Anything to save a dollar, am I right?
Lately, people are way more open about budgeting and saving money.
Let me tell you, this is a trend I can get behind!
Here is what people had to say:
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
“My car battery died, and I didnt want to pay to have my car towed.
I found out that AAA lets you do a monthly membership for $6.
“Stop exchanging gifts for every niece or nephew’s birthday or Christmas.”
u/kukukele
3.
“Learn to fix things rather than just replacing them or paying someone to get it fixed.
YouTube is a good way to learn these things.”
“I own an older home.
Before putting new siding on it, I decided to put plastic sheeting over the entire thing.
Cutting out the windows, doors, and vents.
I did this a few months before putting up the new siding.
I noticed a dramatic reduction in my monthly heating and cooling (electric) bill by nearly $60.
I used the 4mil sheeting I got from Lowe’s.
Cost was about $55 for a 10’x100' roll.”
u/Majestic-Reception-2
5.
“Having more staycations.
“I quit tobacco two years ago.
Big saver, to say the least.
u/rubaduck
7.
“I changed my music streaming plan from a high-quality family plan to a single-user plan.
It saves me a couple of bucks every month.”
“I make budgets for the stupid shit I want to spend money on.
Once the budget is gone, that’s it.
This works for me because it was the impulse purchases that were killing my savings.”
u/m33gapanda
9.
“Attending everything Im invited to is now more carefully thought out.
I like hosting them, too, and it makes it easier for everyones wallets, actually.”
u/flowers_of_eden
11.
“Take pictures of that place or thing you want.
Save it to your phone.
Look into it until your desire to buy that disappears.
Works for me!”
u/No_Elevator_1212
12.
“Grocery shop via Walmart delivery.
“I got a second job.
My primary job is survival.
My second job is wants.
I just spent two hours doing this for work.
That’s $62.
Is that item worth two hours with an angry junkie?”
u/cplforlife
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Those would be about 80% of my weekly meals, just cans of soup.
In four months, I managed to put $10k in the bank.
u/Flailing_Aimlessly
15.
“Stop drinking energy drinks and drink water instead.
Stop going to Starbucks or other coffee shops and made mine at home and dealt with it.
Stopped going out to eat as often.
Make a grocery list and stick to it.
Delete Amazon from my phone.
Cutting cable because it sucks.”
