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Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
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00:00HACK-A-WONDER! Is your goal to save and get rich this 2025? If yes, then this episode is for you tonight.
00:21We have already answered various savings hacks this 2025.
00:30HACK-A-WONDER!
00:38No food, no problem!
00:40In Pangasinanang Ulang, you can get free food.
00:45There are chilies. This is the expensive one. There's a lot.
00:48It's like we're doing grocery shopping.
00:50HACK-A-WONDER!
00:54One thousand pesos in the budget per week. Can you achieve that?
00:58It's really hard to buy when you're saving. You should have a balance to get a discount.
01:07So, sit back and relax.
01:09In one year, we have 60,000. We've already saved a lot.
01:12Take note of these savings hacks to achieve your dream of becoming a millionaire.
01:17You are the next millionaire.
01:21HACK-A-WONDER!
01:24So, how can Juan save this 2025?
01:36When Juan is saving on buying outfits in Ucayan, he gets addicted.
01:40HACK-A-WONDER!
01:53This is the scene in Ucayana Ito, Binan, Laguna when new arrivals of Ucay-Ucay items arrive.
02:02Customers discard their items to get what they want.
02:11What they sell here are low-priced clothes and bags.
02:18For the cheapest, my sales are up to five pesos.
02:23Usually, I sell short pants for kids.
02:28That's the cheapest.
02:29And then, the most expensive are gowns.
02:33It reaches 700 pesos. The rest is only 250 pesos.
02:41HACK-A-WONDER!
02:42Good day to all of you.
02:43We are here in Busra, Ucay-Ucay in Binan, Laguna.
02:47As you can see, there are a lot of people lining up here.
02:52Wait, I have an interview.
02:55Sir, why are you here? What are you going to do?
03:01I'm going to get something to sell.
03:02You're going to get something to sell?
03:03Sir, why are you here?
03:06I'm going to get something to sell.
03:09There are a lot of people fighting here.
03:11And now, I have 500 pesos here.
03:15I need to buy an outfit.
03:17But I noticed that I might get stamped here.
03:23Wait, employee.
03:24It seems like you need help in finding worthy Ucay-Ucay items.
03:30We're here and we'll help you.
03:33If we're only going to talk about Ucay-Ucay,
03:36our wonder, Sed aka Daniel Padilla of Malabon City, is a master.
03:42It's really hard to find Daniel Padilla's items.
03:46We know that they're really expensive.
03:49Why don't I try to get an Ucay?
03:51Because it's really hard to get an Ucay.
03:54Where did this come from?
03:57But when I tried, why are there branded items here?
04:01The good thing is, it's cheaper.
04:04When it comes to outfits,
04:06you'll be confused if you're facing Sed or Daniel Padilla.
04:12Memboy, my friend.
04:14Mema!
04:15Daniel!
04:16Daniel Padilla!
04:18Daniel!
04:19Daniel!
04:20What's up?
04:21It's good that you're here.
04:23It's up to you.
04:25Because now, we're going to look for a uniform.
04:29This handsome one.
04:30This 500 pesos.
04:32Can you buy my outfit?
04:34Of course.
04:35Do you want it?
04:36It's like Daniel Padilla.
04:37Okay, okay.
04:39Customers have their own uniforms.
04:42Later.
04:45Wow!
04:47It's so big!
04:52Fauna,
04:54Agawang,
04:56and Banyahan.
05:02Memboy and Sed, how are you guys?
05:08We're fine.
05:10How about you?
05:13Why are we going to the side?
05:15I love myself.
05:17And Daniel loves himself.
05:19Yes, because later,
05:21he might not be handsome anymore.
05:22I saw a stampede there.
05:26Oh, so that's how the stampede is.
05:29It's hard to walk.
05:30They'll come back and get everything.
05:32Then, they'll be the only ones to buy.
05:33Yes.
05:34What we're looking for now,
05:36maybe just a shirt first.
05:37Me, even if it's just a brief, I'm okay.
05:39The others,
05:41I don't know.
05:46Like this, there's a tag.
