Are Ilocanos really 'kuripot'?

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Are Ilocanos really 'kuripot'?

MANILA, Philippines - Ilocanos have long been stereotyped as being "kuripot" or stingy with money. But data from the National Statistical Coordination Board shows that Ilocanos are not as thrifty as everyone thinks they are.

NSCB director-general Romulo Virola said Region I (Ilocos Region) does not have the highest savings ratio in the Philippines. The region only ranks 9th with its savings to income ratio of 0.179 in 2009.

Virola noted people in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region II (Cagayan Valley) and Region VII (Central Visayas) had better savings rate than the Ilocanos, based on the Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES) in 2009.

"It may not surprise us that during the same year, these three regions were not among the poorest regions of the country. In terms of poverty incidence among families, CAR is ranked 5th least poor; Region II is the 4th least poor; and Region VII is the 11th least poor (or 7th poorest)," Virola said.

On the other hand, residents in Region VI (Western Visayas), Region V (Bicol Region), and National Capital Region had the lowest savings rate.

While residents in CAR and Cagayan Valley were the biggest savers, they were also the biggest spenders.

The NSCB said the highest deficit ratios in 2009 were seen in CAR, Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) and Region II (Cagayan Valley).

"CAR and Region II appear to exhibit extreme behavior. They are home to families who are the highest savers as well as the most lavish spenders," Virola noted.

Ilocanos, on the other hand, were 9th in terms of the ratio of income deficit to total income with 0.152.

Overall, two out of every three Filipino families were able to save in 2009 (65.9%). "The Pinoy savers saved on the average P23 to P25 out of every P100 they earned. Sila ang mga tunay na wais," Virola noted.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...lly-big-savers

[CVT]

Ang pera nila,- nasa ilalim ng kama, nasa bulsikot, nasa haligi ng bahay o nasa tapayan,- nakabaon sa bukid..... :hysterical:

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[ecneret]

may kwento nga yan e...

may isang manilenyo, bisaya and ilokano... kumain sa resto, then nagtatalo kung sino magbabayad ng bill nila, magpaligsahan na lang daw, patagalan sa ilalim ng tubig... sa madaling salita, unang umahon yung manilenyo, then yung bisaya, yung ilokano ang tagal, di pa din umaahon, sinilip nung dalawa sa ilalim, may yapus-yapos pala na malaking bato! :lol:

ako 50% ilokano, di ako marunong mag-ilokano or di man lang ako nakapunta pa ng ilocos o province namin... tawag nga samin magkakapatid e 'ilokanong bato'... i dont know kung kuripot nga ako.. basta di lang ako pala-gastos lalo na sa mga walang kabagay-bagay... at pag may gustung-gusto talaga akong bilhin, talagang todo ipon ako, tipong di talaga kakain maka-save lang ng pera... saka lagi kong in-anticipate yung future namin... kung may pang-kain pa ba kami, pambayad sa obligasyon, etc... so, nagtitipid talaga ako pag may pagkakagastusan... so, kayo na humusga kung kuripot nga ako...

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ang ginagastos nga daw ng ilocano yun kinita pa nila nun nakaraan month pa...compared sa kapangpangan naman some sakanila (no offens ho :-) ang ginagastos na nila yun kita nila nextmonth...

[honart]

ILOCANO-They spend today what they earned yesterday.
BISAYA- They spend today what they earn today.
KAPAMPANGAN- They spend today what they earn tomorrow.

[chua_riwap]

ilokano ak.
ngem saan ak a nakirmet.. . . .
nasa lugar yung pagtitpid ko.

ang batong ilokano yung tubong pangasinan.
may mga kilala ako, ilokanong pangasinan, grabe.
bato talaga!

yung sa mga kabalen, di nman lahat, pero marami nga ganyan.

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ilokano ak met from isabela
masasabi ko lang marunong lang siguro magmanage ng pera ang ilokano but some are not
sabi nga sa news-
While residents in CAR and Cagayan Valley were the biggest savers, they were also the biggest spenders.

[honart]

matitindi ung ilokano na intsik pa.. sobrang kuripot siguro nun.. hahaha

[s1ngk1t]

ana kano? ilokano kuripot? weeee di nga?!!

FBI to pero diko naman masasabing kuripot ako, tama si ecenet, kung may gusto ang ilokano ngtitipid talaga yan pero hindi siya kuripot.

ILOCANO-They spend today what they earned yesterday.
BISAYA- They spend today what they earn today.
KAPAMPANGAN- They spend today what they earn tomorrow.

*FBI (Full Blooded Ilokano)

[Retz]

This is something new. Akala ko mga intsik lang ang kuripot.