35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online

In 2022, food prices increased by 9.4% on average in the year to April. This marked the largest rise in 40 years.

Rising inflation is making life more difficult for many as people struggle to afford necessities such as groceries, gas, and rent. And earning to manage your finances and planning ahead is becoming crucial in order to survive.

Luckily, often it starts from simple steps and changes in spending habits. This thread has people sharing simple and useful financial life hacks they swear by, so you may want to get your notes ready!

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Inherit a large amount of money. It’s the secret they don’t want you to know about

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Adjust what you think your zero is. Everyone has that "oh s**t I'm broke" number-- I just inflated mine so I think I'm broke when I'm not. If I have $1000 in my bank account, I treat it like $0. $1050 is treated like I have only $50. It's weird, but it's been working so far.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Don't spend money you don't have! It's a revolutionary concept, I know, but it really works wonders.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Eat before you go to the store and always make a list and stick with it.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Every time you get a raise, hide it. Increase your 401(k) contribution, or put it into an IRA, or invest in stock, or just put it aside in savings.

In other words, don't get used to a higher level of consumption. This is especially important when you're young.

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Ask for small bills only, no dye packs or silent alarms

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online When you spend money think "Is this worth x amount of time that I spent at work?"

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Don't cosign anything for anyone

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Small hack:

If you pay your car off, continue paying your car payment into a new account.

This payment is already in your budget, so you should be used to it.

This new account is handy if you have any car-related repairs you need to make, like having to replace your fuel pump.

When you need to buy a new car, you can either buy it out right or you have a substantial amount to use for a down payment.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Just drink water

Meowsommar , Andrea Piacquadio Report

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online I don't smoke or drink. Saves me a lot of money

ChessGuy90 , Sonja Maric Report

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Live below your means.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Bringing pack lunch, or always have a snack in my bag.

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#14

Pay your credit cards in full every month. Don’t overspend. No exceptions.

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I started thinking of things in terms of hours worked instead of money. Let's say you make $15/hr. Eating McDonald's after work costs $10, doesn't seem like much. But thinking "I worked 40 minutes for this" has a different psychological effect on me. I'm less likely to buy things with my time than I am with my money, if that makes sense.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Use the library for books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online dont buy NFTs

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Uninstall grubhub and doordash from your phone

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#19

Every time I want to buy something big or expensive, I ask myself one question:
Do I NEED this, or do I WANT this?

Both answers are fine, I think it's just important to know WHY you spend money. Beeing mindfull of things is always a good choice in life.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Banks are not your financial advisors, don't take their advices. They are a business and think about their profit.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Our biggest money saver is cooking our meals at home. We bake bread 3-4 days a week ($0.50/ loaf) and grow lettuce, peas, cucumbers, and herbs by a window all winter.

Feel great, more money in my pocket!

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#22

Always bring your own water bottle!! Ive live off from refills for 6 months and saved a lot of money

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online I've found recently that I do better with my finances when I check my account on the app every day. It's almost addicting seeing my credit balances lower. I also notice that if I haven't checked it in a few days I've been making bad financial decisions. It's all mental at this point but it's helped since I started doing it last October

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Young people should not be ashamed to live at home for longer. It's crazy how much debt some young people are in, and they could be in a lot less debt if they just stayed home longer.

I know Boomers normalized bragging about kicking your kids out of the house at age 18 and leaving them with no support even though their own parents often helped them buy their first house (yes, that's actually true, and Boomers would prefer that you didn't know this), but that's really not OK.

PS. I'm 53 years old. This post was not made out of self-interest.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online If you are good at sometime - don't do it for free.

I can plant gardens and mulch them. It's relaxing, fun, easy and rewarding. Some people want a nice garden with edges and mulch. Takes me a few minutes to pick out some perrenials, and order them, with a bulk load of mulch and soil. I can drive it to a house, unload, cut out a garden and install the new one within a few hours, then go to a spot and unload to scrap I dug out (grass usually).

I did this for free for a buddy. His neighbour wanted the same, and I said we could do it. They paid me $500 for a few hours labour and the materials. Now I charge $500 and walk away with $350 profit for a few hours, for the same work I was doing for fun on Sunday mornings.

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#26

Make your own coffee. Starbucks is expensive man.

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If you smoke cigarettes..QUIT!!!

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#28

get a credit card with good rewards and route every purchase through it. pay it off in full each month and enjoy your free money while simultaneously giving credit card companies the middle finger.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Make an actual budget and stick to it

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online
cook my own meals....not eat out

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online When you have a partner and share finances, but you have different styles of managing money, it’s a good idea to keep separate accounts.

When my wife and I got married, we agreed that any expense over a certain amount, we would have to discuss and agree to. That amount is fairly low.

Low-fee market index funds are the best investment.

When you are considering a purchase, give yourself at least 24 hours, if possible, before pulling the trigger.

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Don't spend money on bottled water and drive slower.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online

Buy better quality clothes but on sale. Shop at stores like TJMax and Marshall's, especially if you live in a bigger city next to large malls. They get all of the good stuff that they didn't sell in the mall that season. This way, your clothes will last longer.

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Set up an auto transfer to your savings and forget about it. You'll have a savings account in no time, and it doesn't even have to be a big amount.

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35 Ways To Save Money That Don’t Require A PhD To Grasp, As Shared By People Online Act like you always broke

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What do you think ?

Samuel Pelatan 1 year ago

In a nutshelll : "don't be poor in the first place but act like you are". Who would've thought ?

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Ace 1 year ago

Yes, and "save money by spending less". Wow, what an amazing 'hack'.

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

Up next: Don't spend money you don't have. Wait, that's not a life hack. That's just common sense.

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2picklesinabun 1 year ago

Common sense is seriously lacking though lol

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Penny Kemper 1 year ago

Honestly I'm so surprised every time you people complain about not making enough money to buy their lunch everyday. How do they not realize buying food at a grocery store and making your own lunch it so much cheaper?

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Nykky 1 year ago (edited)

Because a lot of people see the initial purchase and panic. Also, a lot of these people don't freeze anything, apparently. Like that person that commented that buying a loaf of bread isn't cheaper because they live alone, so buying a sandwich a day is. You just freeze the bread. It's fine. And the bigger grocery bill typically goes for the whole week, not just a single meal, but again, people don't look at it that way.

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