THINGS I STOPPED DOING TO SAVE MONEY

- Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Before I took the challenge that I should start saving money I was such a spender, most of my money went on shoes and clothes most of which I ended up not wearing because I bought them for the sake of buying.I would go out every weekend, eat, drink and buying thing out of curiosity and I would tell myself its always fun to try new things.This is not just my story,many people can relate to this.Saving money was a journey to me because it dint happen overnight, some things were more harder to give up, but I tried as hard as I could to cut down certain things out of my budget.

Make a few changes in your Lifestyle and you will realize saving money is not as hard as you think:

Here are some of the things i stopped doing to save money,

BOTTLED WATER

Being someone who observe so much about my body, water is a requirement,I never go a day without taking 2 or 3 Litres of water a day which is also recommendable health-wise, it helps keep your body hydrated,before I would always buy 1 Litre bottle then dispose it after using,since I started my money saving journey I realized that I could buy the water bottle then reuse it over and over again.Nowadays I carry water from home and that has really saved me a lot of money,apart from that you can also buy a stylish water bottle, this not only saves up your money but also sustains the environment.

TAKE AWAY FOODS

I was a fun of take away food especially french fries and every time I passed by fries shop, I never even knew how I found myself in ordering some, those attendants know how to trap in someone, they place those sweet and addictive food straight where you can see or smell them and that's how i spent most of my money,not even realizing that i was adding more weight apart from the spending,even if you don't eat junks you end up realizing that the amount of money you spend eating out is much.Try to make some food for yourself before you leave the house and carry some on your way to work.You will realize you are more of eating healthy foods and saving the money too.

GOING TO THE GYM

When I made up my mind to watch over my body, the first few months I went to the gym,some gyms are really expensive considering you only have to work out for at least 30 mins or 1 hr which is somehow unreasonable to charge high prices for a few minutes workout,when I started saving money I realized this was also one of the things I needed to stop spending my money on,I bought a few CD's on workout tutorial and dances that I learnt in less than a month, now I can workout from home, I have also made running my morning routine, it is more better and fun than running on a treadmill.

BUYING MAKEUP

Its all the nature of us ladies to look good and most ladies love themselves on make up which is very fine,I personally made myself always remember that I look good naturally,though sometimes its very great to feel pampered I go for very minimal make up.

BUYING BRANDS

Ladies will love it when their clothes are from ZARA,handbags from CHANEL,shoes from LOUIS VUITTON e.t.c it feels so on top of the world,for me i go for haul,there,you will even be lucky to meet the same brands on a cheap price,the quality of most of the cheap clothes is equally the same as those with brand names,don't stress yourself on buying expensive brands when you have an option, though sometimes its good to reward yourself for putting on hard work into your life.

GOING FOR MANICURE AND PEDICURE

This is such an extreme to most ladies,let me give you a secret,i don't go for the manicure and pedicure thing anymore I went and bought a whole pedicure kit and a number of nail polish and you will be surprised that I take less than 30 minutes to do it myself .I also opted for DIY life-hacks when it comes to taking care of my skin, you can get them on You-tube and follow the steps,make sure you know your skin well before you use some of the products they tell you to use as most of our skin are sensitive to some products.

BUYING MAGAZINES

Magazines are my favorites, especially when you are so much into checking the latest fashion or hairstyles or maybe you want to read about your favorite celebrity,to fulfill my saving dream, I decided to do away with buying magazine, this was not the end of me reading my magazine I decided that I would be reading them on my monthly appointment to the salon .

STICKING TO MY BUDGET

Everybody knows this is the hardest thing to do,but I learnt to say no! to things that i haven't planned,like,unnecessary shopping, this was not until i started walking with enough money in my pocket and sometimes leaving my credit card at home.

BUYING BOOKS

As much as I love to read I stopped buying most of my books, I registered at a local library where you only have to give a little amount of money for registration and get access to borrow books that interests you,then return them after you're done reading,with my local library you only renew your registration every year.I also borrow from friends who love reading where we exchange the books we have enjoyed reading.