Trying to save money is about as boring as watching paint that isn’t even drying. Skipping your beloved morning Chai just feels like punishment and really, life’s too short to always go without.
That’s why I love finding sneaky ways to save a bit of money here and there while still living my best life. Here’s a few tricks I’ve used in the past week.
Don’t be too cool for docket discounts.
Seriously.
Ordinarily I use the supermarket self serve checkout and choose the ‘no receipt’ option, but the other day it printed by mistake and on the bottom of the docket I spotted my fave sauv blanc (which is normally $20 bucks a bottle) was buy-one-get-one-free at BWS next door. That’s two bottles for $20.
It’s basically free wine. Ditto discounted petrol. Depending on the supermarket, where you can save anywhere from four to 10 cents a litre.
So with my little Mazda 2 (which has a 40 litre tank), that’s anywhere from $1.20 to $4 I’m saving every time I fill up (and most cars have a bigger tank than that = more savings). That’s a free coffee right there.
Top Comments
Some of those money saving tips are actually pretty ordinary when you could well be saving so much more.
How about forgoing that coffee/chai when you're out or take your own to work and make it yourself?
Takeaway/home-delivered meals should be far and few between. They are expensive and generally unhealthy. Pre-prepared meals from the supermarket are so much cheaper for when you don't have the time or inclination to cook. Even a pack of fresh tortellini/ravioli/agnolotti pasta with a jar of sauce takes minimal effort and costs less than $10 for 3-4 serves.
All it takes is a little planning and organisation to save money.
Omgggggg money saving tips that are actually helpful!!!! Not to mention applicable to the modern era. I’m so used to reading those “put a coin in a jar every day for a decade” articles that I nearly fell over when I read this. Not to mention, a fist pump for the Scott Pape line! ;)