10 Simple Money Saving Tips

Saving money tips do not always take months to implement, in fact it’s just the opposite – with these simple savings tips you will be able to drastically cut down your expenses to free up your cash flow within one fortnight, thats one pay period!

I managed to cut out a few things I was used to spending money on and over the course of a few months, my fortnightly savings had added up to a whole lot of money. My only regret is I didn’t think of these earlier!

So how do you save money quickly and easily? Its simple, follow these 10 rules/tips and enjoy the fortnightly savings.

10 Money Saving Tips

1. Do not buy coffee during the week. 1 per day @ $3.00 times 10 working days a fortnight amounts to $30.
2. Make your lunch at home. Saves around $10 per day x 10 working days = $100 in food.
3. Shower for only 4 minutes. It helps you save on your water bill and conserves water. This will save you $20 per fortnight.
4. Do not eat out. Eating at home saves a lot of money. Preparing your food a week in advances also save you lots of money.
5. Drink water and dont buy drinks in bottles.
6. Only go out once per week, make it a special night out to the movies or something but limit to a special once off treat.
7. Catch the train to work on a weekly train ticket. Doing this saves money on petrol and also saves money on parking.
8. If you smoke, try cutting down or giving up all together – that on its own can save you over $5000 per year.
9. Have a dog? Walk him or her around the block every day for a fortnight, you will feel healthier and happier and you could even potentially quit the gym once its part of your routine -thus saving over $40 a fortnight in gym fees.
10. Everytime you feel like not doing one of the above things, put away a $1 coin into a jar. See how much you can save.

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