25 Bill HACKS that Make Life CHEAP
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- 25 Ways I Save Money on Bills
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The cost of living has been increasing drastically. Gas prices are high, rent is going up, and inflation is at an all time high. Despite the rising prices, it is still possible to save money and keep life affordable.
In this video I talk about 25 ways to save money on bills.
1. Budget
If you do not create a budget, you are living life by chance. Determine how much money you have for rent, food, and all your expenses so you can live off of your salary and not overspend.
2. Track every purchase you make
It is important to create an excel sheet to document all of your purchases down to the penny. Once you know how much you are spending, you can cut out certain areas.
3. How much is work costing you?
Work is not free. You spend money in gas, food, and other expenses while you are working. Determine how much you spend to work because work could be costing you a lot of money.
4. Don’t Underestimate Saving $1
When it comes to saving, it is much easier to save $1 than $100, try to make small decisions to save $1 and it will add up over time.
5. Health Care
You can save money on health care simply by taking better care of yourself. Eat healthy, exercise, and live with less stress. You will not know how much you will save, but you will save.
6. Gas Buddy
Gas buddy is an app you can download that will show you the cheapest gas prices in your area.
7. Drive Intentional
Gas is very expensive right now. You can save money by driving less and planning your trips better.
8. Lower Internet Speed
Internet companies normally charge in plans of different "mbps." The higher the "mbps" doesn't mean that your internet is faster, check your plan and see if you can lower your speed.
9. Ditch Internet router fees
Some internet companies want you to rent their router; however, this is a complete waste of money as you can avoid the fee and buy your own.
10. Use Mint Mobile
Mint mobile is a cellphone company that cheapest plan is $15/month. If you are spending more than $15/month, consider switching to Mint.
11. Lower your cell phone data
Unless you are an Uber driver or use a bunch of data, you do not need unlimited data phone plan. There is WiFi just about everywhere.
12. Look For Installment fees
Certain bills, like car insurance, charge installment fees, which can be avoided if you pay the bills in full every payment period.
13. Turn off the lights
I keep my electricity bill low simply by turning off the lights in the day time.
14. Buy Clothes at discount stores
You can save a lot of money on clothing by shopping at discount stores. You can also save money by not caring how you look.
15. Don’t cool every room in the house
If you use air conditioning, you do not need to cool down every single room in the house.
16. Gym Memberships
You cannot spend your way into good health. It is unnecessary to spend hundreds of dollars on a cross fit gym when there are cheap gyms.
17. Drop some streaming services
If you have multiple subscriptions to streaming services, you can save money by getting rid of a few and using free ones, like RUclips.
18. Drop Useless Subscriptions
There is a subscription for just about everything nowadays. Majority of subscription services are unnecessary and you can save money by unsubscribing.
19. Stop being soft
20 years ago we didn't have grocery delivery apps, uber eats, and other convenience apps. You can save a lot of money just by doing things yourself.
20. You save 100% if you don’t buy it
Sales are often just marketing strategies and you should not buy something just because it is on sale.
21. Consume Less
The cost of living has increased because of many factors, but a big factor is because we are consuming more than ever. If you do not consume a lot, you can save a lot of money.
22. Never Use Payment plans
No interest payment plans are very popular right now, but if you cannot afford something and go with a payment plan, you are setting yourself up to be behind.
23. Live Below Your Means
If you get a bonus or a raise that does not mean that you should be spending more. Do not base your spending off of your salary.
24. Do it for yourself
Do not buy things to impress other people because the reality is nobody cares about what you have. If you want something nice, do it for yourself and not for other people.
25. Don’t go where the hipsters go
Just kidding, but hipster and trendy places often have much higher prices than other places!
How do you save money on your bills?
One thing I find helpful is to shop around for things where quality differences aren't significant. You mentioned cell phone plans and using gas buddy, both of which are great. I also like to call around different car insurance companies every year or so to get a better deal. Often times, you can use another providers price as leverage to negotiate a better deal with your existing company.
I save by avoiding them when possible! No subscriptions or payment plans! 😁
I don’t own a car. I bike to work and I love it!
Going to print that bankstatement and budget...havent done that for a very long time.
Pay everything on time to avoid late fees and finance charges. Follow a budget on Excel. Been doing this for 30 years. Husband and I are now worth over one million dollars. Also... Don't buy lottery tickets.
This dude always looks like he’s cramping up with excitement from saving money. He’s my new favorite and I’m subscribing.
Thanks Ron Burgandy!
