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PRACTICAL WAYS TO SAVE MONEY

There are so many reasons that it is important to start saving. Being prepared for things like unexpected expenses, emergencies or retirement is crucial to your financial well being. Making the effort to save money wherever possible is one of the first steps to being prepared for the future, but there are many other ways that you can put away some money for a rainy day.

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PRACTICAL WAYS TO SAVE MONEY

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PAY IN CASH

Many people are relying on debit cards to pay for their transactions, however, this can lead to out of control spending. Take out cash at the start of the week and decide on a concrete amount you will be spending that week. This will not only keep you from spending too much but it will also help you to make better decisions in terms of what you are spending your money on in the first place.

START A CHANGE JAR

When paying in cash, instead of throwing that change back in your wallet put it in a change jar. Purposefully put all your change into this jar instead of using it to purchase things. If you do this every time you spend money it won’t take much time to have built up a nice little coin stash.

COLLECT AND USE YOUR REWARDS

There are many different reward programs out there that allow you to earn points that can be redeemed for a certain cash value once you have collected enough. There are travel rewards, gas rewards and even programs that can be redeemed for groceries. Start collecting them and when you use the points or rewards, take the equivalent of the cash you saved and put it in your savings account. If you do this every time you redeem your points, you will find that you have saved a good chunk by the end of the year!

START COUPONING

While couponing has become a pretty popular trend, it can really save you money. If you are couponing correctly you will find the savings are exponential. There is quite a bit of information on couponing online. This is a great way to save money.

These are really easy and practical ways to save money throughout the year. Do all of these things and you will find a huge difference in your savings account at the end of the year.

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Carole Dube

Thursday 28th of December 2017

I love using coupon, I wish there was more! I love Reward card.

Kristy

Wednesday 27th of December 2017

I love couponing! I save so much money this way. Checkout 51 is great too! :)

Elizabeth Matthiesen

Tuesday 19th of December 2017

Good tips. I consider myself lucky as I was brought up with 'if you don't have the cash you can't buy it' attitude of my parents, who had lived through the hard times of WWII. I do use a credit card, albeit one with cash back and pay it off totally at the end of each month. Not doing so is a big mistake that many people make and they end up paying a small fortune in interest alone.

louise

Sunday 3rd of December 2017

I find saving can be tough. so I have used coupons, and finding places that have all you can eat or buy one get one free

Ali P

Sunday 3rd of December 2017

Store rewards also help!