05:48That's okay.
05:49It's a pair of pants.
05:51It's simple, right?
05:53But it's rock.
05:56The ones who steal from Okoyan
05:58are called selectors.
06:00In one bale,
06:01they'll get branded items.
06:03So that's what they'll steal.
06:06Of course, if they get that,
06:08the others will resell them.
06:10They sell them online.
06:14Usually, just slightly.
06:16Like earlier,
06:17his foot was really injured.
06:19Sometimes, their heads
06:20are already swollen.
06:22It's like that.
06:23So, no matter how much we stop them,
06:26you can't really stop them.
06:31Excuse me, sir.
06:32Why?
06:33Are you pregnant?
06:34I'm not.
06:36Sorry, I'm not.
06:37Sometimes, I notice that
06:38they're hiding something inside.
06:40Is that what you got?
06:42Yes, sir.
06:44But I'll still choose this.
06:45You'll still choose?
06:46Yes.
06:47They're so good at choosing.
06:49While they're looking for
06:50Okoyan items,
06:51another bale was released
06:53by Rueda.
06:55Will Empoy and Zed
06:56get a jackpot item?
07:00It's like a cutting ribbon.
07:07Where did you get that?
07:15Nice try, Empoy and Zed.
07:17After a few minutes of fighting,
07:19Empoy and Zed,
07:20did you get a jackpot?
07:23This is it.
07:24This is it.
07:25This really suits you.
07:27I'm even crying.
07:28Let's see if this will fit 500.
07:33This?
07:34T-shirt?
07:35125.
07:36125.
07:38Pantalon?
07:39250.
07:40250.
07:41And then this,
07:42Biker Leather Jacket.
07:43250.
07:47You went too far.
07:48You went too far.
07:49But,
07:50there's a secret.
07:51What's the secret?
07:53We'll forgive you.
07:54Okay.
07:55Right?
07:56Ma'am,
07:57let's see.
07:58You'll forgive us?
07:59Yes, exactly.
08:00Ma'am, this is all we have.
08:01Zed and I.
08:02We need to
08:03manage our budget.
08:05I'll try to
08:06manage
08:07250.
08:08And then this.
08:10175.
08:12125.
08:21Okay, let's go for 500.
08:24500 Pesos Ukay Challenge
08:26with Empoy and Zed.
08:27Success!
08:30Ukay Ukay got
08:31the word,
08:32Halukay.
08:33The clothes
08:34that are in Ukayan
08:35usually come from
08:36Japan,
08:37Hong Kong,
08:38South Korea,
08:39and America.
08:40But I wonder,
08:41when
08:42and how
08:43did it first
08:44appear in the Philippines?
08:45The origin of Ukay Ukay
08:47came from Baguio
08:49in the 1980s to 1990s
08:52where they sell
08:53second-hand items.
08:55And because
08:56Filipinos are practical
08:57in saving
08:58things,
08:59they are proud of it.
09:02Most of the items
09:03that were sold
09:04during the war
09:05are needed
09:06in the Philippines.
09:08And Baguio City
09:09was the place
09:10where second-hand items
09:11from other countries
09:12were sold.
09:16Can you still achieve
09:17a budget of
09:181,000 Pesos
09:19per week?
09:21It's really hard
09:22to buy things
09:23when you're saving.
09:24You should have
09:25a bank account
09:26so you can
09:27have a discount.
09:29Watch out
09:30for...
09:32It's really hard
09:33to buy things
09:34when you're saving.
09:37Can you still achieve
09:38a budget of
09:391,000 Pesos
09:40per week?
09:43Let's test
09:44my discount
09:45as a mother
09:46here at
09:47Kamuning Market.
09:50Come with me,
09:51we'll buy.
09:52Let's go.
09:53Let's buy
09:54something to eat
09:55at home.
09:56I'll buy
09:57a 1-port grill.
09:58How much
09:59for a grill?
10:03So,
10:041-port?
10:06How much?
10:08Pesos?
10:09Let's buy.
10:10We'll buy
10:11some food
10:12to taste.
