Ide Kretif dalam menghemat pengeluaran/anggaran dasar rumah tangga anak kost tanpa mengurang Esensi nilai yang ada.

Ada 2 alternatif
1. Cara yang lazim digunakan
2. Cara yang tidak lazim digunakan
Cara yang lazim digunakan
1. Hindari makan di restoran atau di mall, ada cara lain untuk makan enak tapi murah, diantaranya:
a. Ajak temen-temen yang laen, terutama ajak yang bisa masak minimal 4 atau 5 ( 4,5 lebih pas^_’) orang teman. Kita patungan (gabungin uang untuk membeli sesuatu/ joint cost) buat lauk atau sayur sendiri + nasi (maka penting buat kalian yg mo berhemat punya kompor gas yg pake tabung 3 kg dan 1 unit ricecooker). Belilah sayuran ,dsb di pasar tradisional terdekat, hindari beli sayuran dan daging di supermarket karena selain tidak segar dan mahal, tetapi berbahaya untuk kesehatan karena biasanya hasil dari tanaman rekayasa genetika atau hewan dengan obat2an tertentu seperti daging ayam negeri atau boiler).
b. Beli Lauk atau sayur di warteg atau warung nasi terdekat (klo jauh sama juga bohong) terus nasinya masak sendiri.(cara ini dapat mengurangi pengeluaran kalian kurang lebih 25%)
2. Batasi anggaran untuk pengeluaran yang dianggap tidak perlu( ke-konsisten-an kalian diperlukan dalam hal ini). Beberapa hal berikut yang perlu dibatasi pengeluarannya (bukan berarti tidak boleh atau tidak membelinya sama sekali) :
a. Anggaran dana untuk beli pulsa,
b. Buat nonton di bioskop / sewa video / beli video,
c. Buat beli rokok,
d. Buat beli PC Game/PS/rental PS,
e. Buat beli peralatan/hal lainnya yang tidak/kurang mendukung dalam masa pembelajaran (kuliah) kalian.
3. Jika tempat kos kalian tidak terlalu jauh dari kampus, nggak usah pake motor atau mobil, gunakan sepeda atau jalan kaki saja, selain menyehatkan badan, ini juga dapat mengurang polusi dan global warming, serta mengurangi/menghemat anggaran pemerintah untuk mensubsidi BBM.
4. Hemat waktu kalian yang berharga, walaupun agak sulit dihitung dengan nilai uang. Contoh kongkret yang dapat dilurstrasikan adalah sebagai berikut : misalkan kalian lagi nggak ada kerjaan, lalu nomgkrong nggak jelas di depan mall, pasti yang bakalan terlintas dipikiran kamu adalah “wah pengen beli ‘itu’ nih kayaknya bagus”, akhirnya kalian terbujuk buat beli barang nggak penting itu deh………jadi boros kan???
5. Hemat Listrik & Air, buat kalian yang ngontrak rumah alias bayar tagihan listrik sendiri. Caranya:
a. Biasakan matikan peralatan listrik kamu yang sudah tidak digunakan,
b. Jika kalian berencana ingin membeli computer, carilah yang hemat energy contohnya : Dekstop PC dengan Processor Core2Duo dengan kode “E” di belakang tipe processor tersebut, gunakan layar monitor LCD.
Cara yang tidak lazim
Nah ini dia bagian yang paling ditunggu, tetapi disarankan gunakan cara yang lazim saja. Cara ini dilakukan hanya dalam kondisi khusus diantaranya :
• Kiriman bulanan untuk uang saku belum datang, sedangkan uang saku kalian sudah habis,
• Tiba-tiba ada kebutuhan yang sangat penting dan tidak dapat dihindari sehingga menyedot/ menghabiskan sebagian besar uang saku kalian, contoh masuk rumah sakit, computer untuk kalian belajar rusak, handphone buat kontak temen2 kuliah rusak/hilang,dsb (amit-amit lah…)
Jika kejadian tersebut benar2 terjadi maka lakukan hal berikut :
1. Cari Pinjaman luar negeri (pinjam uang sama temen yang mau ngasih……tapi jang lupa dibalikin, kecuali temen kalian rela dan rido(tulus) tanpa paksaan mau kasih uang tersebut ke kamu).
2. Nebeng/ikut makan sama temen (nggak tau malu banget), atau minta sumbangan beras sama temen 1 kosan (agak terhormat dikit kali yaa??).
3. Cari makanan gratisan( biasanya pas ada event2 tertentu seperti teman ada yang menikah, acara kampus/UKM yg ada makan2nya, dsb). He biar kantong kosong, nggak mati gaya ;p
4. Cari barang berharga kalian yang memungkinkan bisa dijual, misalkan handphone. (Klo hanphone kalian yg jadi masalah cara ini jgn dipake yah, Nipu itu namanya, HARAMZZ)
Jika ada kritik atau saran, komentar…………..

