TipidTip #2 Buy hot tea in coffeeshops.

If you are a law student, a med student, or the type of person who works best in a coffeeshop, your Starbucks purchases likely take up a huge chunk in your allowance/salary. The average price of coffee in coffeeshops is P100/cup (not a frap ha!), which is really expensive if you compare it to a 99-peso Whopper Jr. Meal in Burger King (which by the way includes yummy onion rings or the traditional french fries and drink). Add to the fact that if you're staying for more than 5 hours, you have this need to validate your stay and buy another drink or one of their exorbitantly-priced pastries.

But fret not. You don't have to stop coming to your favorite "work" spot. As a TipidTip which actually works, I suggest that you buy hot tea from time to time. Especially when you can't stand anymore the taste of coffee in your tongue. I especially prefer mint tea in Seattle's Best. The good news is, it's way cheaper like around P65 AND hot water is refillable for free! Yep, you can actually go back to the counter and ask for hot water for a second round. And stay for another 5 hours! :) Trust me on this. That's why there is a song "Tea and Sympathy," hahahaa.

And you can also make "baon" some sandwiches in your bag, to eat when you're brain cells have gone kaput and you need to be nourished.

Make friends with the baristas and the guard. That way, they will welcome you even if you only make minimal purchases and overstay.