Hello everyone and welcome to another post for this week. I turned from three posts a week to four. After I lost my content last time. Now, I’m trying to recover and post as many as possible. Anyway, today I will be talking about another self-development post “Save money live better”. It’s an interesting post and different from what I talked about.
There will be two things in this post. One, I want to mention the common tips that people know. And the second will be my tips and things that will help you. This is something everyone struggles with and I will try to share as much as possible. If you find them helpful, please consider sharing them with others. Also, I would appreciate it if you can hit the like button below.
Save money live better with these awesome tips
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I know some of you already have enough tips about saving money. And maybe some of you are experts in this part and aspect of life. However, there are some parts that people might not think about. Maybe it’s in the dark for you and in this, I want to put the light on. Because it’s one of the very important things we need to know.
Something you should know. I’ve come up with these tips and ideas over time and it’s based on life problems. We may call it saving money obstacles that we need to focus on and work on. Before I started writing this post, I searched on Google about others and what they had to say about this.
Q: What makes these save money live better tips unique?
A: If you have that question in mind. Great, but I wouldn’t say unique but specific and many people struggle with it. Of course, I want to mention the common tips so that you can have an idea about them. And the difference between the ones I want to mention and the common ones.
FYI
There are two parts to this post. The first one you get to save money, and the second one is to live better. Some people think saving money means you have to suffer. Well, that would be called “Budgeting” or reducing the cost. Which you spend as low as possible. That means cutting off most of the things in your life.
Well, saving money might sound like that but it just means that your savings are getting better than your spending over a period. Which is very important for every person. If you don’t work on it, it wouldn’t be good for you or the future in some people’s cases. I highly recommend working on improving savings and reducing spending.
Q: What are the common tips for saving money?
- Having a shopping list
- Cut off unnecessary subscriptions
- Going less out with friends to parties and clubs
- Discounts and offers are your best bet
- Explore the market before buying anything
- Using your car less to save money on gas and fuel
Some of the things on the list above are tips that I mentioned in my previous posts. I will link them below for you if you want to check them out. However, these might help you to save money but not everything. This why today’s post I want to mention more very important things.
You might be related to some of the tips below. Because I know some friends of mine in real life are doing them. And these things that I shared these with my cousin because he asked for advice on how he can save money. He wanted to know how to learn to save money and how it can be possible while living well.
Let me share with you a couple of quotes that can be good reminders for us. I love reading quotes as well.
He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. — This is an Swedish Proverb
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
FYI
I don’t want to forget to mention this. But when it comes to saving money, there are two people. Some are individuals that are single and others are married, parents, or in a relationship. However, the tips below are for both and you can take what works for you.
Important point
Before I start talking about the tips below. I want to share this very important point. Whether you are single or married, even just in a relationship. YOU have to set up an emergency saving account which you can’t use unless it’s urgent. Organize the money very well to ensure not get to the broke level.
Let me start with the first and most important one. Save money being the person who provides for them, you need to share it with everyone. I’ve had some people who thought would be able to do it without telling them. Trying to buy them everything they want and still managing to save money. I’m sorry to say this, but it won’t work and you will be drowning while they have fun until there is no money.
Anyone responsible for providing money needs to share it with everyone. Even kids who can understand what you saying. No matter what, you need to get them on board to make it easier for you. Make sure to plan things for the best lifestyle possible while still saving money for everyone.
Explain to your family and close friends about your plans. I’m sure they will understand and support you. Some friends will keep asking you to go out with them. However, when they know your plans. they won’t ask as much as before.
Be more careful with machines and things you use to avoid spending money
This is one of my favorite tips and many people struggle with it even in my family. Having to buy another cup or machine because it was broken. Maybe fixing your car because it was damaged. Once you decided to start saving money and working on it. You need to also be care pay more attention to everything around you. Things that you use every day. One of the easy ways to save money.