I agree! He's so passionate with what he wants to share and it really shows 😊
@@ElAgustin I used to rent in your SAME building! omg.
He's awesome but I worry about his spine.
“You save 100% if you don’t buy it” is my new favourite line now
It's true!
I like that
I'm practicing it now
I have changed my lifestyle so I don't buy certain things that don't add value in my life. And lol I have gone back to using old fashioned soap every day not body washes not deodorants etc which is healthier less chemicals also not falling for the consumer temptations anymore. But still cooking delicious food etc
I am saving a lot of money by not buying Audiophiles equipment
This is SO true. All of these online sales saying, 30% off and even showing there are only 4 left? What? It creates urgency that you are going to miss out on a huge opportunity!
Marketing is a career people go to school to learn, and they are good at it!!
I’m so proud of myself. I woke up a few hours early and binge watched 12 of your videos because I had to catch up from the work week. Right now I’m working full-time at my job and part-time on my fortune, but I’m very very excited for the journey. Watching your videos has made me learn to enjoy it and keep going.
I just got a new job with a 20% pay raise but I'm living off my old salary's budget. One of the best tips to save money and be financially fit!
Exactly!
I agree and that's a nice approach! Keep doing great and I wish you all the best in your financial journey! I'm also excited to hear your thoughts in some of my videos 😊
2 years ago I went from a whole life under the breadline to earning a lot of money. I moved out of my literal black mould infested, cold & drafty fibro shack into another fairly small flat that meets basic standards of living. I started going to the dentist, the doctor & buying basic furniture which I hadn't been able to do for over a decade. I by no means live an extravagant life & I do technically save 40% of my income (I work for myself so I have more expenses than employees) but times are still tight! I'm so shocked that I can earn this sort of money & still won't be going on holidays or having a big food budget or getting my nails done lol. The cost of living in Australia is offensive.
I'm finally privileged enough to be able to save, but it's unnerving how expensive meeting a basic standard of living is. I'm so glad you're able to put your pay rise away! 🙌
Me too! Still keeping my 50-30-20 ratios the same but putting the extra in the kids college fund
EXACTLY Austin! Over consuming is the problem. There was never a shortage of toilet paper for example. The problem was people hoarding it. We drive the market with our greed.
With all due respect Robert the toilet paper " shortage" at the beginning of the covid pandemic was a pre-planned staged event.. I know it sounds crazy but it's true... I have no motivation or reason to lie.. I am on the inside in that department... but yes the hoarding did make it worse...ALL PART OF THE PLAN...
RUclips panic buying. Ever notice how the current shortage is predicted by RUclips saying what the next big shortage will be?
I live on a corner house and there is a street light at the front and the side. I'm amazed by how much I can do without putting lights on🤣
Good one!
😂😂,Thought I was the only one to do this, we go to bed, when it gets dark, in the winter. I'm not missing much up here in ND by going to bed early
I was at a car dealer recently. And that car salesman said. People can be mad at us… or at shortage.. or inflation.. but they don’t look in the mirrors. As long as they keep coming here in the shops and buy and buy and buy.. than we are stupid when we’re lowering the sticker price. And he was so right. Yes things are to expensive.. but not the shops or companies or the world keep them expensive. We are doing it to ourselves. Stop consuming! Stop buying new cars or some other materials because you want something else or just to treat yourself. Only buy something when you really really need it because there’s no option. . If we keep consuming wants than it never will be beter only worst. Now it’a the time to just look at our needs
The power of saving a $1.00 a day… genius!
There’s an old British saying “Look after your pennies and the pounds will look after themselves”.
I like that. ❤
My Nan always used to say that, God bless her soul.
I am from U.K , we are going through exactly the same issues as yourselves, I just discovered your channel and it's very good. I have been living on a small budget for most of my married life and kind of most of what you have been talking about I have implemented for years , I've had to do it , I encourage those who are starting out in married life to work hard at budgeting , it will keep your stress levels down , save you money, and maybe save your relationship. Keep doing what you are doing Austin.👍😊
Budgeting indeed helps to save money. As well I go only 1-2 time a month to the food shop. I stock discounts and everything else to never come again (but next month).
Why this is good? You are not saving only money, but your time and energy as well. Use freezer and freeze about to expire food from the big discounts. It can be used for months.
I don't go anywhere nowadays wallet with me, only when you need it. Saves money. Trips you use car or bus for maybe can be walked or cycled.
My last purchase was two weeks ago on my card, even my bank agent called if I still have that card with me :D I had, no problem.
