Quick Tips for Dealing with the High Cost of Living
If you’ve noticed that the cost of everything seems to be going up, you’re not alone. Prices are rising across the board.
For the economy, it’s an issue. But it’s even more challenging for those of us actually living through it.
So, what can be done about it? Here are some quick tips:
Use Free Budgeting Tools
Many people don’t keep a budget, either because they don’t want to or they don’t know how. Because of that, they’re prone to overspending.
One solution is to use free budgeting tools that connect to your bank account. This way, you can quickly categorize your spending and figure out where all your money is going.
Go Over Your Bank Statements
When you’re busy living life, you don’t always think about where your money is going. From a day-to-day perspective, you’re just buying the things you need.
However, when you look through your bank statements, you might find a very different picture. You might be spending on a lot of things that you don’t need.
Go through your bank statements and add up all non-essential purchases. Then ask yourself whether it would be better financially if you held off from such purchases until the financial climate improves.
Compare Credit Card Rates
Credit cards can get very expensive very quickly, particularly if you aren’t a full balance payer. The good news, though, is that there is almost always a cheaper deal available. You just have to go out and find it.
The best way to do this is to compare credit cards online. Price comparison sites can tell you whether you’re on the best deal or could get a cheaper rate by switching to another vendor.
Ask If Your Broadband Deal Is As Good As It Could Be
Broadband is notoriously expensive, even though it’s been around for many years now. Partly, this has to do with capital costs, but it is also the result of companies’ price gouging.
If your current broadband contract is about to come to an end, shop around for a better deal. Compare offers from all the carriers in your area to see if you can get a lower monthly price.
Change Your Mortgage
Even though central banks are raising rates, you might be able to switch to a cheaper mortgage. Many people, for instance, are paying 4.5 percent. They could make significant savings by shopping around to find a better rate.
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Yes, it’s unbelievable how prices on everything keep going up and up!
Those are good ideas to see if it will be monetarily beneficial. We just found a cheaper option in our car insurance plan that we will be changing for a yearly savings.
That’s a great idea to check on the car insurance plans. We haven’t done that for a while, but we need to. When we’ve done that in the past we’ve saved a bunch of money.
It is good to go through your bank statement and access what reoccurring fees you could perhaps cancel (subscriptions, etc.). Those little fees can add up!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Yes, absolutely! Those subscriptions can really get away from me, if I let them!