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I have never mentioned anything about my previous jobs before, have I? Well, before I had my current profession, I’ve done so many things, not so ordinary I guess, at least for bloggers/computer professionals.

When I was still a kid, grade school I believe, I used to have a weekend work where I get extra allowance for school day recess. That job, I am proud to experience. I worked with my dad whenever he has projects. He was a carpenter, and I help him together with other kids get sand and gravel, and mix with cement. I get 1.00 Php for every big bucket of sand, 1.00 Php for every big bucket of gravel, and 5.00 Php for every sack of cement I carry from main road to the building site.

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We are sometimes caught in the middle in this battle of simplicity and extravagance. (well, not really extravagance but something to that effect)Need versus want. There were a few times when we have found ourselves buying things, and later, thinking over if we really need it.  

I remember the movie Fun with Dick and Jane (starring Jim Carrey and Tea Leone) whenever I get this Need VS Want sentiment. The movie is about Dick and Jane, a married couple who have always dreamed of a better life. Dick and Jane were jealous of their neighbors. The neighbor had a better car, had a beautiful bed of designer grass, had a swimming pool, and the neighbor had a better job. They were just jealous. So when Dick was setup to be promoted his company’s new lead, this is where their trouble starts. The excitement of the promotion, of a higher income, of the jealousy urged them to buy stuff they don’t really need and doing things they really have to do.

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