3 Tips on ways to live well

In contrast to the common belief, the essential to financial freedom is certainly not simply targeted on the volume of the house can receive a month. It takes into account learning to manage money, and spending priorities. This approach is also known in this life.

Below you will find some great suggestions in your life instruments in order to build savings. You do not need to move into a shoe box or completely give up entertainment and shopping - but the following tips will help you learn how to better spending decisions.

Consider these strategies:

1.    Have a slice of humble pie.

If you're constantly in a competition with your neighbors, coworkers or friends, you're never going to stop spending. In the back of your mind, you'll always try to "beat" them by having the newest car, a biggest house, most expensive clothing, and more.

• Once you eject the competitiveness from your mind, you'll be able to effectively trim the fat from your budget.


• If you're a smoker, now is the time to quit. If not for your health, do it for your financial future. In some states, a pack of cigarettes can cost $10. If you're a pack-per-day smoker, you can save $300 per month by ditching this harmful habit.


• Work with what you have. There's no need to upgrade your car if the one you're driving now gets you from point A to point B. If your current home isn't to your liking, make some updates or redecorate - it's a far less expensive fix than purchasing an extravagant estate.

2.    Trim your grocery budget.

Coupons aren't the only way to save money on your grocery bills (though they certainly help). You just need to be conscious of your purchases. It's possible to feed a family of four for under $10 - with a high-quality meal to boot!

• Never go grocery shopping hungry or tired.


• Three nights per week, cook up something very inexpensive for dinner, such as beans and rice or homemade soup. It'll be a nice change of pace, without feeling deprived. And of course, the biggest bonus is that you'll save money!

3.    Make savings a priority.

Savings isn't optional. It's necessary for financial emergencies - and they always come up in some form or another. Treat it as any other bill each month. Place this, as every other bill, in your budget workbook. You do have a budget workbook, don't you?

• If you'd like, break it up into pay periods. In order to save $800 per month in a 2-income household, each partner would have to set aside $100 per week. A $400 goal would be just $50 per week. When a savings goal is broken into manageable pieces, it's a far less daunting figure.


• When you're unable to meet your savings goals, either find a way to make more money or spend less money each month. If you're able to trim the fat from your monthly expenses, there will always be a way to meet your savings goals.


• Budget your " fun money" as well. When you budget a set amount for unnecessary shopping trips and entertainment, you can't shop until you drop. When the money runs out, you're done.

No need to change your whole life to live below your means. It's all about minimizing costs, if possible, and refuses the desire to live largely - even if the means to do so. By implementing these simple tips, you can cut hundred dollars - if not more - out of the monthly bill, and stash it into your savings account!