then create enormous stockpiles of goods in their homes! Err, seems like just a neater, more organised way of hoarding.... Then there is the attitude of the extreme-couponer (if there is such a noun). They revel in 'beating the store' and it seems to come off as rather mean-spirited. And I wonder at the supermarket staff who are there laughing and congratulating the EC, hello? They are making your employer lose money (temporarily, until they impose new T&Cs or raise prices, thus passing the cost onto other (normal) shoppers, of course).. that is breaking your rice bowl, you know! Goodness.. wake up. OK, some of them do donate the food they get for very che...