10:15It's really hard
10:16to buy things
10:17when you're saving.
10:18You should have
10:19a bank account
10:20so you can
10:21have a discount.
10:22It's really hard
10:23to save.
10:24How much
10:25is this?
10:27This is 25.
10:28This is enough.
10:29Just buy
10:30a lot of things.
10:31How much is this?
10:33It's also 25.
10:34So,
10:354 pieces
10:36can last
10:37up to 4 days.
10:43So,
10:44you'll put
10:45potatoes,
10:46mushrooms.
10:47To make it
10:48tasty,
10:49you'll put
10:50a chicharon.
10:51To make it
10:52healthy,
10:53you'll put
10:54malunggay.
10:55The only difference
10:56is that
10:57you'll save
10:58until the afternoon
10:59as long as
11:00the food is healthy.
11:01I'll buy
11:02rice.
11:05I still have
11:06some left.
11:07I'll finish this.
11:08Wait,
11:09I'll buy some for dessert.
11:1025.
11:13How much is the banana?
11:16That's cheap.
11:21It's only 39.
11:23It's only 39.
11:25Can I?
11:27I have
11:28dessert.
11:34But wait,
11:35I still have a challenger.
11:38Cherry is a working
11:39single mom.
11:41She's the winner
11:42in Discarte when it comes
11:43to saving
11:44to meet
11:45her child's needs.
11:47But the question is,
11:48will she pass the
11:491,000 Pesos Challenge?
11:50How many kilos is this?
11:525 kilos.
11:53I think
11:54this is too much
11:55for one week.
11:56How much is this?
11:59Sir,
12:00do you have
12:01ground banana
12:02in a can?
12:03Just sit down.
12:04Just half of it.
12:05Because we'll get tired
12:06if I cook a lot.
12:09I'll just have
12:10this much.
12:11You have to.
12:12Do you have
12:13the one you brought?
12:15I'll just fry
12:16two pieces.
12:18Just 100 pesos, sir.
12:20Just 100 pesos.
12:21We have a discount
12:22of 20 Pesos.
12:24One more.
12:25Here you go.
12:26Pesos 175.
12:33Because I have a son
12:34who studies
12:35in a public school,
12:37how much do I get
12:38in a day?
12:39Monday to Friday,
12:40Pesos 20.
12:4120 times 5,
12:43Pesos 100.
12:45She didn't just
12:46get the 1,000 pesos.
12:47She still has
12:48Pesos 100 left.
12:50Certified savings
12:51and she's a mom.
12:52That's right.
12:55Even though Cherry
12:56and I have the same
12:571,000 pesos for food
12:58in a week,
13:00it's still limited
13:01for 2 to 3 people.
13:03And it also depends
13:04on how much
13:05it will save
13:06in consumption.
13:08They say
13:09saving is
13:10a virtue.
13:12Is it hard
13:13to control your money?
13:14Chinky,
13:15I don't have money,
13:16but what can I do?
13:18I'm sure,
13:19Wander,
13:20sometimes your
13:21budget tips
13:22are just like
13:23the Ipon Challenge.
13:24Have you also
13:25become a part
13:26of the certified
13:27hashtag team,
13:28Iponaryo?
13:30The one who made
13:31this popular
13:32is none other
13:33than Chinky Tan.
13:35But I wonder,
13:36how did she
13:37learn to save?
13:40And what did
13:41she save
13:42from this?
13:47Hello,
13:48Wander.
13:49Welcome to our house.
13:56The products
13:57she saved
13:58are the artworks
13:59she built
14:00in her house.
14:02These are works
14:03made by Filipino artists,
14:05and we made them
14:06big international standards.
14:09They are in trouble
14:11and every time
14:12it's shown,
14:13it gets sold out.
14:14Julius Babau
14:15taught me about this.
14:17It's good
14:18to collect paintings.
14:19As time goes by, the price goes up like the price of a piece of land.
14:22And when the time comes, if you really need to sell this,
14:27so that you can use it in the near future, you can also do it.
