We ve all heard about this before but saving money, but in tough times like these, psyching yourself up to save you money is even more important. Saving money is the ultimate a matter of developing good habits. Read on for more money-saving tips here:
Avoid catalogues and magazines
Avoid catalogues, magazines as you will be tempted to buy them and end up reading maybe one or two pages or even buy items that you didn’t even know about it.
Avoid eating out
Avoiding eating out but cooking for yourself even though most of us hate cooking but this is one of the easy and effective ways to save you some money. Try finding easy recipes for meals online or watch food channels to inspire you to make food for yourself or even use food that you have stored in your fridge. When making food at least enough for a few days, take some to work in a lunch box for a few days. Bring food to work or eating could save you more that R150 a month.
Transportation:
If going to filling station makes you wince like me than you need to make sure to try and resolved all the serious maintenance issues that your car might be facing as fixing then could can improve your petrol mileage by almost 45 percent. Also driving your car effectively like you should, could also help you save you a great deal things like driving slowly, silky brake and smooth acceleration even though overlooked can also you some money in your wallet. Also considering to public transport instead of your own transport could also save you some money.
Save on utility bills:
You will feel a lot better at end month when you get your utility bill only to find out it is a lot lower this month compared to last month. Start by using energy saving bulbs instead of using your incandescent light bulbs. These uses less energy and last a little longer as they don’t need to be replaced as much and in the end save you some cash over their life spans.
Entertainment:
Although you need to save money and this is serious matter, we can still have a stretched budget. For instance instead for taking the entire family to the cinema, try renting a movie and chill out on the couch or on the floor with friends or family this could save you up some money too.
When going away picnic basket can be fun and you are planning a going on a vacation overseas, look for a destination where your current currency is doing a litter better.
This is all I have for you for now – I hope this will help you cut down your expenses as the cost of living continues to rise.