While the prospect of "free money" is enticing, it can be hard to come by. So, in this day and age, many of us are looking at how we spend our money and trying to find ways we can cut back. By saving money where we can, it is suddenly like having free money in our pockets. One of my favorite ways to score free money has a little something to do with my coffee habit. I love my coffee in the morning but I think I was starting to love my local cafe more. Instead of brewing coffee at home and saving myself a couple of bucks everyday, I would walk down to the cafe and soak up the ambiance. No more though. Now I make my own coffee at home and I take that four dollars I would have spent and put in an old coffee can. Yes, I chose a coffee can on purpose. I empty out the can at the end of the month and it is like Christmas! I have treated myself to pedicures and nice dinners out on the town. That little coffee habit is now paying me and my free money is adding up.
Another trick I have been employing lately is buying used goods instead of brand new all of the time. There are plenty of things out there that are perfectly good used and don't lose their value because someone else enjoyed them first. That someone else was probably a sucker that bought it at full price too. I was one of those suckers but now I'm realizing that it is silly to buy a book brand new when I can hop on Amazon and find a used one for half the price. Same goes for dvds. I have quite the collection that I am proud of but I don't need the pristine unopened box to enjoy a movie. As long as the disc isn't scratched, I'm good to go. There are a lot of brick and mortar video rental stores that are going out of business thanks to the competitive movie home delivery market. Check around to see if there any stores in your neighborhood that are trying to unload some of their inventory. You can get really good deals on used DVDs and video games at these events.
I guess it is my age, but it seems like all of my friends are having babies these days. There seems to be a baby shower to go to every month and some toddler's birthday party to attend the week after. To save myself from having an empty wallet, I've been checking in with my friends that have older children that have outgrown some of their toys and games. Most of the time they are happy to hand over gently used toys to be enjoyed by the new generation. Don't worry, I make sure that everything is in working and sterilized condition!
The truth is, there are plenty of ways to be thrifty if you start to think outside of the box. Think of items that you would gladly borrow from friends (like books, movies, games, etc.) and you'll find that you could just buy those items used at many places. You save yourself a lot of cash and that cash is like having free money when you need it!
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