Have This & Not That (Part 1): Who needs TP, Shredder & Coffee Maker
Instead-Gram Series Weekend Blog #1

Have This & Not That (Part 1): Who needs TP, Shredder & Coffee Maker

Dr. Lazaro Astro, PhD, GCDF, CMCS, CMF, CCSP Dr. Lazaro Astro, PhD, GCDF, CMCS, CMF, CCSP

Dr. Lazaro Astro, PhD, GCDF, CMCS, CMF, CCSP

Founder of Commercewise | Career Coach, Marketing Consultant, Public Speaker, Master of Ceremonies, Event Director, Social Media Creator

发布日期: 2015年4月12日
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Weekend Blog (Instead-Gram Part 1)

I am a practical person. I like trying new things that works and pay something that is worth it and not thinking that a business company has fooled me into buying things that is not worth the money I invested for from what I eat to what I use or what I want.

Here are some unconventional items that I think you may consider trying if you want a better deal, more useful, definitely practical, something affordable and most importantly, a better investment.

Inspired by Eat This Not That, a book I got from a Thrift store for $1 that me and my son enjoyed reading together and started eating healthy, I thought sharing some of my ideas too, that I learned to use to save you some $$, time and have fun.

Have a Bidet and Not a Toilet Paper.

It was not difficult for me to transition since growing up I use water to clean my buttocks. Toilet paper is essential in every American household but a cleaner butt is even more important. Yes, I feel more refresh and clean using a bidet than toilet paper.

Do you wipe your dishes after you use them? Do you wipe your teeth after you eat? Is your buttocks really cleaned out without water? Just use that analogy (bums & plate) and you will be convinced. Water is the best cleaner, not paper. Besides, you can save hundreds of sheet of paper (and money) by just using water.

Soak the Confidential Paper on Sink and Not Shred Them.

One time, when I’ve had with our 3rd shredding machine (the oiling, jamming and loudness), I had an idea while I was working on making a paper Mache as solar system planet for my 10 year old son. I used my old US Navy Documents soaked them on a sink and mulch them until it becomes unreadable.

I then continued to soak the rest of the papers I do not need overnight at the sink until it is saturated. I throw this soaked creamy papers (mostly sticking together) in the garbage unrecoverable, unreadable. Save me many hours shredding.

Have a French Press and Not a Coffee Maker Drip.

When we went to Germany, our host served us daily morning coffee using this percolator. The taste was amazingly coffee. There is no need for coffee filter and that all flavors heated saturated in order to maximize the flavor.

For the regular coffee maker (drip as pictured on right of French Press) , when I tried pouring another set of water on the old coffee maker (with paper filter) I noticed that not all flavor of the granules really boiled down to the pot. For me that is a waste and besides, the inside of where water is being cooked is usually plastic before it comes out and water the paper filter before it leaves semi hot to the pot, I don’t necessarily taste the paper but paper collects some of the tiny flavor.

When I found the Kona French Press on Sale at Amazon for $20 (priced at $70), I ordered it right away and wow – big difference on coffee flavor, secondly it does not take up much space even if you count the water percolator or water pot.

These are just 3 of some things that you can try using, doing or buying something else that what everybody else is. Be free, be practical. The world has great things to offer and you do not need a fortune to buy them.

If you have something to share that I should be doing, using, buying, thinking, writing & more instead, please share them on my comment section.  (Tony Astro, CMF, Independent Counselor, MVOSS Creation LLC).

Photo Credits by Tony Astro from his Instagram and this weeks at his kitchen and bathroom in Virginia, The Beach.

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Tony Astro, CMF, USN Retired - Artist, Businessman, Career Management Fellow.

Lazaro “Tony” Astro is a Navy Career Counselor and recently transitioned as entrepreneur and social media veteran online counselor after 23 years of active duty service. A lifetime active member of Navy Counselors Association (NCA) with previous position as founding president for the New England chapter for 4 years bringing technical expertise to over 800 Navy Counselors and remains active as advisor for the association. He has over 10 years’ experience as career management facilitator, mentor to over 50 career counselors with audiences up to 200 military community from enlisted to officers to civilian personnel. He created a monthly newsletter called Navy Career Wise (now on its 10th year running) that recently transitioned into 16,500+ daily subscribed Facebook page. He created over 100 career development topics and conducted over 5 years of major career assessment on Navy counselors around the world that maintained over 2,000 personnel.

He currently focus on completing his PhD in Human Services major in Counseling after 7 years in the program with his dissertation: “Career Counseling Using Social Media Facebook Page”.

He continues to conduct public speaking with topics on transitioning & latest career trends and technology on local business and veteran community in Virginia Beach area where he currently resides. You can participate in completing his current dissertation or simply connect with him in various social media of your choice as follows:

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