Remove the UMD during game play to avoid random encounters. Note: Replace the disc before any important event to avoid crashing the game.
Saving money
Get the Survival skill by leveling up your Herbology and Resilience in the first town you go to after the time portal. Go out to the world map. Enter any forest area or just remain on the world map. Keep doing survival. You will get random ingredients. Also, if you level up your Survival skill it becomes easier to obtain and you will get better ingredients.
Voice collection
Successfully complete the game to unlock the voices of the characters in your party for all of your saves.