Here are some of the things we need to pay attention to save money
- Be careful when driving the car and parking (Avoid car damage as much as possible)
- Don’t keep items around kids that might be damaged or broken
- Avoid breaking or damaging any of the cooking machines.
- When having pets in the house, you need to pay attention not to break anything.
I’m sure there are many things. Depending on what you have in the house. However, whatever is that. You need to make sure to stay safe to avoid spending money on it again. Either fixing it or getting a new one. Something many people can avoid and exercise paying attention.
Plan your meals weekly with the number of ingredients that you only need
Let me say this. I couldn’t be more excited to share this tip with you. I’ve always wanted to mention it because it’s very important. Food is one of the things we spend a lot of money on. Especially, big families and people who eat a lot. This is something you need to do to save money.
There are common recipes some families eat. And they want to try something new. But buying ingredients for the common meals and new recipes can be costly. Therefore, if you want to avoid this, make sure to plan meals for the whole week. It’s the best way to live better by having your own food that you crave or want. Some of my friends have already been doing this and feel so much more organized.
Every day you have three meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And you got 7 days a week. It can be easy for you to plan and write all the ingredients that you need. This way, you avoid unnecessary money spent. Ensure to have this as one of the goals for saving money.
Determine how much you spend monthly, weekly
It would be nothing without knowing how much you spend each month. If you decide to save money, the first step is to determine the amount of money you spend each month. This is one of the best ways how to plan the budget but also how to save more money in your bank account.
Whether you are a family or just one person. Ensure that you know how much you spend. Going to Walmart or having a gym membership. Anything that you spend each month should be on a list. And from there, you can set up the best plan. Which is the first tip on this list.
Q: How much should I spend each month to save money live better?
A: This is a very important and great question. It depends on how much money you earn as a salary every month. Also, specify your needs and wants. Then, set up a plan that can help you to live better and save money. It’s ok to cut some of the things on your wants list.
Don’t get used to the rich life or spending a lot of money
Another very important tip and many people I know went through this. When you live a rich life such as only having takeaway food as their meals. Shopping expensive stuff and whatever they want. Go on Uber and drive the car for a long time. Maybe use delivery apps to order food. So many things people get used to and it’s difficult to stop until they have no money.
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I don’t know what’s wrong with cooking with family on the weekend instead of wasting money on delivery meals. And inviting friends over to have a party in the house instead of wasting money going to the bar and club.
Trust me, it’s not so easy to switch from rich life to normal life. You don’t consider as poor if you cook or spend time with friends in the house. However, if you get used to not spending so much money, it would be easy to control yourself and do something good once in a while.
Try to make groceries last as long as possible
Something that families and even people who live alone can struggle with this. You say I will save money and only spend it on important things. And the week is not even done and you already going to Walmart shopping. This can finish your money quickly before you even know it.
Groceries can include anything from products to kitchen stuff such as ingredients to cook. Maybe sauces and many things that we can reduce the use of it. Whatever it is, always make sure to use it for as long as possible. I’m not saying suffer because it can be live better while using it. But don’t take or put more than you need. If you can use less than you do and it is still good, that would be great.
Conclusion of Save money live better with these awesome tips
Thank you for reading until this point. I’ve shared common tips for saving money. And shared new awesome tips to help you save money and live better. Hopefully, these tips and ideas are helpful to you. And I explain each one to help you understand more about them. I would appreciate it if you hit the like button and share it with others.
What are your thoughts on these tips? And what thing do you think helped and worked for you? Let us know in the comment.
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103 comments
Saving money is kinda challenging for me!! so hard to fo it! Thanks for the tips
This is a great post. Loved your recommendations and your context. ????????
I’ve always been pretty stingy when spending money, so you could say I learned money management at a very young age. But there’s still some really good advice in here and you can never know enough about saving money! Thank you so much for sharing!
Such an important and helpful post and what a great time to share it, we can all benefit from this thank you!
