Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Ideas to Reduce Spending

 


Ideas to Reduce Money Spending:

Whenever you have less money to spend, spend less!

 

Mend, Fix, Repurpose, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Eat simple, nourishing and filling meals.

Grow what food you can.

Wash and re-use containers for storage of items: Glass, plastic, paper.

Learn to knit, sew and mend.  Then knit, sew and mend what you can.

Use re-washable cloths instead of disposable paper products.

Turn off any lights and appliances you’re not using.

Re-use what grey-water you can.

Give handmade gifts.

Entertain at home. 

Enjoy Frugal Fun activities.

Re-use old clothes as quilts, cleaning cloths or stuffing for pillows etc.

Enjoy hand-me-down or second-hand clothes as normal.  Be grateful for them.

Can, preserve and freeze food for later use.

Re-purpose whatever you can.

Walk wherever you can.

Swop or barter for what items you need.

Plan your meals.  Use your meal plan.

Use meat-fillers – beans, lentils, rice, oats, breadcrumbs.

Create a BUDGET.  

STICK to it.  

LEARN to Live Strictly within your means.

 

If you don’t know how to do this –

think of someone in your Circle you think does know how.

Ask them to be your mentor for a short while.

Learn how to do what you need to learn to do.

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