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Learning How To Spend Less

This is a step that many people have to confront in order to
become a more frugal person. You have to learn how to
spend less. This is tough for most people since they haven’t
had to do anything about this. Learning to spend less is
difficult unless you put your pencil to the paper and are
determined to make this a goal. Without determination
and a goal to strive for, this won’t work.

To begin to spend less, sit down and take a look at where
your money has been going. Write down every thing you
have spent your money on from fast food restaurants to
clothes shopping to grocery shopping. This also includes all
the cups of coffee from the coffee shop on the way to work.

Some people find it handy to get a small notebook that
they can carry in their purse or pocket and write down
every transaction they make. Make sure you write the date
at the beginning of each new day and it is helpful to write
which day of the week it is to be able to figure out why you
are doing what you are doing. Be sure to write down the
bills you pay and whether or not you mailed the bill using
a stamp or if you paid for it in person.

The reason to writing it all down is to find out where the
money is going. Once you find out how many times a week
you are actually eating lunch out and how many cups of
coffee you are consuming each day, you’ll quickly figure
out where you can cut expenses. We’ll deal with some
money saving tips in a moment so don’t begin to panic that
you won’t be able to get a double espresso ever again.

Once you’ve written all these details down, take a look at
what you’re buying. Write down how many times you ate
out, how many movies you rented, how many plays you
saw, how many stops to the local coffee shop and whatever
else you might have done.

Total up how much you spent each time you did all these
activities. It will become surprising exactly how much
money is spent on non-essential things as these. This isn’t a
tactic to destroy your spirits, but mainly an eye-opener to
begin a plan of action to figure out ways to spend less.