14:31These sculptures are from Heart Evangelista.
14:36When he went up to the second floor, he found a row of collection.
14:44As you can see, this is my working area.
14:47This is where I shoot my videos everyday.
14:50All of these were collected after a few years.
14:54I started learning how to collect when I was young.
14:58Because I remember when I was 12 years old,
15:01life was really hard.
15:03It's hard to be poor.
15:04People will look at you when you don't have money.
15:06During recess time, I don't have money.
15:08During recess time, I will go to the comfort room.
15:11I will open the water.
15:13That's what I eat.
15:15Within two and a half years, I only wear one pair of shoes.
15:19I just put a cardboard inside my pants to make my life longer.
15:23But because of his hard work, Chinky worked harder and saved money.
15:29At age 12, I sold toilet paper, pants, shoes, and shirts.
15:34I hit my first million when I was in my 20s.
15:38Because of that, we learned how to save money when we were young.
15:44Let's talk about the 10 bad money habits about money management.
15:47That's why he became famous for helping others to become a hashtag team.
15:53For those who are just starting, don't be afraid to try.
15:58Especially if you have a small amount of savings.
16:01Use the rule of 10.
16:04If you have saved 1,000, use 100.
16:07If you lose, you still have 900.
16:09That means you minimize the chance that you will lose everything.
16:15Free food, no problem.
16:18The secret is to be patient and discard.
16:22It's like we're in a grocery bar, right?
16:26Watch out for the return of iWonder.
16:30It's hot and smoking.
16:34Freshly cooked sautéed vegetables with a little pork for a colorful life.
16:41But what if we tell you that these vegetables don't need to be bought anymore
16:46because these are just taken from the trash?
16:50Really?
16:53Dumpster diving is called looking for and dumping in the dumpster or trash.
17:01This is what we saw in the vegetables.
17:04Which are considered to be thrown away, but can still be used.
17:10That's what our IWonder, Karen, is talking about.
17:15We also believe in watching YouTube.
17:18And I really see our fellow Filipinos who are dumping in other countries.
17:24We are here in the vegetables.
17:27This is bitter gourd.
17:30Let's get this.
17:32That's when I had the idea, why don't I do this here in the Philippines?
17:37At least I can show the world what we have that can be used as a source of income.
17:48Her grandfather and grandmother also say that there should be no waste in food.
17:54That's why Karen, as much as possible, does not waste food.
18:04That's why when dumpster diving became popular in other countries,
18:07she immediately tried it in their market in Linggayen, Pangasinan.
18:11And her food is fruits and vegetables.
18:14Let's cover this first.
18:16She's been doing this for three years and she really saves a lot.
18:23Tonight, Karen will show us how to do dumpster diving.
18:28But before jumping in the dumpster,
18:30Karen will wear protective hand gloves, neon vest and school uniform.
18:37Let's go, let's go to the dumpster.
18:40We're here at the office of Mariang Basurira.
18:44This is our job at night,
18:48where we will save the vegetables that were thrown away in the market.
18:53There are chilies.
18:54This is expensive.
18:55There's a lot.
18:56It's like we're doing grocery shopping.
18:59Right?
19:00It's like we're doing grocery shopping.
19:03There's a lot.
19:04It's like we're doing grocery shopping.
19:06Right?
19:07It's a waste.
19:08This will just go to the dumpsite in Tarlac.
19:11If we don't get it,
19:14there are straws.
19:17There's a lot.
19:19It's a waste.
19:21She uses the water, baking soda and vinegar
19:24to soak the vegetables and fruits she got in the market
19:28to make sure it's clean.
19:30But I wonder,
19:31is it safe to eat vegetables and fruits that came from the dump?
19:35If we can't avoid this kind of situation,
19:38we need to choose the fruits and vegetables well.
19:42And make sure it doesn't have signs of spoilage
19:45and that it's in good condition.
19:47Wash it well and cook it at a high temperature
19:51to kill the microbes.
19:53But then again, we still can't be sure
19:55because it came from the dump.