I love that you’ve delivered on providing some unique views on saving money rather than regurgitating the same points as most post about this topic. That first one or sharing the goals with your family is huge if you really want to succeed.
Great tips! This is very needed given how expensive things are right now.
There’s some really good tips on here! You can never have enough good money saving advice! Thanks for sharing!
I also plan my meals the week before so that I can spend less on grocery. Saving money surely does improve our lives if done right.
Thank you for reading!
There are so many little expenses and they all add up. Subscriptions is one for me. And the daggone pay 4 payments thing I got sucked into at Christmas.
Yeah, everything adds up. Thank you for reading!
I’m not a splurger, I’m more of a saver. Although I’m working on creating a balance you still can’t go wrong with saving, so thanks for the tips.
That’s awesome, thank you for reading and sharing your comment!
Just what I needed now in the midst of tight budget season! Just done with the new year and all, these tips going to be in my 2023 resolution. Thank you so much X
That’s awesome, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Meal planning before grocery shopping is key to saving money – take a list with you and DO NOT deviate, refuse any attempts by your family to add extra items into the trolley! Great tips, thank you for sharing 🙂
Yeah, we need to make sure that we have the list. Thank you for reading!
Absolutely great ideas and tips!!
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Saving money is so important financially and emotionally. It takes a lot of stress out of the way when you save! The one thing I am clinging to as I am near clearing out ALL Debt (except for mortgage of course) is;
even when you have money, act like you don’t.
Yeah, it’s very important. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Great post. It is important to learn how we spend our money and how it affects the way we live. By knowing what living well means, we can also adjust our spending. It will be easier to plan our meals and ask ourselves if we really need that new thing we want to buy. Loved how you combined these two topics.
Yeah, it’s very important that we focus on what’s important and try to save money. Thank you for reading!
Great advice! We could all use money-saving tips, especially with the rising cost of everything. Regarding parking charges, check to see if there is a parking app available for your area. Often you can save so much by simply paying for the time you use, rather than a time slot.
Yeah, we need to make sure that we are good with money.
Sharing your plan with others involved is critical. My husband and I go through our finances twice per month together to see how we are doing. Having the plan, putting it in action, and working together is so helpful.
That’s amazing, it’s very important to have team work.
A very timely post, thanks for sharing these tips!
I appreciate you reading and sharing your thoughts!
With the price of things, saving money is difficult. These tips are helpful though.
Well, we can try our bests. Thank you for reading!
Saving money is so important but it is definitely hard when you are bombarded with stuff all day long! But I agree that planning meals is a great way to save some cash. I usually cook for my family on Sunday for the week and this helps avoid the unnecessary take out meals that is unbelievably super expensive these days!
Maureen |
Yeah, it’s very important to save money. Thank you for reading!
Great tips. Money management and saving money are vital these days. Any tips at all are appreciated.
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts!
We eat out a lot – me and my family. I think we need to limit having this in 2023. Thanks for the tips. I am sure a lot of us need these savings tips.
Yeah, we need to work on saving. Thank you for reading!
Yep, it’s important to be careful of your items to avoid unnecessary repairs and replacements. Thanks for this!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree it’s important.
In England, it is so hard to save money at the moment but I am working hard to do so, some great tips here. Thanks for sharing your insight!
I see, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts! I hope you can manage!
Awesome! This is such a great article to read especially since we’re all in the new year 2023! This a very timely post to help everyone to save money for that dream future we’re all wanting! Hope everyone can consider this and makes it their reference!
Yeah, in the start, we need to improve. Thank you for reading!
I love your personable style of writing. Saving money is a real challenge for many, and I found a couple of tips to be pretty helpful. I definitely agree on spending as minimum as possible on fuel.
Thank you so much for your feedback and sharing your thoughts!
This is so helpful. Thanks for these tips!
Glad to know you found them helpful. Thank you for reading!
I love your tips. They are easy to follow and practical to save money. I agree that saving money makes our lives better. I know this because the joy that I feel when I buy expensive things with the money I saved is great.
