Need some wiggle room in your budget? Try implementing some of, or all of, the following ideas and you could save hundreds.
1. When you need to buy something, check out the used market first. There's some great stuff out there, and a lot of it has barely been used.
2. Give your dryer a vacation and hang your laundry to dry. Not only will you save money but your clothes will wear longer. Dryers are hard on clothes.
3. Make your own pizza. Spend less than half of what a take out would cost you and get exactly the toppings you want. If you don't want to make your own crust try a loaf of Italian bread and cut it in half lengthwise. Or use a flat bread. Or buy a premade crust. Easy.
4. Drink a lot of soda? Substitute iced tea or lemon water. You can easily save a dollar a day.
5. Bread is the staff of life. Save money by making your own bread. The Cuban bread I recently posted is super fast and super easy. And, I have never had it fail. If that is more than you want to take on, buy it at a bread store or a dollar store. When I don't make my own, I buy it for 89 cents a loaf at a local bread store.
6. Need a lunch for work or school? Try packing at least a few days a week. Leftovers are great for lunch if you have access to a microwave. Pack your lunch the night before after dinner. That will save you time and stress in the morning.
7. Help your health and budget by eating at least one vegetarian meal a week. When you start out go for familiar foods like grilled cheese and tomato soup, pasta with sauce, vegetable fried rice, or a baked potato bar. Meat is expensive so even just one vegetarian meal a week can save a ton.
8. Avoid expensive snack foods. Trying popping your own popcorn instead. A big bowl is much less expensive than a bag of chips.
9. Pilot lights cost money because they are constantly burning natural gas. So, if you have a gas stove, shut off the pilot lights to the burners. Light them by hand when you want to use them.. Save natural resources as well as money.
10. Eating at a restaurant? Don't order your usual drink. Drink water instead. Restaurants make a lot of their money on drinks. Make sure it stays in your pocket instead.
See, that budget can fit a lot easier by easily saving some dollars. Good luck.
1. When you need to buy something, check out the used market first. There's some great stuff out there, and a lot of it has barely been used.
2. Give your dryer a vacation and hang your laundry to dry. Not only will you save money but your clothes will wear longer. Dryers are hard on clothes.
3. Make your own pizza. Spend less than half of what a take out would cost you and get exactly the toppings you want. If you don't want to make your own crust try a loaf of Italian bread and cut it in half lengthwise. Or use a flat bread. Or buy a premade crust. Easy.
4. Drink a lot of soda? Substitute iced tea or lemon water. You can easily save a dollar a day.
5. Bread is the staff of life. Save money by making your own bread. The Cuban bread I recently posted is super fast and super easy. And, I have never had it fail. If that is more than you want to take on, buy it at a bread store or a dollar store. When I don't make my own, I buy it for 89 cents a loaf at a local bread store.
6. Need a lunch for work or school? Try packing at least a few days a week. Leftovers are great for lunch if you have access to a microwave. Pack your lunch the night before after dinner. That will save you time and stress in the morning.
7. Help your health and budget by eating at least one vegetarian meal a week. When you start out go for familiar foods like grilled cheese and tomato soup, pasta with sauce, vegetable fried rice, or a baked potato bar. Meat is expensive so even just one vegetarian meal a week can save a ton.
8. Avoid expensive snack foods. Trying popping your own popcorn instead. A big bowl is much less expensive than a bag of chips.
9. Pilot lights cost money because they are constantly burning natural gas. So, if you have a gas stove, shut off the pilot lights to the burners. Light them by hand when you want to use them.. Save natural resources as well as money.
10. Eating at a restaurant? Don't order your usual drink. Drink water instead. Restaurants make a lot of their money on drinks. Make sure it stays in your pocket instead.
See, that budget can fit a lot easier by easily saving some dollars. Good luck.
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