It's almost the end of February (gee, it's easy to forget that February only has 28 days!), but guess what? You can still begin your year right with making the right purchases to suit your needs.
If you have been following my blog, you may see that recently, I started a goal to lessen my unnecessary expenses and make way for more investments. However, that doesn't mean I will live as a stingy miser. No, no, no!
On the contrary, I will still spend my money, but only for the stuff I really need. For example, last night, I had a conversation with my mom. I told her to keep my camera because I'm planning to buy a new one. But here's what my mom said:
Don't you have a new home to take care of?
I thought, Well, a cheap camera won't go in the way of the mortgage. But that's when it hit me:
How can we transfer into our new home without any furniture or appliances?We won't be transferring until another 2 years, but time flies fast. I needed to start looking for appliances, ASAP, not to mention the money to buy them. Good thing it's so easy to look for things nowadays. You can just look for merchants on websites; you don't even have to step outside the house!
That's a double plus for me, who is a work-from-home mom. It's another thing that we have a lot of Philippine-based websites for merchants, and one of these top websites is Sulit.com.ph. I started scouting for home appliances and furniture right away! Here are my top 10 Sulit must-haves:
10. Picture Frames
I plan to fill our walls with our photos in a stylish way. That calls for stylish picture frames such as these super-cute collage frames:
9. Bookshelves
I love, love, love reading books (can I emphasize it more?), so it's a given that I'll be bringing a lot of books with me when we move. I don't plan to stack them on the floor, so I need a good bookshelf, like this display shelf:
8. Lamps
We also need lights for the new house, don't we? Of course, we will install light bulbs (fluorescent for eco-friendliness), I would also love to have lampshades to prettify the house. Here's a quirky-looking lamp that would spruce up any space:
7. Camera
I didn't forget the camera. I know I will be buying one, but not before I buy the things I really need. However, it's nice to look for cute cameras that will suit my un-photographer needs. Haha! I'd like to buy this Samsung WB100 camera:
6. Queen-sized bed
Alright, now we're talking. Now, I'll present to you the top 6 things on my list, AKA the things we really need. What about a queen-sized bed for starters? Here's a gorgeous wooden bed with drawers:
5. Work Desk / Study Table
If everything goes according to plan, God-willing, I will still be working from home years from now. Also, I plan to homeschool Y when he grows up. That's why a couple of desks is a vital addition to our home. For mommy, this practical Narra table will do:
4. Television
Go ahead and tell me television is unnecessary. I thrive on media and entertainment; I even graduated with a major in Media Arts! So my house will have a TV. What about this LED TV from Samsung?
3. Dining Table
This is very important because I believe in family conversations during dinnertime. That's when everyone gets to share what happened in his/her day. I believe that's in a Lucky Me commercial, but yes, it's right. That's why I choose to invest in a good dining table, such as this modern-looking dining set:
2. Living Room Set
As I mentioned above, I thrive in entertainment. I also thrive in conversations. Well, we can't be eating in the dining room all the time, so most of these conversations would certainly take place in the living room. I can already picture out all the talking we will do in this theater-worthy set:
1. Refrigerator
And finally, my utmost priority: the fridge. Please don't laugh at me. More than entertainment and conversations, I love food. Because of this, I need to get a good fridge. I'm such as a sucker for refrigerators. In fact, that's usually the first thing I see when I visit a home! When someone visits me, I think this sleek and stylish Samsung refrigerator would really look nice:
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Gosh, I'm getting excited to buy all these stuff! What about you? What do you need to buy? Or as Sulit puts it, anong hanap mo?
PS: Five lucky readers/ commenters can also have the chance to win P10,000 worth of Sulit.com.ph gift certificates each! That's a lot! Here's how to win:
- Make a comment below and make your own list of ten things with just the name of the item and the link of the ad from Sulit.com.ph (i.e. LED TV – http://sulit.com.ph/1234567).
- Provide all the following information: full name, Facebook profile URL or Twitter ID, and, of course, the list of the ten items with the links.
- Help me win the contest! :D
