Save More with ShopBack

For Labor Day, I wanted a quick overnight getaway with my parents. I am an only child and a proud cheapskate. Like I said on my previous post, I like to save as much as I can so I can spend on more stuff, so I looked (and looked and looked) for cheap accommodations.

After days of scouring the world wide web, I decided to treat my parents to The Oriental Bataan (maybe I'll do a hotel feature next time...). I compared prices among the hotel website, Agoda, Expedia, Booking, and Hotels. I chose Expedia because it has the cheapest listing - PhP5488 overnight in an executive twin room for 3 pax with free breakfast. It's still a bit expensive but I think it was fine to spend just a bit more for the people who brought me into this world :)

Before paying, I remembered stumbling upon ShopBack.ph - a site that literally lets you get your cash back when you shop online. You can buy from ZALORA, Lazada, Expedia, foodpanda, Sephora, and many more and you get a portion of your purchase back. In my case, I got 6% less on my booking on Expedia plus an additional PhP100 bonus -- that's PhP429.11 I earned back just by signing up on ShopBack!

(It says pending since it has not yet been 60 days since my purchase)

So, how exactly can you use ShopBack?

How to Sleep Like a Totes Adorbs Baby

Once upon a time while I was still struggling to find a job and had nothing to do to pass time, a friend of a friend who works as a researcher in GMA asked if I could act as a talent in Good News, a television show hosted by Vicky Morales which airs in GMA News TV. The feature is about why people have trouble sleeping and what we can do to solve this dilemma. I have a bit of a theater background because of my major in college so being able to be part of this shoot was very exhilarating. There were only six of us during the shoot: the driver, two cameramen, one researcher, and the producer/director. I am not going to teach you how to act in front of the camera because I am still definitely an amateur. Fast facts, though: there will be a lot of takes for just a few scenes, you have to manage your own makeup, the pay (i.e. food and transportation allowance) is very low, but being a talent is certainly an experience you will never forget (especially because other people will never let you live it down). Have fun watching the video because I certainly enjoyed being part of it! :)