Saving Money Tips For Women
If your looking for ways to make money fast to pay off debt or get some fast cash, here are some things I have done in the past that worked well:
1. Cell phone – change your plan, remove unused lines
2. Land line- If you still have a land line, do you use it? Do you have features ‘bundled’ together? do you use them? It might be cheaper to remove some features you don’t use.
3. Cable – remove premium channels or cancel all together
4. Haircuts – Beauty schools in my area charged any where from $5-$10, sure beats the $50 I used to pay
5. Insurance – home and auto – have you shopped rates lately? looked at coverage?
6. Limit eating out – Try to cook from scratch and eat meals at home
7. Take your lunch to work – When you make meals at home, make extra to take to work the next day.
8. Use coupoons – Here is some information on creating a coupon binder.
9. Utilities- Does your electric company offer budget billing?
10. Have a yardsale – Consider having one with other neighbors to attract more people.
11. Sell your ‘stuff’ on ebay or craigslist- you would be surprised at what people buy
12. Rent movies – Rent at Redbox instead of going to the movies. Cheap entertainment for $1!
13. Shop at the grocery store once a week vs. running in when you need 1 thing – When I went more than once a week, I would always walk out with much more than I anticipated on buying.
14. Cut out daily trips to the gas station/ vending machine etc.. Its the little things, when added up, that make the biggest impact on the budget. See my article “Two Words That Can Cause The Most Damage To Your Budget – It’s Only..”
15. Carpool- Go the same general direction as your neighbor or a friend? Try carpooling, even a couple of days a week can make a difference.
16. Gym memberships or misc memberships – are you using them? if not– cancel!!!
17. Call your credit card companies – Ask to get your interest rates reduce, if they don’t oblige, threaten to go to the competition and then see what they can do for you
18. Have a clothing swap with friends – Trading clothes with friends can be just like getting a new wardrobe!
19. Have a dinner swap with friends – Where everyone brings something and then you can ‘swap’ and take leftovers home
20. Focus groups- Check in your area to see if there are marketing agencies that conduct focus groups- they pay cash!
21. Online survey groups – there are several and they pay small amounts here and there. YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS INFORMATION!
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