Anyone can save money no matter your income level or how much money you make. This challenge is designed to show you how easy it is to save money when you plan, prepare, and prioritize. The goal is continue saving more money as you learn financial discipline and begin to do the things you want to like pay off debt, buy a house, buy a car, pay your own bills, college tuition, trade school, start a business, dream vacation, open bank account for emergency fund, and so many endless possibilities. Never again will you have to ask others for loans, overdraft bank account, or use your credit card knowing you can’t afford to pay the full balance. When you sign up will email FREE downloadable PDF spreadsheet.
Simple ways to save money for challenge:
- Use annual pay raise to save instead of spending more
- Bring your lunch to work instead of buying lunch
- Limit eating out
- Decrease amount of money spend on groceries
- Stick to STRICT budget!!!
- Do your own hair besides professional hair trims & moisture treatments
- Pay yourself first even if live paycheck to paycheck or short of money. Pay yourself before pay bills even if only $20
- Shop sale and clearance for clothes. Better yet don’t buy new clothes
- Limit going out every weekend or find free activities. Easily spend $50 -$100 or more per weekend
- Realize you have to turn down some events, birthdays, and celebrations temporarily if want to save money. As far as gift giving give what you can afford not what you want to give!
- Don’t buy car can’t afford. No new cars or leasing cars. When pay off car use car payment money to save money
- Credit cards are not bad when used properly! Don’t use credit card if can’t afford to pay entire monthly bill. Some credit cards have reward program that allows you to earn points on every purchase. Use points for cash back or gift cards can use towards gas, food, personal products, etc!!
- Do your own manicure & pedicure (Practice makes perfect)
- Pay bills on time to avoid late fees
- Have enough money in your bank account to avoid overdraft fees
- Tithe & give generously. Giving includes time, love, and resources!!
- Stop taking expensive vacations. Learn to enjoy the simple pleasures in life like day trips and road trips.
- Don’t upgrade your iPhone
- Get second job
- Get roommate to split bills
- Married folks can live on one income
- Single folks can live at home
- Start a side hustle/ small business
- Save half your paycheck to save (For my aggressive people)
- Use tax refund to save
- Sell items and clothes. Try online like Poshmark or local consignment shops
- Substitute cable for Netflix
- Collect and save your coins even pennies!!!
Instructions:
Shortly after subscribe will receive email asking you to confirm subscription THEN second email will be FREE money saving PDF sheet that you can print out(please check your junk or spam email). Every time you get paid most likely biweekly save money each paycheck at the end of year will have saved $1,378. Use PDF sheet to track your savings progress. When deposit/save the recommended amount biweekly mark/check off as deposit complete in deposit complete column. Either deposit money in separate bank account or money bag.
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