Top 10 Best Ways to Save Money

The Top Ten
1 Use condoms

Using condoms can prevent you from having a child, which is expensive to raise because they need food, water, and love that not all people can give.

Pregnancy takes a lot of responsibility. You need money just for the needs of your child. You need food, shelter, medicine, and other essentials. By using this item, you can protect yourself from pregnancy and also from STDs. STDs are also a big problem due to the expenses in the hospital and the medicines. It takes a lot of money.

Whoever wrote this topic is the most intelligent person on Earth. People should use condoms not only to save money but for their own and their country's benefit by reducing population.

2 Stop smoking

Cut out smoking, and resist all urges of cigarette cravings. Smoking is an unwise way to spend money and is also very harmful. My dad's uncle used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. Imagine that. Later on, he died of lung cancer. That was estimated 10 years ago. Of course, people know this stuff already, but please find a therapist if you are addicted to smoking and unable to resist. Once you start, you cannot stop.

That user who said it's financial suicide, you are right. People smoke when they're stressed out or trying to look cool, which is immature!

3 Reduce your bills

Put money in the bank and let it draw a known, consistent interest rate. The stock market is a psychological, emotional roller coaster. One doesn't know from day to day what it is going to do, plus you are paying someone to "handle" your money. What?! Handle your own money. Invest in CDs.

One can also cut back on TV services, cell phone "bells and whistles," etc. Using coupons is smart and easy. Many of the wealthy won't do any of these things because they have more "cents" than common sense.

Ask your service providers if they have bundled services or unlisted discounts that you can use to save money.

4 Reuse items

My mom is Asian and she constantly does this. She reuses plastic water bottles and lunch bags, washes plastic jars and tin cans to use them as storage containers, uses cardboard boxes for storage, and collects plastic grocery bags.

Don't trash the things you just got because you used them once and don't like them. You could try making them into things you will likely use and create your own fashion nobody at your school has. Pretty cool, huh?

This is the wisest way to save money, in my opinion. Bonus points if you know how to craft. I have a decade-old cardboard box I use as a table, and I see no need to have a desk even for a laptop.

5 Stop drinking alcohol

I think this means stop drinking a lot of alcohol. Don't drink too much because the next thing you know, you are going to the store every day getting some wine or beers.

Alcohol is really pointless. It tastes bitter, makes your body weak, and dehydrates you.

I don't drink alcohol nor enjoy it at all!

6 Don't impulse shop

Ah, yes. Shopping like it's the end of the world. Too many people get away with this act of crime, along with stealing and idiotic driving.

Let's imagine this situation. A consumer goes to a clothing store. The consumer buys hundreds of dollars' worth of clothes. Money went goodbye to the consumer. Money is kept in the prison of capitalism (A.K.A. the cash register). The consumer is pleased about her purchase. She doesn't like what she bought.

This is where everyone's enemy comes around: Mr. Store Policy "Big Boss Man" himself. "Due to the nature of the items you purchased, we cannot accept returns." The consumer wants her hard-earned money back. Ladies and gentlemen, please do yourself a favor and don't end up like the lady in the picture to your left. Thank you and have a nice day.

7 Work for yourself

Working for yourself will help you a lot, but you have to think about what kind of person you are, what attitude you have, how motivated you are, and how you are around others. Not everyone who opens their own business is successful. The ones who are successful mostly achieve it based on their attitude and work style.

Hopefully, I will become a salesman after I graduate. I would have builders construct a store with four times more space in some areas. I would also start my own company and create a website to add prices and IDs to products, technology, custom food, and anything not illegal. I would hire managers, security guards, designers, artists, employees, and other staff. I would have security cameras installed in my company.

8 Put it in the bank

Put your money in the bank and let it draw interest. CDs are really good right now. That could change in the foreseeable future due to fluctuating interest rates, but at least you receive a known, consistent rate.

The stock market is fixed. Don't believe the crap they advertise on TV, online, etc. They want to make money off each person with these "financial advisors" who mostly sit on their backsides behind a desk looking at computer screens all day. It's a joke. The stock market is a fear-based entity, and that is why there are so many peaks and valleys within it.

9 Internet selling

You can sell things that you don't want anymore or haven't used in a long time. However, I can't sell online by myself as I am 13. Try selling it on eBay instead of Amazon because they scam it as personally made and not an officially released product. And don't overprice the item like $500 or so. Make it the NICE PRICE.

