Places Where You Can Watch Films for Free (or Cheaply)
Going out to watch movies can be expensive, especially if it’s something you do regularly. IT doesn’t always have to be that way, however. Below, I’ve listed some places where you can watch films for free (or cheaply). While these venues might not be playing the latest blockbusters, they screen out of the ordinary films that you aren’t likely to see elsewhere.
Click the names of each venue to learn more about them.
UP Film Institute (Diliman, Quezon City) There are two public screening rooms in the UPFI – Cine Adarna (the large theater) and the Videotheque room (at the back, second floor). Usually, the screenings at the Videotheque room are free, but the rates for the paid theater are much lower than those from regular cinemas.
Mogwai Cinematheque (Cubao Expo, Quezon City) The first floor of Mogwaiis a restaurant/bar, but the second floor is a screening room. It’s the most comfortable screening room I’ve ever been in, since there are no seats – only large fluffy pillows.
Cinekatipunan @ Mag:net Cafe (Katipunan Ave, Quezon City) Mag:net Cafe is beside Rustan’s Supermarket in Katipunan. The first floor is an art gallery, while the second floor is a screening room and cafe.They also have a Multiply page here.
Pelikula@Titus Brandsma (New Manila, Quezon City) They have free monthly screenings of art films. Click on the link to view theirYahooGroups page.
If you want to find other free or cheap film screenings in Metro Manila, check out these sites:
Do you have other recommendations? Please let us know in the comments 
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Free Ebook: Thriving on Less
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
Almost the entire world is facing a financial crisis. During times like these, it’s important to cut back on our spending and save for the future. But is it possible to do that without sacrificing your enjoyment of life?
Leo Babauta’s new free ebook, “Thriving on Less: Simplifying in a Tough Economy” addresses the steps we have to take to lead more enriching lives – and save money in the process. A much needed message in tough economic times.
Here’s what you’ll learn from the ebook:
- How to create a simple lifestyle
- How to focus on “enough” instead of “more”
- How to beat the effects of advertising
- Steps on how to make small financial changes
- How to look at large, long term expenses
- Tips on how to change spending habits
- How to get out of debt
If you want to download a free copy of this ebook, simply click here.
Read MoreFree Personal Finance Resources for a Wealthier 2009
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all the readers Thank you for supporting Frugal Pinoy. May you all have a wealthy year ahead.
To get you started with that, here’s a list of excellent free resources on personal finance:
Making Money Online
Internet Business Mastery (podcasts)
Entrepreneur’s Journey Podcasts
Blogging for Six Figures? Writers Take Note! (audio interview)
Rockstar Personal Branding (eBook)
How to Develop Money-Making Niche Sites on WordPress (eBook)
General Personal Finance
Money Saving Tips for the Holidays (eBook)
Taking Control of Your Finances: A Guide for Young Adults (eBook)
Pathways to Getting Ahead (eBook for young adults)
Money Matters for All Ages (eBook, I wrote about it here)
Thanks again for supporting Frugal Pinoy. I hope you enjoy the holidays.
- Celine
Read MoreGet Ivy League Lectures for Free
What are the chances of the average Pinoy to get into Harvard or Yale? Unless you have the grades or the money, or both, your chances are pretty slim. But don’t worry, there’s good news ahead. Thanks to the internet, we can access free lectures from these high-profile universities.
And we’re not limited to Ivy League schools either – we can access lectures from most major colleges and universities around the globe.
iTunesU
Apple’s venture into free online learning starts with iTunesU. Basically, it’s where major universities and colleges upload video and audio lectures which anybody can download for free. Participating universities include Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and many others.
First of all, you need to have iTunes installed in your computer to access iTunesU. If you don’t have iTunes yet, click here to download it.
Once iTunes is open, click on the “iTunes Store” link on the left sidebar, and when you get to the store, find the link that takes you to iTunesU. You can then browse lectures by subject or by school.
iTunesU also has a separate section that collects lectures discussing the economic downturn we’re experiencing right now. You can see this section when you scroll down the iTunesU section of the iTunes Store.
Open Yale
Yale University also recently launched Open Yale, where you can access full lectures on different subjects including Astronomy, BioChemical Engineering, Economics, Physics, History, Philosophy, English, and Political Science.
Read MoreWhere to find free (or cheap) books
It’s no secret that I love books. I try to read at least 20 books a year (my former creative writing profs would argue that this isn’t enough). However, books are generally expensive. In fact, you’re very lucky if you find a brand new book from a major bookstore at only P 150.00. In fact, browsing through National Bookstore’s online catalog, the cheapest fiction book I could find was A Pocket Book of Short Stories from Simon and Schuster for 85 pesos. And guess what? You can actually download all those short stories from the internet for free.
If you’re an avid reader who doesn’t want to burn a hole in both your pockets just because you happen to love books, here are some frugal ways you can acquire them:
Where to find CHEAP books:
Used books stores. One of my favorite used books stores is Diplomat Bookstore in P.Tuazon, in the Daily Supermarket Complex. Scout and I acquired Robin Morgan’s The Demon Lover for a mere P149. When we went there this weekend, they even had a sale – some shelves were P99/book, and buy 1 take 1 to boot! That means P49.50 per book. We took advantage of this deal and added 2 new interesting books to our collection. Apart from the great price, many of Diplomat’s used books look good as new.
I also like the used book stalls in Riverbanks Mall in Marikina. There’s 2 of them there, and other stalls have a used books/magazine section as well. I found Michael Cunningham’s The Hours for P100 (it looked brand new) and a Woody Allen collection that was already out of publication (it looked new too, and cost me only P200).
Read MoreFree Personal Finance Ebook
There’s a free personal finance ebook available at Mytwodollars.com . “Money Matters for All Ages: A Guide to Taking Control of Your Finances from Birth to Retirement” is a comprehensive collection of personal finance and frugality tips that may prove to be useful, no matter how old you are. This includes infants and young children, teenagers, college-aged people, and people in their twenties up to the sixties. This ebook also covers advice for retirees. This series was even featured on MSN Money.
Here’s a description from the website:
This e-book is the culmination of sixteen different personal finance bloggers who got together and decided to write a financial guidebook that spans an entire lifetime. From the innocent little infant to the older retiree, all the different stages of life are covered here. Whether you are in your 20’s or 30’s or any other age — you can benefit from reading this book.
I’ll be taking a quick look myself, and I might even post a review. So far, it looks like we can all learn a thing or two from this handy resource.
Click here to download the ebook. Once you’ve read it, feel free to share your comments with us.
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