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Savings without worry
It’s pretty important, maybe even crucial, that we save a lot of money in this day and age. When you’re in debt, it’s even more important to find ways to save money. By being able to save even a little bit of money each month, you’ll find that you’ll be able to reduce your monthly payments and helping your lessen your debt quicker.
But you might be asking “how can I save money if I’m buried in debts and expenses?” In order for you to save a lot of money without having to worry about debt and expenses, you need to evaluate your financial position and start making changes in some areas. Once you’ve acknowledge to make these certain changes, you will be more willing to sacrifice in order to set aside money.
I will share with you 3 simple ways to save money that you can instantly put into action:
Never shop on an empty stomach
When you visit the grocery store on an empty stomach, everything will look so tempting. Instead of buying something that you need at home, you actually end up buying more than what you need like a gallon of ice cream or that bundle of chocolate chip cookies you saw on the way to the counter. On the same note, you may also choose to keep the spouse and children at home since you’ll also end up buying more than you’re supposed to.
Reduce spending on the non-essentials
When you’re trying to save money or you’re in a tight budget, it’s best to stop dining out every night of the week.
Spending on non-essentials can actually cost us more than we think; that daily cup of coffee on the run, or that daily newspaper at the stand or those extra features in your phone lines that you rarely even use or heck, even those extra cable and satellite connections.
When you’ve started cutting back expenses on these non-essentials, you’ll find that the expenses you were wasting money on are now your key to saving a lot of cash every month. If you’re able to stop dining out every night of the week, you might be able to save as much a lot alone. How cool is that?
Learn to locate sales and discounts
Whether you’re only buying a pair of jeans or a couple of boxes of cereals, what matters most is that you look to see if the products you’re purchasing are on sale.
Items on sale and discounts can actually save you a lot of money; you can save as much as 50% of the marked price of the said item.
It’s also important to note that just because an item’s on sale doesn’t entirely mean you should buy it; which is the main reason why a lot of people still fail to save money even though the items are already discounted.
Once you’ve actually followed these 3 simple ways to save money, you’ll find a huge difference in your savings each month. More importantly, you can even use your savings to pay for your child’s tuition, pay off debt or even finance that grand vacation you’ve wanted for the family.
P.S. To those doing the 52 Week Money Challenge and 52 Week Money Challenge Version 2, it is Week 30 already! Did you deposit the next amount yet?
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