When we plan to save money, it is quite likely that we need to significantly change our lifestyles. It is important to know that we may actually have limited control over many things in our lives, including how we spend our money. It’s true that we can’t make any foodstuff in supermarket becomes any cheaper, but we should still be able to determine whether it’s really necessary to purchase an expensive package of cheese. The first thing to do is to always use cash. This will allow us to become aware of how much money that we could spend. By using cash, it should be much easier to stick to our well-planned budget. We should determine how much money that we need for an entire week, especially to cover regular purchases. If we use credit card, we could easily lose track and we may end up spending so much money. If we want to save money, it is important to keep ATM card in a hard to reach location. It’s important to go to the ATM only once a week. If we go too often, we will spend too much money and we could end up having financial problems. By having proper budgeting, we should know how much money we need in a week. It means that we won’t need to obtain too much money.
Many people are addicted to coffee and by making their own, it is possible to save up to $5 per day. We could make coffee before we leave for work. It’s a good idea to bring a small travel mug, which could fit into our bag. With this simple trick, we should be able to forgo the daily stop to Starbucks and other cafes. Many offices have coffee makers that we can use each morning. In this case, we can have a cup of coffee for free. We may also save money by avoiding vending machines. Drinks and snacks in those vending machines could really entice us, so we should make sure to avoid them whenever we can. In this case, we should bring healthy drink and snack from home. In this case, we would be able to prevent ourselves from having a hunger strike and we won’t feel deprived. Instead of dining out, it is also important that we cook at home. There should some decent foodstuff and leftovers in the fridge that we can re-process into edible and tasty food, as long as they are no longer expired. Giving up only two lunches at favorite restaurants could save us up to $20 a week. This is quite significant, because we would be able to save about $1,000 in one year.
Many people want to be entertained and they often go to movie theater, music concerts, theme parks and other entertainment locations. In this case, we could visit the local public library to read many things for free. We may also download offline videos in YouTube app, while being connected to a free, high-speed WiFi hotspot.