Get the joke at the end? It's a reference to Columbia's sticker from the 80s.

I don't do nor trust internet selling because there could be scammers!

10 Cut your cable

I don't watch cable television anymore as I have moved on to streaming. Most TV shows now average less than a million viewers per episode. Try free television. For me, it's interesting to explore.

Cable TV wastes your time due to all the annoying commercials. Why subject yourself to that? Cable is not only a money waster - it's a life waster!

Why bother paying for cable when OTA allows at least 50 networks for no money? Some networks (Bounce, for example) even provide original programming.

The Contenders
11 Do research

I was planning to buy my entire Christmas list on Amazon this year, but I found some good deals at stores like Ross, so I did part of my shopping there instead!

I saved a groundbreaking $30 due to doing research. It may take a while, but in the end, it works. Amazon is the best!

12 Wear your clothes longer

Clothes serve to shelter your body from the weather, and not wearing them at all has negative societal impacts. There is no reason why the pants you bought last year that are now "out of style" can't be worn. How many shirts does a person need?

Yes, definitely. You should wear your clothes for a long time. My dad has clothes from when he was a teen that he still occasionally wears.

Save your clothes! Who needs a fancy $500 Prada jacket or whatever? It's not a bad thing to wear a plain white tank top every day.

13 Use coupons
14 Don't feed bad habits

For example, smoking. In pounds, the average pack of cigarettes is about $4.50, and some people smoke two packs a day. So, $9 a day is $63 a week. If you have a child who likes video games (another thing that you should really cut down on, but just saying) and they moan because they don't have a new game, if you quit smoking, you could get them a new game every week if you wanted to!

At $63 a week, that makes (in a 4-week month) $252 a month. With 12 months a year, that's £3024. Think about what you could do with that extra three thousand pounds a year. Help pay off bills so you can live more comfortably? Whatever you decide, it's a lot of money to be saving.

Just a bit more math for you. In 10 years, you will save £30240. If you have been smoking for around that length of time, your health is at risk, but you could have afforded to go to Disney World once every year! If you have kids and want a good life for them, cut out the expensive habits.

15 Walk or cycle instead of driving

Not only does it save you some money, but you'll prevent some car accidents, especially when you're just introduced to driving. The only thing you'll have to worry about is some drunk drivers injuring you via collision.

We walk to the gas station. It's funny because the gas station is a place for cars.

16 Don't have children

Having children is more expensive nowadays. This is necessary for some poor people who can't afford enough clothes, toys, and other products that are targeted for children.

17 Stop drinking coffee

Not only is caffeine addictive, but if you stop buying that $3 coffee every morning, you'll save a lot of money. Let's say you bought 300 coffees last year and each one cost $3. 300 x 3 = $900. That amount of money could be used more efficiently.

If you want coffee, then make it at home!

Coffee is okay, but tea is healthier. It has less sugar and is better to have.

18 Invest in yourself

If you invest in yourself, you will be making more money than you had.

When you use your mind more, you free your life.

19 Practice abstinence
20 Shop at discount stores

Yeah! Even if I buy the same five products, Target costs over 20 bucks but Walmart costs less than 10 bucks!

Or, in other words, shop in a store that has products you consider cheap.

21 Keep a jar and collect coins

I've been doing that for 10 years now.

It keeps you from being robbed because nobody is going to go digging for money.

22 Diy

Who needs to go to a professional studio to frame a photo when you can just go to a craft store or dollar store for a frame, print your own picture, and frame it yourself for one-third the price?

23 Cut down your food costs

So many people go out and buy food they don't need. I mean, a lobster shouldn't be eaten every day. A lot of canned goods or even homemade meals are good, and you can save the leftovers.

I would recommend intermittent fasting. It's not only about weight control but also saves money.

Make restaurant meals at home and stay away from fast food.

24 Cut back on the cell phone

Cell phones get people hooked and addicted anyway. It would be good both for your wallet and for your mental health to cut back on cell phone usage.

Cell phone plans are an easy way to cut back. Most people have internet access at their home or office already. Learn to go without it in between.

Everyone is always making fun of Tracfone just because it is cheaper. Why don't you get it and see the difference between Tracfone and your old bill?

25 Do not go on dates

Maybe once in a while, but not once a week. I normally spend date times at the park.

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