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Savings helps a lot, from helping us acquire a huge property we never thought we could afford to helping us gather some emergency funds in times of need, the importance/benefits of saving cannot be overemphasized, and that is why it is one of the backbones towards financial freedom for an individual. But it is usually easier said than done for a lot of us. There are numerous ways we could reduce our spending to save more, I will be listing a few for us, hopefully, one of it two might work for you too.
1 Budget and make amendments
You should always have a budget for your income and expenditure, so you know how much is coming in and how much you are spending out. Compare both and know how you can adjust some variable expenditures, which are expenses that are not fixed and can likely be done without. For instance, some food items are important to be bought at home, but certain abacus, if not all, we can do without them, so instead of buying them in full, why not half its cost and save the rest, this can be likened to a lot of our expenses, that is why it is necessary for us to budget properly.
2 Get a side hustle
Sometimes the reason we can't save is that our little earnings can not even manage us for a month no matter how minimalist we live, in situations like this, it is very important to get a supportive side income that can, in turn, become a means fir savings, while the other one still covers expenditures.
3 Stay of debts
The more you are in debt, the more you become a slave to your borrower, with no chance for yourself anymore, because you are always working and striving to pay off your debts. Debts make us financially imprisoned which is the opposite of saving because all you will ever work for during that period doesn't belong to you anymore until your debts are fully paid.
4 Have a minimalist lifestyle
Try to cut off a lot of things, instead of eating out, cook your food, some unbranded items work just fine like the branded expensive ones, instead of living in a huge space with high rent alone, why not get a roommate to share the bills if you live at home, and a lot of other things. Overall, it all depends on you and your way of life to know what works well for you so that costs can be reduced.
5 Have a spending Limit for the month
Having a spending limit is one of the best ways to keep tabs on our spending and expenses, it requires discipline though. When you receive your income fir the month, save instantly the percentage you are comfortable with, or better still, lock your savings fir a certain duration, I particularly find this method to be very helpful for me, because I know if I spend more than what I have, it will be a problem, do its best for me to manage.
There is no definite pathway for everyone on how to spend less, it all depends on us to know what works for us, I hope we found these tips helpful and know how to apply them in our daily lives.
Thank you for reading❤❤
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A lot of people are not earning enough and saving becomes a difficult thing but with the guide to saving you mentioned above, one can always have something to save if disciplined.
Exactly, we don't earn much should not be an excuse not to save, find means.
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