Getting Relief from Debt and Saving Money
June 11, 2009 by Guest Author
Filed under Debt
Debt Relief Methods
Many people who want to know how to save money and get out of debt think that it is a simple task to just stop spending as much and pay off what you can from what you owe. What they fail to realize is that in many cases they are not paying off as much as they could be.
In term of how to Save money, you pay out for things almost every day without even thinking about it, your lunch at work, coffee from the coffee machine at work, petrol to and from work, bus fare to work, train fare to work, groceries from the local store and so on. The fact is by thinking about all of these and putting in a little more effort you can make that extra saving.
How long is your list? Mine was huge, now there is an investment you need to make but before you run screaming the investment is a little bit of time and consideration. Think before you put your hand in your pocket and you will save cash and get out of debt.
If you buy your lunch at work you could be making a great saving by simply taking your lunch to work with you. And I hear you saying straight away, I don’t get up early enough to make my lunch, my answer “You want to know how to save money and get out of debt? Get up earlier or make your lunch before you go to bed and put it in the fridge!”
The temptation of the coffee machine at work has often taken me by surprise with a number of visits a day you don’t realize until you look at what you are drinking and how much of it. Each cup is like drinking spare cash. Yes that is right each cup of coffee you have that you pay for could be saved by simply drinking a glass of water from the FREE water cooler or make a flask at home and drink that the cost will be a fraction of what you currently pay out weekly for your coffee.
In my youth I had a obsession with the fact that I thought I was cool turning up to work each morning in my car. Then as I matured and became more aware of money I started to think that this was more and more uncool and a waste of resource. I started asking around friends who worked close by and co-workers. It wasn’t long before I was paying a fraction of what I was on my own.
Many people use public transport to get to and from work, if you are taking the bus or the train in most cases it is cheaper to go less stops. So why not try to get off a stop earlier and walk that extra distance to get to work or home from work, this is also really good for you so you get that extra benefit.
Before I start this next part I would like to say I love small business and I think the smaller stores should be the only ones as they are excellent. However in a great number of cases the things you buy from them when you do your weekly shop are probably cheaper from the larger chain stores. This is unfortunate as it would be good for all concerned if small business could compete on price. To get out of debt your loyalty to the small store could be costing you deeply.
You need to commit if you are going to be sure of getting yourself out of debt, it also isn’t going to happen overnight but if you can a little at a time save money and get yourself free from debt. It is you that needs to make the changes and you that needs to commit to the different way of life but long term it is you that will benefit.
