On Bringing Baon

Back when I was a student, I was the type of person who'd rely on my allowance for food and drinks. There were times when packed lunch and/or water jugs were available at home. I did use them once in a while but never on a regular basis.

As you may see, I never really considered bringing baon (in english, packed lunch). Until I started working. In a life where you pay for your everyday expenses, one has to consider how small things like this can make much of a difference.

Thus, here's the Top 5 reasons why I bring baon. :)

1. It's for FREE

I started working last May and my mom started to pack lunch for me (well, let's just say she sets aside some food from what was prepared for breakfast). Since then, the helper has been setting aside food for me as well as my brothers. :) As such, I get my packed lunch for FREE. :)

2. I get to save some money

Since it's for free, I get to have lunch without spending as much as normal people do. :) Thus, it gives me the upper hand on keeping up with a strict budget. Especially when I have weekend plans, I can just simply bring baon for several days and save a lot of pesos. :)

3. I get to offset my parking fees

I bring a car to the office around 2-3 times a week. Take note, I don't pay for the gas since I bring my brothers to school. Thus, I only need to pay for parking. A little "sacrifice" on my part, which is bringing baon, doesn't make me feel the burden of bringing a car in makati :)

4. I don't get the burden of choosing where to eat

There are too many places to eat around here at Makati. Mahirap mamili. At least, when I have packed lunch, I am forced into eating the food that I have. :P

5. At least my bag contains something else

When I go to work, I only bring my planner and occasionally my laptop. As such, my bag would be full of air if not for my baon :P

Cheers!