vegetarian

Near past of the time, Indonesia had been attack by H5N1 virus (Avian Influenza) in poultry (duck, chicken, etc.), foot and mouth in sheep, PCBs in farmed salmon, mercury in fish, generally high dioxin concentrations in animal products, and artificial growth hormones, antibiotics or BSE, also known as Mad Cow Disease, in cows, and other disease who carried by animal. There are many way to crack this problem, for example people doing veggie. Veggie not only prevents this disease but veggie can keep our weight under control (for diet). Many experts say that veggie good for our health.

Veggie or Vegetarian is the call of people who diet with only eat vegetable or not consume any animal product such as fish, meat, eggs and etc. The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to morality, religion, culture, ethics, aesthetics, environment, society, economy, politics, taste, and firstly health.

Some people may choose vegetarianism because they were raised in a vegetarian household or because of a vegetarian partner, family member, or friend. A predominantly and traditionally vegetarian society also facilitates the continuance of such a tradition.

In Indonesia, Java ethnic traditionally not too much meat and delight to consume soybean product (like ‘tahu’ and ‘tempe’) within their menus so they could be called Semi-vegetarian diet.

There are several variants of veggie, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as milk and honey. Indonesia has international institution of veggie; IVU (International Vegetarian Union). In this institution we can more know about vegetarian, food recipe, knowledge, tips, and etc.

Why veggie is good for our health?

The American Dietetic Association and the Dietitians of Canada have found a properly-planned vegetarian diet to fulfill the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have shown vegetarianism to significantly reduce risks of cancer, heart disease, and other fatal diseases. Vegetarian diets can aid in keeping body weight under control.

Other study of food safety says that a person who doing veggie is reduce E. coli infections, and proponents point to the link between E. coli contaminations in food and industrial scale meat and dairy farms. Several variants of E. coli and they can be found in a healthy human gut.

Veggie in medical use

In Western medicine, patients are sometimes advised to always doing a vegetarian diet. Certain alternative medicines, such as Ayurveda and Siddha, prescribe a vegetarian diet as a normal procedure.

What we need and we have?

Necessary nutrients, proteins, and amino acids for the body's sustenance (food) can be found in green leafy vegetables, grains, nuts, and fortified (as supplement) juices or soymilk.

Veggie can have particularly low intake of vitamin B and calcium if they do not eat enough items such as collard greens, leafy greens, ‘tempe’ and ‘tahu’. High levels of dietary fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, and magnesium, and low consumption of saturated fat could all be beneficial aspects of veggie.

Many people doing veggie have low level of vitamin B-12. It is an essential nutrient in our body. It is required for development of red blood cells, and is used to make the protective coating surrounding nerves. Vitamin B-12 is found mainly in animal foods such as meat, poultry, milk products, eggs, and fish. So caused by it, we must consume vitamin supplement.

Why veggie identically with religion?

We know that such as denomination like Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism teach veggie. Hinduism teaches veggie as moral behavior while Christianity and Islam generally do not. Theravada Buddhism in generally does not prohibit meat eating, while Mahayana Buddhism suggests veggie as beneficial for developing love. As Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism prohibits onion and garlic eating too.

How to start veggie?

Many people have problem to start veggie. It caused by they can’t eat without eating meat. Several sources say that we must start with omit all red meat from our menus and replace with vegetarian substitute like ‘tahu’, ‘tempe’, veggie burger, soybean milk, veggie chicken and other veggie product. It’s better if you consulted with health expert. Next step we must be patient, because to veggie not only happen in overnight. If we can past the first step, so we try to omit all white meat and all animal products. In this step we fully do veggie. Few people naturally do veggie because allergy.