Florida here. Those of us who are single and been living on the frugal side for years but also having nice things. It can be done.
Whereabouts Adrian? I have a friend in Bedford.
Your mistake was getting married...
It can be hard in UK.When I lived there I was always annoyed by reach people gathering around the reduced shelves in tesco or asda.I knew they had money cause I could recognise some of them,they were my customers ,wealthy people living in huge houses,having cleaners,gardeners and so on,but they were the ones complaining the most about prices and grabbing the food from the reduced shelves. I was disgusted by them.
Of course I LOVE that you started with the budget! We talk about budgeting all the time over on my channel. I can’t stress enough how much it’s changed my life! Yasss to budgets! And applause for it being #1🙌❤️
Same sentiments here! Very nice delivery and very informative at the same time 😊
Hi Kate!!😊
Here's a tip.... shop end of season clearance sales.
Recently bought a blouse & a sweater for next winter & spent less than $4.
Great content, Austin. Love your channel. ❤️
Best mantra ever: Don't put it down, put it away!
I always avoid having to purchase clothes, I could probably go 2 years with the same stuff. Though when my wife is searching for something, I always make a point to check clearance for myself in case there is something cheap but wearable. Just went to Old Navy last week, the wife didn't find jeans she needed for work, but i found 2 regular t-shirts for less than $4 each. Good for home, work, events as they are not labeled with brands and still look pretty nice in an office setting and seeing friends.
I wear those white shirts that come in a 5 pack and the same pants and jeans from 10 years ago. I didn’t spend more than 100 over the last few years
I moved onboard my sailboat, my yearly cost of living is down to $3500, I can't be bothered having a job. All I do is my hobbies, sailing, fishing, online gaming, watching old movies and ride my CT 125 seeing stuff.
Austin quote.." I just do not care how I look clothing is not an extension of who I am !"... classic... this guy has all kinds of great quotes
Love these tips.
Don’t groan: I’ve cut tv out altogether. Not only am i saving money, there’s not anything I can’t get on my iPad. (I don’t need a computer, either).
I’ve just researched A//C costs and it seems a window unit costs 1/8 the amount Of electricity to run than central air. My next goal!
My electric bill is cheaper with central AC than when I had window units. I keep the temp higher than most folks do, that's the key to saving on central AC.
“You save 100% if you do not buy it”, I love that. I think people need to essentially ask themselves just one question before buying something on sale. Would I buy this if it wasn’t on sale? If the answer is not a resounding YES, then you probably don’t need it. Or at-least, you don’t need it right away. This gives you leverage since you can wait around for better deals instead of making an impulsive purchase. Great video Austin!
Exactly!
Great video. I'll slightly disagree with you on delivery and/or pickup for groceries. Utilizing these services once a week, I end up saving a lot more than I did in grocery stores. Why? Because it removes impulse buys. It allows me to add or remove items on a list throughout the week until "grocery day." And most importantly, it allows me to meet a maximum amount in real time. If I go over said amount, I remove an item or two.
Oh, and it also removes gas cost if delivered.
Excellent points!
@@fafa1648 but you have to pay for delivery and tip the driver - pick up is better.
@@teresa4565 Pickup is free, yes. But I have an annual membership with one of the larger stores (starts with a W) which removes tips, all delivery fees, and prices are the same as in store. You cannot beat that. If you buy an annual membership, the cost is negligible monthly.
Oh.. and they'll also bring it in to your fridge if you like that kind of thing. I just have them leave it at my door. It's saved so much time and money.
I don't pay for power (solar panels), in fact the power company pays me about $70 a month for the excess power I make.
I don't have home internet, streaming services or subscriptions.
I ride my bike more than I drive my car.
I don't eat meat, it's really cheap to be vegetarian.
I only buy secondhand clothes.
I don't have health insurance, in Australia you don't really need it.
I live well below the poverty line and life is good.
Hello. It has been a year after this comment. Are you still living under your means and your principles above? Has this helped you still?
@jacqueslee2592 Yes I am! I think I'm spending a little bit more on fun things like going to the movies with a friend and ferry rides out to the islands near where I live. I now have 3000lt rainwater tank installed that I got for free and I use it to water my vegetable garden. I still live below my means.
@@Michelle_Emm Awesome. Good to hear. I wish I could get started on this journey soon. Glad you are also eco aware and returning a gift to earth.
well done!