I’m glad to know that you loved them. Thank you for reading!
Some good tips here. There’s never a bad time to start saving more money
Thank you for reading and sharing your thought!
Saving is SO key in life – these are great tips!
Yeah, we definitely need to work on saving money.
With the prices of everything reaching sky-high, this is exactly the kind of post I needed to guide me. Those tips you mentioned will come so handy for me to manage my finances. thanks.
That’s awesome. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Sticking to a shopping list is a huge one!! This helps us save a lot of money, as well as not going shopping when hungry.
That’s awesome and we definitely need to make sure we have good way to save money.
Great list of tips! I do a lot of these myself, I also buy a lot of store brand products vs name brand on certain products as they are virtually the same thing but one is a lot cheaper.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
I try to save money whenever possible. Keyword: try, lol! Your tips are very helpful. Especially stretching the groceries as long as possible. Thanks for sharing!!
That’s awesome, we definitely need to make sure that we save money.
Very useful tips on how to save money. Very important and thanks for sharing
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
These are great and practical tips. I agree with you about exploring the market before buying anything. It definitely pays off to compare and shop around first.
I’m glad to know you agree and thank you for reading.
Great tips! I try to use coupons and combine errands for limiting car use. Meal planning would be helpful for me! I try to shop deals at grocery too!
That’s awesome, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
I have to set some goals when it comes to finances. It is good to have some goals and strategies.
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These are such great tips! I’ve also started looking for digital coupons before I head to the store to make sure I plan ahead before shopping so I can optimize my savings! Now I just need to cut back on eating out so much!
I’m glad to know you found them great tips! Thank you for reading!
I love your tip here about looking at how much money is spent weekly. Sometimes I’m not as disciplined about refining my budget. But I plan to get back on a weekly schedule starting this week!
I’m glad you love my tips. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Oh my, I have already stolen a lot from myself over the years. The worst is not only that I buy things I don’t need, and I forget what I had to buy
Hahaha, that could happen but we need to be careful. Thank you for reading!
With the cost of living going up we all need to save. Meal planning and budgeting can help.
Yeah, we need to make sure that we handle it well. Thank you for reading!
Great tips! My family is doing a “no spend” January. And man is it hard!! I’m not even half way through the month and I want to buy everything I see! LOL
Haha, hope you get through it.
These tips are all I need for the new year. Thanks for sharing!
That’s awesome. Thank you for reading!
This is relevant now more than ever and you have provided some really good tips. cutting off subscriptions and writing a shopping list really helps x
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
These are very useful tips. It’s important to spend wisely. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
I have a roundup feature that helps me passively save, and I barely notice the money being round up and being put into a savings account
That’s awesome. Thank you for reading!
Great tips, thank you! I will be utilizing some of these this year for sure 🙂
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts about these tips!
Those are some great points to keep in mind and thanks for sharing them with us. It’s good to be frugal with your money especially with rising cost of things nowadays.
Glad to know that you found them great. Thank you for reading!
Nnnniiiccceeeeee…the key is to make my groceries last me as long as possible! It saves me endless trips to the market and in my wallet.
Yeah, it helps a lot to save a lot of money. Whether married or single. It’s very important.
I am working hard to save money, these tips are desperately needed. Especially in the United Kingdom. Thanks for sharing <3
That’s awesome, I’m glad these are needed. Thank you for reading!
These are some really good tips. I am wanting to do a ‘no spend February’ with an exception to my birthday. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Lauren
That’s awesome. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Saving money is kinda challenging for me!! so hard to for it! These tips are all i need, Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, it’s a bit difficult but it’s something we need to do it. Thank you for reading!
I am working hard to save money, these tips are desperately needed. Thanks for sharing.
That’s awesome. saving money is great. Thank you for reading!
Loved your recommendations and your context. Saving money is challenging for me!! so hard to for it! Thanks for the tips!
Thank you so much and glad you found it good.