Alright, I’ll admit I am pretty frugal. So we are already doing a lot of the typical “save money” things. But this year, we cut out a few more expenses and are getting creative with ways to make a few bucks. Here are some ways we are saving this year:
- $80 a month, cutting out a bad habit. I went on a diet and cut out my bad habit – drinking. This has cut out at least $20 a week, or $80 in a month.
- $120 a month, brown bagging lunch. My work cafeteria is so cheap that it’s hard to resist. I decided to cut out eating at the work cafeteria (and the tempting fries) which is saving me about $30 a week, or $120 in a month.
- $25 a month, losing weight with Dietbet. With my weight loss journey, I decided to join a “Diet Bet,’ which is an online program where you bet money that you’ll lose 4% of your weight in 4 weeks. Last month, I “won” about $25. If I keep this up, I’ll be rich and skinny.
- $170 a month, doing the house cleaning. We held tight to a cleaning service and really resisted cancelling this luxury. But this year, we finally cut it out and started cleaning ourselves. Saving $170 a month.
- $20 a month, selling kids and adult clothes. I have been selling kids clothes for a while. But I just started also selling my own clothes (particularly ones that don’t fit me anymore) at a store near me called Plato’s Closet. I have made about $20 a month.
- $50 a month, cutting out special occasion take-out. We traditionally do take out for holidays like New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day. This year, we had steaks or homemade Chinese food at home and saved about $50 a month.
Add it all up? That’s $465 more per month saved.
