Not everyone is blessed with a job that they like 100 percent. You can always find fault in your job if you think about it: a crabby boss, irresponsible colleagues, unjust compensation; the list can be endless. Given the current economic conditions, however, you can only be grateful to have a job, period. There’s nothing wrong with staying in the job for the money.

Ah, but a lot of people would disagree and ask you point blank. What about personal satisfaction and fulfilment? Is it even possible to learn to love a job you hate?

Here are some tips on how to deal with the frustrations of being stuck in an unsatisfying work environment, and actually renew your enthusiasm for your job:

1. Make a pain and pleasure list

2. Find the source of your discontent

3. Be a part of the solution

4. Find friends

5. Take a vacation

6. Be thankful

7. Manage your career

8. Get a reality check

Most of us are creatures of habit. That is why we hardly think twice about buying an expensive cup of coffee on our afternoon break, eating out with the family on Sundays, or getting some retail therapy when we’re feeling stressed out. That is how many of you define and find comfort. Except, we are all feeling the crunch these days, so no more ifs and buts – it’s time to save here and now.

But you need not feel deprived, because you can substitute something else and still have a lot of savings to show for it. Just take heart and inspiration from some other people who found their own way to save for a rainy day.

1. On eating and drinking out. Stopped drinking soft drinks, take a juice and water. Stopped drinking signature coffee. Now just take it once in a while.

2. On shopping habits. Give up on buying signature bags.

3. On beauty treatments, give up going to exclusive spas, give up bimonthly manicure and pedicure.

4. On travel plans. Give up extras and other luxuries on plane trips.

5. On lifestyle choices. Give up expensive cable TV subscription. Give up having maid and other luxurious things.

Put a small twig in a small pot, that’s stuffed with Styrofoam or pebbles and voila. Say goodbye to tangled necklaces, bracelets, chandelier earrings and rings.

Use a clothespin to hold on to bills and notes. Glue a magnet at the back of it and stick on to your refrigerator.

Glue a magnet onto used cheese spread bottle caps. You may want to put your child’s surplus ID picture or embellish it with old buttons and small pebbles to turn into a ref magnet.

Use comics’ pages or painted old directory pages to wrap gifts.

Gather up your child’s old broken crayola pieces and get your old essential oil burner to melt them and do crafts with your kid.

Letters and drawing do get old. Have them framed and show how much you appreciate these things.

An old galvanized tin may be painted over to make a nice magnet board.