It's more important more than ever now to have something to fall back on because of the Covid-19 crisis," she said. "We need an emergency fund.
Every Friday, Od can save up to 150 baht on her grocery shopping bill by collecting vegetables given away for free at Wat Bang Khonthi Nai in Samut Songkhram province.
The trip is worth the cost of her motorcycle petrol because the vegetables she picks up are enough to feed her family for three days. Od is a beneficiary of a project to help folk save money through the practice of sharing.
Od, 45, works at a factory in nearby Ratchaburi province. "If I get off work early on a Friday, I will drive my motorcycle 30 kilometres to the temple for the free vegetables," she said.
Od has managed to save the money she does not spend on buying vegetables. She saves money by estimating how much she would spend on vegetables and puts away the equivalent amount in a piggy bank.
Her ability to save money is made possible by a project called "Pun Phak Pun Sook Wan Sook Wen Sook" or "Sharing Vegetables, Sharing Happiness, Every Other Friday".
The project distributes donated food items such as vegetables, eggs and canned fish. Wat Khonthi Nai in the province's Bang Khonthi district organises the giveaway on the second and fourth weeks of every month from 4pm to 5pm.
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