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Here is how I found 4217$ in savings in one year from these 10 tips alone.
1. Look at soft drink machines as aliens from another planet out to steal your money a dollar at a time. I never buy soft drinks at restaurants or in vending machines any more. I looked at my spending habits, where I'd spend a dollar a day on one soft drink on the way to work as a ritual. Cut that out and you get an extra 260 to 365$ a year.
2. Mineral water and bottled water that you buy are luxuries you don't need unless you are living in the areas of Africa or other non-potable water areas. Otherwise, always carry an empty water bottle with you, and when thirsty, use a place of business, shopping mall, fast food rest room, etc. if clean to fill it up with tap water. Unless you live in a city notable for dirty water, this method will save you all of the money you ever spent on drinks at restaurants, including menu specials which include a drink, but charge you a set price for a drink that you don' t need to buy.
3. Cut out candy bars and snacks that you can cut down on (good for your health as well) and replace the times you eat them with your favorite inexpensive peelable, readily edible fruit (tangerines, apples, bananas, grapes). I buy whatever is cheapest in large quantities when on sale at the market when grocery shopping. Get at least 2 kinds of this fruit and plenty of it.
4. Eat your favorite of the two kinds of fruit for snacks, for lunch, instead of a dinner, eat as much of the 2nd kind of fruit as you need to fill you up. In Japan an average lunch special costs 8 to 15$, I budgeted a daily allowance of 6$ for when I have to eat lunch out, which is almost daily. For 6$, since I don't buy soft drinks (see #1) or side orders (fries, which aren't filling and make you thirsty) I buy 2 sandwiches when I need a filling lunch, this costs less than 6$. When I eat fruit, which we have at home on the grocery budget in plentiful supply instead, I save 6$ a day, or 180$ a month, 2160$ a year.
5. If available in your area, whole wheat bagels are one of the cheapest and most filling and nutritious ways to eat lunch or dinner if you have to eat out. One bagel (cheaper in the US and Europe) costs just 1.05$ in Japan, other bread is much more expensive than that here at bakeries, so when I need a filling lunch, I buy one, and shave off 4.95$ in savings from my daily alloted 600 yen allowance for lunch. In addition, if you can, a loaf of bread at a supermarket costs a dollar or less and can serve as a week of filling food for your lunchtime.
6. Cut out buying Kleenex. Kleenex, tissue is the same material as toilet paper, which is free at most public restrooms and workplaces. I take one or two a week and stock up at home, using a roll as a portable tissue (which is over-priced) in lieu of kleenex and tissues. This also cuts out the need for buying toilet paper in supermarkets, most places that you can get a roll or two for free have the same scented high-quality toilet paper sold in supermarkets. This will save you several hundreds of dollars a year.
7. While we are in the toilet, I have found that if possible, I can save money on electric bills (for lights), water bill, and of course toilet paper costs by using the facilities at my workplace before or after or during lunchtime, instead of using the bathroom at home, when feasible. This even saves money on deodorizing spray, which you won't need to cover up smells in the restroom at home if you don't use it much.
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