Archive for June, 2008

Mazda’s Tips to Minimize Fuel Costs

As gas prices continue to rise, Mazda Philippines offers a few helpful and easy-to-do tips to help you save money.

Here are the tips:

Check the pressure of tires regularly because low air pressure leads to higher fuel costs. This is due to under inflated tires requiring more energy to begin moving and to maintain speed. If you own a Mazda, head to Mazda Service Center to make sure that your car is in optimum condition. A simple oil change could help your engine perform at peak level and consume less gas.

Don’t be afraid to make your car go “zoom-zoom” because a study conducted by a British automotive consultancy found that controlled acceleration is actually more fuel-efficient than conservative driving.

According to the study, the key to saving fuel is to accelerate hard until the engine reaches 2000 rpm, move up a gear, then put your foot down until your reach 2000 rpm again. It may seem counter-intuitive but at 2000 rpm the engine is at its most efficient. Keep in mind though that above 2000 rpm, the benefits diminished and you begin using more fuel.

Prepaid Insurance: You Save Money While You Spend

Recently, Pioneer Insurance, in cooperation with Blue Cow, launched SPARX and SPARXx, its new insurance offerings, a cheap insurance term that aim to create a lifestyle that allows Filipinos to save money while they spend.

SPARX is created to spark the saving habit among children, and aligned it with SPARXx for older markets including, but not limited to, young adults and the increasing markets in the business process outsource centers and among families left behind by OFWs.

SPARX is available for kids 10 and below, while those who are 11 and above can purchase SPARXx. Unlike other insurance products, SPARX and SPARXs come in small affordable cards that are priced at P100 for SPARX, and P300 to P5,000 for SPARXx. And the more cards you buy and register in your account, the more money you save.

The great benefits of these prepaid insurance programs are that you will not pay again if you don’t want to, and your insurance coverage will not lapse. And at the end of a specified number of years, you can get your money back with competitive interest.

The cards are now available in Metro Manila and will later be available nationwide through Pioneer offices and accredited distributors such as selected Petron service stations and Load Central.

With today’s high cost of living, children should learn how to save money for the future. If at an early age they learn the value of money, they won’t have a hard time when they become adults.

Earn As Much as Php23,000 at Advanced Contact Solutions, Inc.

Those who are looking for a job and build a career in a call center should try to apply at Advanced Contact Solutions, Inc. New recruits may earn as much as Php 23,000 plus incentives for selected accounts.

They have job openings for this month like:

100 Customer Service Representatives – with at least 60 words per minute typing skills

100 Customer Service Representatives – Experience in BPO, preferably in a travel account

2,000 Transcriptionist – With at least 35 words per minute typing skills

100 Customer Sales Representatives – With at least six (6) months sales experience

200 Technical Support Representatives

Aside from walk-in applicants, Advanced Contact Solutions, Inc. will also accommodate applicants at job fairs. This month, company recruitment representatives will be processing applications in three job fairs to wit:

June 19-21 – Megatrade Hall 1, Megamall

June 26-28 – Caloocan Municipal Hall

June 29-30 – Trinoma Activity Center

To make a difference, you can visit or contact them at:

Advanced Contacts Solutions, Inc.

G/F ACS Plaza

Senator Gil Puyat Ave. cor. Tordessilas St.

Makati City

Tel. Nos.: 884-5200 (Makati), (0430 981-1196 (Lipa)

Email: recruitment@acspacific.com or liparecruitment@acspacific.com

Or you can ask other job openings through text. Just type:

JOBTXT<space>Surname/Given Name/Middle Name/Contact Number and send to 0917-518-0000