These are the 8 frugal habits I have picked up that have made a real difference to my finances without forcing me to give up on the …
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My husband told me to stop unplugging things 😂 😅… nope.. ill unplug more
Thank you! 🎉❤
Nice ideas🎉🎉🎉
My youngest loves to read. Every birthday, Christmas & school holidays they want new books. I found book shops on eBay that sell like new books for a fraction of the cost.
I call it that old thing taught at school .Home economics and put to use.
I ditched TV in 2019. My daughter always said old people watch TV & I don’t like TV anyway so it went 6 years ago. I had already ditched News 2016.
I ditched Amazon & Supermarkets. I cook everything from scratch. I break my dishwasher tablets in half. I don’t have a tumble dryer. I don’t have central heating. Just a Woodburner & my wood is free. We all will eat out of date food & so do my animals. I do eBay & marketplace. I grow some of my own food. Always looking for more ideas. X
I love the idea of switching off things you're not using and do it when I can. I unplug the food processor and dvd player, because I so rarely use them and if it was up to me, I would turn off the tv and wi-fi router at night. No one needs extra EMF things floating around. Also I think a great thing that ties into that is only charge devices for as long as they need it. Mobile phones normally make a sound or show something on the screen to say they're fully charged, as do electronic tablets. What I was actually going to say regarding food is shop around if you have the shops and time to do so. I only go to Aldi for tins for the most part, but even the bread was cheaper as well as one or two other bits last time I went there. So that time I paid only 5.30 for a load of tins, a couple of packs of green beans, a loaf of bread and a big box of mushrooms. The only down side was that I had to get a taxi home because the bags were so heavy, so not entirely sure if that counts.
I have taught my Granddaughter (8yrs) the difference between a Want and a Need.😊
Saving thousands just means you make more than I.
They say they'll cut Social security by 25% by 2030. So get in habit of living without the 25%
Take the 25% and save on cash part.og it. Part put into pre 1964 junk d
Silver coins. Put part into hoghest%a debts then the remaining put into good to store
Make it a game c how low u can go
I do not eat out for no reason whatsoever. I do not go out if i do not have business out there. I do maintenance around my house as much as i can/unless is electrical or can not fix something, then i hire someone to do it for me. I am pretty much minimalist. Watch/monitor my utilities. I microscope my money. I do not go grocery shopping without a list. I have fun or entertain myself by spot cleaning inside/outside my house.
I was born frugal,I spend very wisely,buy quality items for my home because they look good for longer and they last fot years,I do food shopping by getting reduced chicken meat fish ect fruit veg bread have not been near a hairdressers for 40 years,don't get nails brows done ect and look as good as the people who spend a fortune on their looks ,always call to get my bills reduced,research prices before buying anything,don't use user eats ect,now I'm alone on a part time wage I can manage and over the years have saved over £100k.
Thousands😫🥱
This year it’s my time to brining upon change. I have started this month and truly staying aware to my financial decisions. In June I will review my results and celebrate all success. 😊
Hello Vicky My odd saving trick is when using a discount grocery voucher I put the saved money into a jar rather than back into my purse. It is surprising how it mounts up as well as keeping you up to date on current prices. But of course this only works if you use cash
One lesson I've learnt from billionaires is to always put your money to work, and diversifying your investments. I'm planning to invest about $3ok of my savings in st0cks this year, and I hope I make profits.
my aunt was a very sensible, domesticated lady. "waste not want not" is what she used to say. she also taught us to purchase quality items and take good care of them, repair them if needed. this is mindful of the earth by avoiding throwing things away.
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Good idea
Being frugal is to be less dependent on the economic conditions.
I try to live within 30 percent of my monthly income – as per operational expenses.
No special tips – I just do not buy what I do not need
I’m regularly saving into an ISA and SIPP hoping to be able to retire by aged 55 once my buy to lets are also cashed off (fingers crossed). In the meantime got to graft for the next 20 years
For those of you that loves houseplants and coffee, use your coffee grounds or left over coffee to make a “tea” and water your plants with it, or dump the grounds on different plants. The plants absolutely love the extra nitrogen and you don’t have to buy plant fertilizer.
Best advice is to stay home ❤🙈🙏 every time you go trough your housedoor it will cost you money
Great job on this subject ❤
Pack a lunch
At the age of 50 I had a total of $50,000 saved I finally realised I needed to save massively to retire before I died. I went back to how I lived in college and now at the age of 66 I just hit 1.2 million saved you can do it if I did. Now it will feel really strange to spend instead of saving!
Thanks for the video!
I sit in my lounge at night using solar powered lights.
One thing that a lot is pay everything with cash, no credit cards, no ATM. So the real money in your pocket is your limit, buy what you need.
I try to be intentional and frugal with my daily expenses. Sometimes though I catch myself thinking while I hold a big box of salted caramel pralines in my hand: who the hell am I saving this money for anyway? No kids, no rent, no car, no mortgage, no partner. Nothing. And then I take it home and drown my depression in it while binging on Netflix.
I shop at store for food and necessities – at the end of your receipt it tells you how much you saved- take that savings and put it into a savings account- it really adds up!!! 😃 1:00
Can’t get your movie tickets I’m in Aus
Work where you live or live where you work.
Yes, trimming my own hair has by this point saved us thousands!!!
Where do I get coupons that used to come in the Sunday paper
I’ve learnt to braid/cornrow my daughters hair off YouTube and saving lots
So true about the potatoes.
I am attempting to be more frugal. I spent less and saved hundreds of dollars since February. I intend to save another two or three thousand dollars.
I do that too now. I don’t mind buying my little one books or a trip to the zoo, rather than buying loads of toys which he’ll play with for 5 mins!
I am a new viewer here. I am a box red, and I was admiring your hair color. The fact that you do it yourself excellent results!
So close to 1k subs. Well done. Can you link your Etsy shop ? Very generous giveaway. My goal for this year is to find/have a house 🏡 .
Just tried your Meercat trick as i needed new house insurance saved money on my renewal and got the cinema and cafe nero deals – bonus
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I making being frugal a game. The more I am frugal, the more money I get to keep and less money the merchants make from me. It is actually fun. BTW, my net worth (California) is in 8 figures and my gross income in 2023 was over $700,000.00. I enjoying being “cheap as hell!”
I loved your tips and your explanations of the psychology of (over) spending. You gave me several new ideas to consider.
My tips: Eliminate the hair dye – saves costs and is much better for your health than absorbing the chemicals in the dye through your scalp. Stop wearing makeup (because you look fine without it and again, chemical absorption issues). Go to the library. Install a free book box in your neighborhood so everyone can exchange their books (it's like a cupboard on the street). You can do something similar to the book box with children's toys and clothing.
I’m a sustainable health and weight loss coach and it always blows my mind how many parallels there are with budgeting and weight loss. You’d think I’d be better at saving money 😅
These are all great tips! Thanks 😊
Re: saving on electricity: I shut off everything at night now- not standby, but completely off- including the WIFI router. Not only does it save electricity, I also noticed that I sleep so much better now, without waking up 5 times at night ( I might be EMF sensitive?) The WIFI router gets shut off automatically with a timer (from Amazon, for less than 10 bucks) 1 hour before I go to bed. This also keeps me from scrolling through Social Media before bedtime, and I am back to the habit of reading an actual BOOK (!) in bed before falling asleep (usually within 10 min, lol) The quality of sleep I get now is priceless!!!