Things You'll Need:
- Attention to detail
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Step 1
Dine in; many Americans eat out everyday causing huge bills in take out and dining in.
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Step 2
Shop at your local thrift shop for furniture, you would be surprised at what you would find there, some of the major stores normally have to dump there wares somewhere for a small profit, they normally end up at the thrift shop
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Step 3
If you must go to the movies go to the one dollar movie’s, it will save you a ton, at some movie theaters if you go on Tuesday it can get even cheaper.
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Step 4
* Take your lunch to work, rather than eating fast food.
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Step 5
Shop via the internet, it saves gas and time.
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Step 6
Turn your lights off when leaving a room.
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Step 7
Carpool to work or take the bus, public transportation cancels out a lot of gas money.
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Step 8
Sign up for overdraft protection, bank fees can eat you alive.
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Step 9
Find a roommate.
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Step 10
The number one source of saving money would be going to the library, here’s the question, why rent a movie when you can get it for free, yes for free, just check one out, I normally get movies and CD’s for free, as well as a lot of other resources that you can get from the library.
Comments
robertsloan2 said
on 12/20/2008 These are all some good tips on saving money by changing your lifestyle. Every one of them would make a serious difference in someone's budget.
A major step you can take toward thrift is to build enough savings to live on for one, then two, three or more months till you have enough to live for a year. Then build up the down payment on a house. Mortgages are cheaper than rent for more space. Then pay off the house early -- but keep a year's mortgage payment's in the bank in case of medical or financial trouble so you don't lose it all. And don't move -- moving has immense costs that eat all your savings and credit.