No, not just call to the bank and tell them that you’re not going to use your credit card for a while. Just put your credit cards in cold water and freeze! Have you heard that some people obsessed with chocolate do the same, they freeze chocolate so then they have to wait to eat it? Very inconvenient, isn’t it? If your credit is far from perfect, learn how to improve it fast.
Don’t do that too often!) You friends will not like it, even if you’ll tell that you occasionally forgot your wallet at home so you’ll have to make many new friends. But you can try going out with no wallet to see what you can do for free! Make sure there are many things to do, especially in the center of your city. Most likely, there are some entertainments and fairs where you can try goods for free.
As one out of many ways to save money in a grocery store, you can take an advantage of food samples. If you don’t mind other people trying food around you, it can be a good way to save up some dollars. Together with the money saved, you can try something new and to get new impressions and ideas for your home cooking.
Okay, maybe not really in restaurants, but when you’re in a café, why not to take some packets of sugar, salt, pepper and ketchup with you? You never know when you may need something of it! Also, do not forget about napkins and plastic appurtenances! For example, if each time you buy get take away coffee you get extra packets of sugar with you, one day you can find out you have enough and skip buying it in a store!
After the grocery shopping, put everything to the fridge and make a picture. Next time you go shopping you take a look at the picture and you already know what you need to buy! That saves your time and your money because if you’ll do some self-control, you will buy nothing extra!
Ignore this tip if you have an important date with someone you really like and your relationship has a long term perspective. But if it’s just a meeting, then you can take an advantage of vouchers and coupons, go to the nice place and save up some money! That’s when you can get a good dinner and pay less.
