Saving money doesn’t have to involve making large sacrifices. My granny always used to say if you look after the pennies the pounds will look after themselves. Small savings of even just a pound everyday can have a great impact on your finances. Here are five tips on how to save a pound each day:
- Bring your own lunch instead of buying sandwiches. This will fatten your wallet and thin your waist. Shop sandwiches are often unhealthy and always more expensive. Try keeping an empty water bottle with you that you can fill up from the tap to avoid paying a pound for mineral water.
- If you a big coffee addict try keeping sachets of instant coffee with you at work. Microground instant coffee can be almost as nice as the real deal and certainly its cheaper than Starbucks.
- Walk or cycle to work, or into town if you are going shopping. This way you can save heaps of money from bus fares and parking machines.
- If you are a big texter try signing up to online services which offer free text messages to UK mobiles. This will save you money on texts and its much easier to write a message on a proper keyboard.
- If you need to send somebody a card, try making one. Use a funny picture from a family holiday, or draw one of your own. People will appreciate the homemade touch and you can save the money from the card to get them a better present or send it first class!
Most of the time we can save money with just a little bit of effort and if done regularly enough this can make an impact! You don’t have to stop leaving tips for the waiter in restaurants to save money on a daily basis!