Unusual Ways to Drastically Cut Household Expenses (best home money saving tips)
Are you spending too much on household expenses? These practical money-saving tips will help you reduce “fixed” expenses (and none of them require unreasonable lifestyle changes).
1. Look Beyond Household Expenses
It may not be the big household expenses that are causing your financial struggles.
Oftentimes, it’s the low-cost purchases that wreck a bank account. When an item has a low price tag, it’s easy for that expense to sneak by unnoticed. It’s not until we add up our leisurely spending that we realize how fast small purchases add up!
Your unchecked leisurely spending could be the problem.
The simple solution is to give yourself an allowance. Give yourself $X/month to spend however you want. Let this allowance be a rollover budget. Whatever money remains at the end of the month gets added to next month’s allowance. That way you can save for bigger purchases.
Copy these genius habits of women who never overspend to start saving money fast!
2. Spend Less on Clothes
Try following the one-in one-out rule. When you buy a new shirt, sell an old shirt.
The one-in one-out strategy not only cuts down on the overall price of clothes–you get money back when you’re done wearing it!– but it is also multi-layered in its supportive benefits.
One-in one-out can help you keep an organized and decluttered home. Consider your closet. How many clothes have you accumulated that you do not wear? Sell those clothes, create some space, and save money!
The one-in one-out strategy also helps to check impulsive spending habits. Before you buy, ask yourself, “Do I like this enough to replace something I already own?” If the answer is yes, you know you actually want it. (Btw, checking an impulsive spending habit is one of the best ways to save money.)
Pro tip: When you buy a new shirt, you may not sell the old shirt right away. Regardless, make it a point to remove the old shirt from your closet. We like to add old clothes to a reusable donation bag. When it is full, we take it to the consignment store. We make money on the clothes that sell. We donate what does not sell.
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3. Use Reusable Products
If you are buying products that you throw away after a single use, then you are missing out on the intriguing sustainability products that are being created by small business owners.
Have you been on Etsy lately? There are so many sustainability options now. It is a joy to shop for products that save you money, help the environment, and support a small-business owner.
Browse their sustainability products, every purchase is like money in the bank. Here are a few sustainability items we love:
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4. Spend Less on Food
The best way to spend less on food is to get back in the kitchen. When you know how to make cooking at home simple, you can easily save thousands every year on food.
Use Google to find a recipe. Whatever is ranking at the top of Google is likely a great meal (the recipe needed a lot of good reviews to get to the top of Google).
Try cooking at home. Not only will you be amazed by the money you save, but you’ll also be surprised by how easy is is to cook healthy, flavorful meals. Check out our favorite food blog to help inspire your next meal, neutraleating.com.
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5. Drink More Water
The cost of a flavored drink becomes unreasonably expensive when it is your go-to beverage. Not to mention, they tend to be loaded with sugar.
Water is great for both your health and your wallet.
Buy yourself a quality thermos, a water filter, and start drinking your tap water. Switching to water can easily save you over a thousand dollars every year.
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6. Spend Less on Entertainment
There’s no denying that spending money (eating out, online shopping, etc) is an entertaining way to pass time. But since we want to save money, it’s helpful to have top-of-mind activities that interrupt our reflex to spend (or to zone out on social media).
- Visit your local library (endless free entertainment)
- Google a new card game
- Learn to draw
- Try yoga
Copy these easy habits of women who always have money!
7. Downsize
Can you trade in your car for a less expensive car? Can you move into a more affordable home? Can you move to a more affordable city?
If you feel you have cut spending in every way possible and money still feels tight, consider downsizing. It is a huge relief to comfortably keep income over expenses.
Run some numbers on downsizing. If the money makes sense, don’t be afraid to make a big move.
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About the author Michelle Salater
Michelle Salater is a freelance finance writer with a passion for personal finance education. When she’s not in front of her computer, she’s reading biographies and exploring remote areas of the world. She also freelances for Wooster Media Group LLC.
