Sensible Scrimping: 3 Lifestyle Choices to Help you Save Cash in 2014
There is a new trend going around. Maybe you’ve already noticed it? It’s becoming increasingly ‘cooler’ and more socially acceptable to scrimp and save! We’ve all seen Super Scrimpers and most of us are quickly running out of things to ‘upstyle’ to save cash. But can you be thrifty by merely incorporating some simple lifestyle choices into your lifestyle? Nothing major: no cleaning the bathroom with vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, but just some small ‘in-vogue’ changes that will lead to less spending and more saving. We have a few suggestions in our guide to making lifestyle choices which save cash, so read on to find out how a new lifestyle can save you some money!
1. Staycations
Instead of jetting off to an exotic location have you considered jetting off to somewhere closer to home? So if you are considering booking a skiing holiday to France, why not opt for an indoor ski centre closer to home? You can have comparably enjoyable experiences at home and these are much cheaper (for example no international call rates, no roaming charges (see www.mobi-data.co.uk for more info on reducing roaming costs) and no expensive flights to contend with). Its miles cheaper and just think of all the stuff you can buy with what you save!
2. Avoid expensive meals out
Everyone knows and (worryingly) seems to accept that eating out costs a fortune. First there is the food, but then there are all those little extras that add up, like the taxi to the restaurant, the few drinks while waiting to be served and the irresistible bottle of wine with the incredibly high mark-up. Have you ever wondered how much money you would actually save if you swop these expensive nights out for a cheaper night in? Lots of people are now applying the ‘staycation’ principle to the expensive meal out and choosing this approach can save you hundreds of pounds in cash every month!
3. Buy your own ingredients and learn how to cook
We all have a favourite dish which someone else cooks for us whether it is a delicious Korma from the local curry house or those irresistible Tesco’s Finest lemon pies, but how many of us actually contemplate learning how to make our own versions of something we find delicious? This can be an interesting and satisfying challenge and a pleasant side effect is that you will save cash! There are other agreeable side effects. One is you know what goes into your food, so you can count calories more effectively or you can choose to use organic ingredients if you like. Another is that you can buy better quality ingredients and see these being cooked, and yes this will probably save you cash too.
So, there you have it, if you want to get in with the scrimping trend that is going around, but don’t want to go OTT you can put these few simple changes into practice and reap the financial and other rewards they will bring.
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