“This is not mine, but ‘The 72-hour rule’ is pretty damn helpful.
If after 72 hours, you still want it, then you might buy it.
“Learn how to say no.
“I make less than most of my friends and family.
We are all enjoying each others company and Im not breaking the bank.”
“Dont buy something that you normally wouldnt buy just because you have a coupon.”
It’s usually posted in one corner.
[Buy whichever gives you the more ounces per price].
It’s not going to save you tons of money, but it does add up.
Plus, it takes out the guess work when comparing similar items.”
“Instead of a cart grab a basket at the supermarket.
7.”
“Get yourself a library card.
I’ve probably saved thousands on all sorts of crap.
“I don’t spend $1 bills.
“Look at the store-brand food items.
Do you really think Safeway, Kroger, Costco, and Walmart all have independent tuna canning facilities?
This goes for the majority of store-branded items.
Make it a game to find out who has what national name product as their store-brand product.”
“Don’t spend money on fancy gyms.
“I used to spend LOTS of money on clothes and purses.
It really made me think twice before buying something.”
“Pick four days in a row each week where you spend zero dollars on anything.
This will require some thought but will force planning, discipline, etc.
Im not sure if it works for everyone, but it did for me.
The trick seems to be not to splurge too much on spending days.”
“If you have kids, buy their clothes secondhand or swap with friends.
Kids grow so fast that they are out of their clothes before they get really destroyed.
“Learn to cook!
If you learn four or five reliably delicious recipes they will go a loooooong way.”
“Buy or make small Christmas stockings, not those huge Santa sack monstrosities.
Train your kids that stockings are for edible treats, not gifts.
Fill them with yummy things pretzels, mini-packs of snacks and chips, candy, whatever.
Buy one, get one at 50% off!'
If you are in the market to buy something and find it on sale, great.
Most of the time though you just wind up buying shit that you wouldn’t have bought ordinarily.”
20.And lastly, “Freeze your credit cards…literally.
Place them in a Ziplock bag in a bowl full of water and stick it in the freezer.
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