People never learn ....Charles Dickens our famous English writer in the 1860s wrote....“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six , result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery”
My husband just got a new job that costs $0 to commute to because they are paying for the gas and is so much less stressful! Such a good move.
7:49 - 7:52 Out of context is the best advice. "Another way I save money is I just do not care" LOL
What I like about you is that you are a straight to the point kind of man , please we need more people like this
I started as an accountant, so to learn quick how to manage money. I always had savings; I bought second hand cars and motorbikes. I bought older houses and did a lot on rebuilding’s myself, I had never has loans from banks. I do not want to work for greedy banks. So, had / have villas, a lot of cars and motorbikes. And NEVER money problems.😊😊😊😊 On school, they teach you a lot of BS, except how to learn manage money.
Thanks for the tips! I definitely want to get rid of comcast internet and save elsewhere! However, I do have a nicer gym. I tried the lower cost gyms or home workouts and I’m not motivated. The gym I go to have great teachers and a five minute walk. I go every day and sometimes take more two or more classes. I have lost 20 pounds and feel the strongest I’ve ever been - worth every penny to me! :)
Congrats on the weight loss. Sounds like your gum is a good investment for you.
I love this dude's intensity!
Gracias!
Every tip was right on. When I go to the grocery store Im not tempted to overspend. I dont care for many prepared foods. Cooking from scratch is. so much better n cheaper in my opinion.
Wahahaha 🤣 the way you delivered #19 cracked me. Letting you know all your videos are great! Keep creating relevant contents.
haha, thanks! We have gotten a bit weak!
Thanks for the useful tips. As an European I never understood the American's obsession with AC. Even in hotter climate countries such as Spain they don't cool down everything and if they do it's just done slightly; not super cold.
Come stay in Houston, Texas for one month during the summer then we can talk. Also, the globe literally just experienced one of its hottest months on record and it will only get worse. I think alot of people are going to be wishing they had AC in the future.
This dude can save on anything but a chiropractor. Stand up straight my guy! Haha 😂 love the tips
I'm trying my friend! You guys notice things I don't, haha. Thanks for watching!
Great tips! I notice that people underestimate the value of a dollar. I use coupons, shop only sale items for groceries, shop out of season clothes, and clearance racks. I also live the same way I did when I made $40k/year. 😂
Exactly, I live the same despite how much I make!
I’ve saved so much money taking the ole “heel toe express” to run errands! 🏃🏽♀️
You never know how much help you you gave to me.. thanks for sharing.. i am still in debt.. but the urge to save is already here..
Another great video! I’m also from Georgia and I completely agree with you about the air conditioning obsession.
Yes, you never feel what it's like to be outside except on the walk to and from the car!
I wonder if AC obsession might not also be due to consuming excess calories in the form of processed foods and the concomitant weight gain from such habits.
@@theoriginalDAL357 Not really. I had an overweight roommate when I lived in Vegas....and she liked the thermostat set at 80 like me in the summer.
Can also set it warmer, like 75 instead of 68.
very good advise Austin in summer i bike 15 mins to work for my 4 hrs work shift. we cell pay as we go $100 per year- don't go to the grocery store without a list. Budget budget budget buy second end car.
Excellent video. “Stop being soft” is my favorite.
That's so true about taking care of your health. Here in the UK our NHS dentistry is in a crisis and many are in agony because they can't afford private dentists. Avoiding sweet stuff would save so much pain and trouble.
Yes, I'd rather just be healthy!
Dental floss and proper brushing, sir!🥰
@@VV-dz5hk Yes definitely, to take good care of your teeth. But I not to expose them to foods that will damage them in the first place. It saves money as well as the sugary food is a bit of a waste of money.
I’ve heard most of these before….it doesn’t matter. This is great reinforcement and reminders of excellent basics….
I sell my baking to ppl far less frugal than myself lol but I always have amazing sweet and savory things to eat for free plus it covers my regular groceries. So I eat for free because I sell most of what I make. This is on top of my regular job so I have alot more for savings
I am starting to appreciate your videos a lot! I even subscribed! You give the info clear and short! Easy to watch. I also agree with your standard of not comparing our self value with material stuff! Great job❤️
I’m a single mom with 4 kids. I work from home for more than 10 years and moved from city to the province. This move saved me gas money, clothes, shoes, most importantly time. I have a weekly budget and I buy clothes in thrift stores. I cook my own food. I was able to send my kids to college and buy my own home. Now I can afford air condition 😊 I live in a tropical country
Amen Austin, I love to save. I live a frugal lifestyle by sticking to a budget and try to live less on that.
