Unconventional Ways to Save has been published on Minimalist Finance
Even though you should also be looking to earn more money when evaluating your finances and considering how to put more away for a rainy day, it’s also important to be frugal and find ways to save on your every day purchases.
There are many ways to save money, including couponing, looking up deals online, and shopping during sales, but these suggestions are limited in the amount you’ll be able to save.
Further to that, you can do the following unconventional things to save money and be able to put more away for retirement or another goal:
Trade or Swap
We are big fans of Craigslist and other online classifieds sites, and if you are looking to save money on most larger ticket items, the best way to do so is to trade or swap for what you want.
There is a service on Craigslist for trades, and there are various people on there posting what they need in exchange for what they have. Many people are able to get vehicles more suited to their needs, and home renovations for free by trading a skill or item.
Go Without
This is unconventional in our society in that most people don’t go without what they want to save. Instead, they’ll try to find ways to save money on the item that they want without considering saving ALL of the money by not buying the item. Consider if it is something you really need or if it is just a “want”.
Work for It
I have a friend who works at a grocery store for about four hours per week on top of her regular 9-5 so that she can get the discount. It’s a generous discount of about 25% for employees, and she has a large family so it goes a long way.
You can either work for the item or work for the discount, but either way, you save a lot of money.
How do you save unconventionally?