These days, in our world of instant gratification, it's more important than ever to be able to stay focused on saving money any way you can. So to help you monitor your spending habits and cut expenses, here are 20 easy ways you can save every day—starting right now. How's that for instant gratification?
- Make a weekly "money date."
- Plan out your meals for the week
- Cut out cable
- Switch to an exercise pass program
- Host a potluck
- Leverage lodging rental websites
- Make coffee at home
- Work more
- Wait 48 hours before you click "buy."
- Use blogs and Pinterest to learn DIY beauty treatments
- Outsource online
- Get creative with gifts
- Choose quality over quantity
- Deal with your emotions
- Stop trying to keep up with the Kardashians
- Read a personal finance book
- Balance your "FOMO/YOLO" mind-set
- Map out your financial goals
- Keep your eye on the prize
- Track your progress
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