Talking about how to save money may sound easy, what is most hard about it is when you start to do it.

I do not claim to be the best when it comes to saving money, but I do have some trick up my sleeves. Here is some money saving tips that I have personally experienced and applied throughout the years:

1.) Be electric consumption conscious – Considering that electricity cost is very expensive nowadays, this is probably one of the best money saving tips I could offer. By simply monitoring your electricity consumption, you could save a lot of money. All it takes is turning of appliances and lights that are not in use. Other measures include shifting to energy saving light. What we personally do is that we turn off our electric water dispenser and our refrigerator during the night time. Buying new home appliances certainly helps reduce electric consumption. It is a well known fact that new home appliances are more energy efficient than old appliances which enables you to save electricity in the long run. Our bill went down by almost 25 % when we started becoming more electric consumption conscious.

2.) Save loose change – Mom has taught me several money saving tips, but I believe this is one is the most important one she has taught me. At first collecting loose change may seem insignificant. But when it starts to grow, you will realize it’s value. At one time the loose change I saved amounted to more than P 10,000.00. ($200.00 U.S plus)

3.) Recycle – This is a new program that I have started to implement. More than 3 months ago I instead of throwing away plastic, glass bottles and containers I started collecting them. Now I have 4 sacks of recyclable materials waiting to be sold. I am placing this in my garage and will be selling this at the end of the year.

4.) Not buying from the convenience store – Filipinos have commercialized “convenience stores” but there are also neighborhood convenience stores which we call as “Sari-sari” stores. This is where most Filipinos go to when they run out of shampoo or cooking oil. If you badly need the stuff and you do this once in a while, that may be all right. However buying your everyday needs in the sari-sari store might prove to be more expensive. Sari-sari store are definitely more expensive than the grocery stores because they buy their stuff from the grocery stores.

5.) Eating out less – This is one of the money saving tips that most financial experts agree upon. I think nobody would argue with me bringing lunch from home to work is definitely much more cheaper than buying lunch outside. Frequently eating outside especially in restaurants will surely make a dent in your pocket book. If you are a “leisure eater” and would like to satisfy your gastronomic cravings by trying out new restaurants, just try to schedule and limit your restaurant visits to once a week or once a month.

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