One way is to simply not travel a lot, especially if your work is not dependent on it. For instance, if it's a 10 mile or more drive, then just go three times or less to town a week. Now, if you live in town, you have a big advantage because you can just use public transit or walk to get groceries and even going to the store in a vehicle isn't as much.
Ways of Dealing with Super-Inflation
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There are a lot of things that we did when I was growing up that people today probably won't do unless it's absolutely necessary.
1) You don't need new clothes. Go to the thrift store and don't go too often. If you have 5 good outfits, that's enough for the work week.
2) Don't go out to eat. I know you want to help the economy but it's too costly.
3) Don't go out for coffee. Seriously, every bit helps your budget so don't blow it on coffee because you need to save money.
4) Don't make wasted trips when driving, get a list of what you need and try to get things at one store or go to an area where the stores are close together to save on gas.
5) Don't buy name brand items at the grocery store if you don't have to. Go for the generic or store brand because it's cheaper.
6) Eat meat once a week to save money.
7) Pay attention to sales at the grocery store and only buy what's on sale.
8) Make your own homemade cleaning products to save money.
9) Turn off the lights in the house! Lamp time is over is something my husband would say in the evenings because we're frugal.
10) Use handkerchiefs instead of facial tissue.
11) Don't go for manicures/pedicures.
12) Cut your own hair and dye it yourself.
13) Don't buy bottled water unless your water is contaminated.
14) My sister's boyfriend refuses to eat leftovers...it's a must when you need to save money though!
15) Wash clothes in cold water...there's even a detergent for that! But you can also make your own detergent.
16) Get rid of streaming services.
17) Give up cigarettes and alcohol.
18) Wash and detail your car at home.
19) Make a garden if allowed where you live. Then can or jar your goods to keep for the year.
20) My family used to use bacon grease for cooking and would store the leftover in a container to reuse.
1) You don't need new clothes. Go to the thrift store and don't go too often. If you have 5 good outfits, that's enough for the work week.
2) Don't go out to eat. I know you want to help the economy but it's too costly.
3) Don't go out for coffee. Seriously, every bit helps your budget so don't blow it on coffee because you need to save money.
4) Don't make wasted trips when driving, get a list of what you need and try to get things at one store or go to an area where the stores are close together to save on gas.
5) Don't buy name brand items at the grocery store if you don't have to. Go for the generic or store brand because it's cheaper.
6) Eat meat once a week to save money.
7) Pay attention to sales at the grocery store and only buy what's on sale.
8) Make your own homemade cleaning products to save money.
9) Turn off the lights in the house! Lamp time is over is something my husband would say in the evenings because we're frugal.
10) Use handkerchiefs instead of facial tissue.
11) Don't go for manicures/pedicures.
12) Cut your own hair and dye it yourself.
13) Don't buy bottled water unless your water is contaminated.
14) My sister's boyfriend refuses to eat leftovers...it's a must when you need to save money though!
15) Wash clothes in cold water...there's even a detergent for that! But you can also make your own detergent.
16) Get rid of streaming services.
17) Give up cigarettes and alcohol.
18) Wash and detail your car at home.
19) Make a garden if allowed where you live. Then can or jar your goods to keep for the year.
20) My family used to use bacon grease for cooking and would store the leftover in a container to reuse.
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I'm Dutch & I grew up learning how to be frugal. I carried it over into my life into being organic & holistic. It worked as we are debt free for a decade now.
I have done a lot of those things @Katrina mentioned since I was young. While most of our expenses is for organic food, we go in with my parents at Costco to buy in bulk & then split it. Co-ops are great & they support your local farms for produce & meat.
We don't buy disposables. We use cloth napkins. Think of how people lived in the Depression era. How your grandparents lived. They didn't buy the newest, shiniest toy because commercials tell us to (Look up: Planned Obsolescence).
I have done a lot of those things @Katrina mentioned since I was young. While most of our expenses is for organic food, we go in with my parents at Costco to buy in bulk & then split it. Co-ops are great & they support your local farms for produce & meat.
We don't buy disposables. We use cloth napkins. Think of how people lived in the Depression era. How your grandparents lived. They didn't buy the newest, shiniest toy because commercials tell us to (Look up: Planned Obsolescence).
Oh yes! Cloth napkins! We don't do that because my husband would go through a dozen at each meal and it would cost me more to wash and dry them than to buy the throwaways.
I know some people who make their own homemade cloth "paper towels", cloth reusable/washable toilet paper, cloth menstrual pads, etc... it's gross to a lot of people but it's not when you think that historically that's how things were done!
When dealing with the high cost of living. I was simply taught that if you want to really save money. Dump money into your savings account at your bank and cut down on the non necessities like eating out, entertainment, items we don't need, and just buy what is needed. If you want to lower your utility bill, just start unplugging everything when you're not using it. Take a 10 minute shower.
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That's a lot of napkins lol Oh, that's another thing. I haven't used a dryer in 15 some years. I don't hang them outside as I don't like worrying about the weather, rain, bird excrements lol so we have a room called, aptly, the Clothesline Room where I hang them up. When we bought this house we donated the dryer. I have extra room now 🙂
I had been using (men may cringe but oh well lol) cloth menstrual pads & the Diva Cup for a long time. & yes, even toilet paper. People back in the day used cloth diapers so this is no different.
People nowadays are so worried about germs & getting dirty.
I used cloth diapers for a while with my daughter and it was as if we were constantly doing laundry. I'm not sure how much better it was for the environment because of that. But we saved some money and worked quickly to get her potty trained. Promised her a kitty cat and she got one 😀
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This is the way I think of it. When they have to make a product, they use MUCH MORE water in the production line. Not to mention the energy consumed to run massive machinery. Paying workers. Etc.
How did she like her kitty? 🙂
Food is becoming so costly. it's not making much a difference often. Nonetheless, I'm sure the food is more nutritious at home. Well, you can eat out at a supermarket deli for two people, one meal, for 10 dollars where I live.
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