9 Things You Should Stop Buying To Save Your Money
The thought of not buying things in order to save money seems pretty obvious, right? Everyone in this modern society that knows the value of money would think this at some time in their life. But there are so many things we buy on the regular without thinking twice about it. And while these items might only be a small amount of your budget, over time they can really add up. Spending money on stuff you don’t need is just throwing your money away. Be mindful of your spending. Stop buying cheap stuff you don’t need and replace it for the quality stuff you do. Here are 10 things you need to stop buying right now to save money.
1. Stop Wasting Money On Cheap Products
Stop buying cheap products and start to buy quality products. Buying cheap products will cost you more money because they need to be replaced more frequently. When you buy quality products like appliances, electronics, clothes, shoes whatever it may. They will last longer and generally involve less maintenance. Stop this habit of buying those cheap products that you will need to discard in just a few months. Use your money for your essential needs and stop wasting your money on a luxury.
2. Coffee Shop Purchases
This also includes Meals, beverages, snacks, etc.,
If you buy one basic coffee a day for $2. That’s $730 a year. If you buy 2 coffees, or your coffee is $4, that’s $1,460.
You know that coffee shops are expensive. The privilege of waiting in line for 5 to 10 minutes for a mediocre cup of coffee. You can make a superior cup of coffee at home for the same amount of time it takes you to get a mediocre cup from a coffee shop.
The easiest way to make your own coffee is to buy a coffee maker. You can get a cheap coffee maker that will make coffee just as good as (or better than) your local coffee shop for only $10 or you can get a $500 coffee maker that will freshly grind beans for you every day. This way you will save a lot of money per year.
3. Stop Buying Single-Use Plastics
Americans nowadays live in a throw-away society where people consistently use zippered plastic bags, K-Cups, water bottles, and plastic cups. When you purchase these single-use products, it becomes costly. It may not seem costly to some people who got used to this but think for a minute and eliminate waste and additional costs when you purchase replace single-use plastics with reusable products. Head over to Amazon for your reusable K-Cup coffee filters, sandwich bags, and water bottles. You will be surprised at how much money you could save in a year. And you will also save the environment.
4. Bottled Water
You should not buy bottled water because it is not good for the environment. Bottled water is not expensive but you will be amazed when you think how much you can save money on it every year. You should carry a reusable plastic bottle with you everywhere. Don’t go for glasses because they could break sometimes. Some people won’t like the taste of metal bottles but it’s up to you. Don’t cheap out on your reusable water bottle and buy a quality one that suits your needs so you’ll be more likely to use it. At home, try to drink your tap water. some people don’t like to drink tap water because of the presence of chlorine. But you could try some filters and purifiers to save your money once and for all.
5. Gym membership
I love to stay fit, and working out in the gym each and every day changed my lifestyle, but when I decided to lose weight, I believed that if I wanted to lose weight and stay fit the only option I could choose is a Gym subscription. That is not true. If you are a person paying for gyms to lose weight. You might wanna reconsider.
We tend to think that losing weight is hard to do. Let me tell you the truth. It is not hard to lose weight. The method to lose weight is easy but following it persistently is hard. Find your maintenance calorie and take food intake according to your maintenance calorie to be In calorie deficit by using apps like Fitnesspal and count your calorie intake and do some exercise regularly with calorie watch to see your burning calories and have a protein-rich diet. You don’t have to waste your money on meat for protein. Here is the list of cheap and best protein sources you should add to your diet.
6. Use Reusable Dishwash Clothes.
Are you still throwing out your dishcloth every time when it starts to get smelly and gross? Change the product and opt for washable dishcloths instead so you could save some money and also save the environment. Also, if you’re washing your dishcloths instead of just throwing them out, you can use them in replacement with paper towels in most of the situations. As for paper napkins, switch them out for cloth ones and wash them rather than throwing them away.
7. Unnecessary Subscriptions
You know this is gonna happen. We have almost all have come victim to the subscriptions. At First, they get us by letting us sign up for FREE or with some low price offers and we will then charge a monthly fee the following month. I don’t blame you. The subscriptions give us value to our money and we’ll get used to that and find it hard to unsubscribe and sometimes we won't even have time to use the subscriptions and eventually we’ll forget to cancel the trial. This happened to me and I looked through all my subscriptions and found out that I had some subscriptions that I don’t even aware of. So, I canceled all unnecessary subscriptions that I didn’t use and saved over $110 per month.
8. Don’t Waste Money On Cable
The cable can be expensive. Would you believe that one of my friends was paying over $180 a month for cable? Well, I don’t know about you but I find it hard to believe. So I recommended Hulu and Netflix to him instead of cable. He loves a program that he can only watch on cable. He was a little sad about it but soon he opts for his new entertainment and when he saved more than $150 that month. He wished to done this a long time ago. But it is up to you to make this decision. My work always keeps me busy so I don’t pay for entertainment because that would be a waste of money for me. I don’t know about your Lifestyle. So, it is up to you to make this decision.
9. Stop Buying Items On Huge Sales & Offers
On the first point, I mentioned that “Use your money for your essential needs and stop wasting your money on a luxury”.
When you think about it. All of us are used to buy only on huge sales offers and sorts like that. We got accustomed to doing so. I myself am very conservative when it comes to money. I always tend to look for discounts and offers when it comes to shopping. But when you think about it you know we always tend to spend money on some unwanted products only because it was on sale with good offer. even if I didn’t really need them. The bigger the bargain, the better. I was spending more money on unwanted products and wiped all the money on my wallet. So, try to be considerate when it comes to money.
I know it can be hard to follow these rules. It would be hard to get used to these but it will definitely worth it when you save hundreds of dollars in the end. You could use that money meaningfully to fulfill your needs. Remember, always be considerate and conservative.