19:59But for Karen,
20:00who has been doing dumpster diving for 3 years,
20:02even sometimes,
20:03she doesn't get sick because of eating.
20:06She's very thankful
20:08because her family doesn't get hungry because of this.
20:12More saving hacks from another mom, she.
20:14How can you save on household expenses
20:17when you don't spend?
20:21With the high prices of groceries now,
20:23we wonder how we can save.
20:28Mr. has ironed his clothes,
20:30he has a clean pot,
20:31and he has a good shower.
20:33All of these are just basic for our wonder, Aileen.
20:37But did you know that all of these
20:39and Aileen is now a chief housewife
20:41when she doesn't go out at 5 in the morning?
20:45Before,
20:46my husband would go to work or school
20:49without ironing his clothes
20:51because we don't have an iron.
20:53So I thought,
20:54why not use what I earned
20:57especially if it's a rice cooker.
20:59Let us know your saving hacks, Aileen.
21:04Because she has two children,
21:05she tried different saving hacks each day.
21:09She can afford to spend for her family
21:11and to avoid waste of food,
21:14this is Aileen's saving hack number 1.
21:17Saving hack number 1.
21:18To avoid waste,
21:19let's add vinegar to our cooked rice.
21:28Saving hack number 2.
21:30To make our casserole and pan cleaner,
21:34let's use baking soda and vinegar.
21:38Couscous here, couscous there.
21:42Later.
21:43Here it is.
21:44Our old black pot is now white.
21:47If you're looking for tips on cooking,
21:50say goodbye to cooking oil.
21:53We can fry eggs in our pan
21:55without using oil.
21:57For Aileen's saving hack number 3.
22:00Before Aileen puts the fried eggs,
22:02she'll rub the garlic in the pan first.
22:10Hello, koanders.
22:11This is our cooked egg without oil.
22:14Look, it's cooked well.
22:18Saving hack number 4.
22:21To avoid collapse and save on popcorn,
22:24let's use vinegar as the last layer of our clothes.
22:34And saving hack number 5.
22:35To save on electricity,
22:37Aileen uses a pot for cooking Mr.
22:40's clothes that was used to cook rice.
22:45Aileen's saving hack is
22:47to have a deeper hole.
22:50What I really treasure is my childhood experience.
22:54Our life was really hard.
22:56My dad was just a carpenter,
22:58and my mom was a housewife.
23:00We grew up saving on food and other things.
23:06So when I grew up,
23:08I learned how my mom used to save.
23:14Aileen's saving hack worked
23:16because her husband was able to save
23:18P5,000 to P10,000 per month.
23:21And now,
23:22with P2,000,
23:24they were able to start a business
23:26that helped them with their daily expenses.
23:31But I wonder,
23:32what else does Juan need to do
23:34to save and save?
23:36We implement what we call savings first.
23:40Which means,
23:41when we receive our salary,
23:42we should save at least 20% of our salary
23:46before we spend it.
23:48So we use the equation of
23:50income, less savings, equals expenses.
23:53Where we save at least 20%
23:56before we spend it.
23:58For people who don't have enough income
24:01for their expenses,
24:03we can look for additional income
24:06in the form of freelancing
24:08or other side hustle jobs.
24:13Juan's savings,
24:15where did it come from?
24:16Stay tuned for the return of I, Juander.
24:19But I wonder,
24:21did Juan really save like this back then?
24:24Actually, the way Filipinos save
24:27came from the Philippines
24:30when the Spanish, American, and Japanese
24:33invaded us.
24:34Where it was hard to live
24:36because of food and wealth.
24:38At that time,
24:39they learned to save
24:41to maximize their resources.
24:43So what's the point of saving?
24:46Don't worry,
24:47this is just the beginning.
24:51If you have topics you want to talk about,
24:54just email to iwandergtv at gmail.com.
24:57I am Susan Enriquez.
24:59And of course,
25:00follow us on our social media accounts.
25:03I am M. Kwey Marquez.
25:05See you every Sunday night on GTV.
25:09And for Juan's questions,
25:11we'll give the answers here on I, Wander.