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Gordon Gekko
#91 Posted : Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:20:28 AM
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Apple Bees wrote:
don't buy bottled water. boil Kanjo water and cool in your freezer

This means your fridge is working overtime, using more power hence negating what you are trying to achieve in the first place. Let it cool naturally before placing in the fridge.
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madhaquer
#92 Posted : Monday, April 04, 2011 8:49:29 AM
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Citizen has been having a consumer watch recently and I was just wondering; where do Wazuans do their monthly shopping ?
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2012
#93 Posted : Monday, April 04, 2011 9:48:19 AM
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doh wrote:

- Rent a house close to your place of work and just walk.
- Take your torn shoes to a cobbler instead of buying new ones.
- Shift your gear to free when driving downhill to save petrol.
- Go for buy one get one free or promos.


These four points would not work for me.
- The houses that are walking distant from my workplace are too expensive
- My image and work does not allow me to go to work with a shoe ya kiraka
- Shifting gear to free on a downhill in an automatic car will kill you
- Don't buy brands you don't normally buy just because they have an offer/promo that's how you get stuck with stuff discover they expired 3yrs ago.

BBI will solve it :)
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manziwamtaa
#94 Posted : Monday, April 04, 2011 10:23:48 AM
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Over the festive season, I would advice the following:

a) If you are travelling long distance, book your bus early. If travelling say on Easter morning/Christmas morning, be the first one at the bus stop, say at 6am. Fares go up when the whole town wakes up.

b) Shop for bargains and buy in bulk. You'd be surprised how much you are getting ripped off in the same supermarket. Fast moving goods have competitive offers but the price cuts on these are lumped onto other not-so-fast-moving goods.

c) Festive season starts right after Ramadhan here in Nairobi. Shop early- get your chicken, goats etc early and freeze them. Take your kids shopping early when the streets are less crowded.

d) I totally agree with DIY- fire the 'mama wa kufua' mine used to charge me 300 for a week's clothes and she doesn't even clean the house. I fired her and do my own washing while I shower every morning. Washing your own house contributes to your exercise quota.
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Stealth
#95 Posted : Monday, April 04, 2011 12:31:42 PM
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manziwamtaa wrote:


d) I totally agree with DIY- fire the 'mama wa kufua' mine used to charge me 300 for a week's clothes and she doesn't even clean the house. I fired her and do my own washing while I shower every morning. Washing your own house contributes to your exercise quota.



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simonkabz
#96 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:02:11 AM
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Hahahahaha...! Ati the ultimate saving trick is to commit suicide lol! Mankenya hiyo ilikuwa noma. Having revisited this thread, some tips r just memorable. Ati remove the any unnecessary items in the car including the backseat lol; kuhamia mwiki where pit latrines r available in abundance to save on water; instead of tipping the wochie, give that coin to somebody who needs it most, ua back pocket......my ribs!
TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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hoodrat
#97 Posted : Monday, April 18, 2011 12:58:52 PM
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Oooh how we need these...at this time more than ever!!
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today!
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aydenjason
#98 Posted : Monday, April 18, 2011 6:13:52 PM
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Location: nairobi
No way out. Watu warudi mashambani walime
Namukhaywa: walk by me & ill take u thea.
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Peppy
#99 Posted : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:01:35 AM
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Grow your vegetables. If you have a sunny patch behind your house you can grow simple vegetables like spinach, hoho, dania, sukuma wiki etc. Considering an average Kenyan family spends about 100 per day on vegetables. Use recycled water (eg for rinsing clothes) to water them daily and compost some of your kitchen waste to make manure.

I haven't visited mama mboga since August last year except to the market to buy bulk potatoes and onions. By the way, which is a good species of onions to plant.Those big red onions?
I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me: Phil 4: 13
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For Sport
#100 Posted : Monday, November 07, 2011 7:26:31 PM
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Revived for 2012 smile
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