I feel good after watching your videos! Thank you for the inspiration
Right on!
I was pressured by my co-workers to use Uber eats etc..If I don't join the group order, I will be outcast and look down by them as a broke person .But I wasted alot of money on food deliveries . In the end , I resigned and found a better company with financially savvy co-workers.
Fine you hooked me. Keep up the hustle! You are rocking it, RUclips keeps recommending your work!
You the best Austin!!! Very good content... thank you
Thank you!!
Hey Austin, I had no idea you grew up in Georgia. Hello 👋 from Tennessee. Great tips today, even if someone can’t follow all the tips just by taking that first step and implementing one or two will encourage them to keep moving forward toward financial freedom. I would say most important ones to start with get on a budget and track your spending, it just forces you to look at all the silly spending and it’s a real eye opener.
Cutting out all of my expenses has freed up my mind and I can actually enjoy simple things like reading a book.
Love your content and passion. Wise counsel.
Good stuff Austin. I live well below my means but I guess I should start track my spendings.
It's helpful. Also, once I noticed a "scam" charge on my card that I might have not noticed if I wasn't checking it all the time!
“They know how to ‘duckerate.” I’m obsessed. 😂
Austin, you made a great point when you said are the supply chains a problem or our consumption is the problem. I never thought about it that way. You are right! Happy mint mobile customer $20 per month and amex pays for my hulu till august, every dollar counts.
Hola Agustín! Muy buenos consejos. Yo tengo todos mi gastos en una hoja excel para saber exactamente cuánto gasto y cuánto ingreso. Saludos desde ciudad de México
So excited to watch yet another one of your videos, Austin Williams. Thank you!
Austin Williams, this video is EXCEPTIONAL.
Brilliant Austin, I'm so thrilled to have just found your channel. I live in Sydney Australia and found all your tips and advice to be so very sound and measured. Warmest thank you.
Thanks Simone! Would love to visit Australia eventually, but so far away!! Take a ride on the kangaroos to school like you guys do!
@@ElAgustin Thank you Austin and Australia would love to have you, and so would our Kangaroos and Koala Bears!
great video! Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff, Austin! I'm loving your content. You have great delivery and a great way of explaining things. Your channel is taking off!
I like this channel! Keep making good work dude! :)
Thanks!
Enjoyed watching this video. Subscribed. Some excellent tips. Challenging but inspiring. Ps every time I bring my own flask of coffee to work instead of spending £3 ($3.60) once or twice a day on coffees I transfer the money saved to a savings account on the same day. Amazing how it adds up. Like you said good to treat ourselves from time to time though.
I live in Colorado and we almost never use air conditioning. Only when guests come over because they can't handle it 🤣
"Our necessities are few, but our wants are endless." _George Bernard Shaw_
Another excellent video. Thanks for the motivation.
Austin. An idea for a future movie is the virtues of the humble bicycle. It ties in to literally every one of the themes which you touch upon. Where I live (not USA), it's pretty common (but still not common enough!), in other places it's not. But you will improve your health, figure, wallet, outlook, mental state, local air quality and community by riding a bike. The only thing that gets worse are gas companies' profits. Best wishes. I'm enjoying your channel. Best wishes with it.
Thanks, I'll put it on the list!
I love riding my bike 🚲 and don’t do it enough. Good reminder 🌼
Kindle unlimited was hard to give up. Sigh… but I did! Yay! Love your tips & so agree!
I just discovered your channel!!, about two days ago! You're a smart young man!! You are right on target on so many things!!!
I enjoy your videos!
We went down to one car a few years ago. I got a new job close to home and I walk to and from work now. Saving 💰
Thank you Austin for your wonderful energy and great tips. I am already quite frugal. Greetings from South Africa.
I DCA on petrol (gas) for my car. I never let the tank empty before I fill up. I just keep it full all the time. That way the amount I need to top up will not break the bank, and most importantly I can average out the price increases
Amazing breakdown and educational information related to life and frugality 👍🙌🙏🏽❤️
Austin is a good human being for society save more, spend less, work just enough don’t let society tells you to consume. It does hurt the planet. I am learning everyday it’s so hard darn this compulsive habit…
All are good advice and fully Support Number 24. All the way. 🎉🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍👍
So good to touch base...love the energy and really appreciate all the advise. This is stuff that to think of it we should live by, but tend to push to the background
Thanks for your kind words!
Your gas prices in the US is still only half of what we are paying in Norway 😆 And we produce oil like crazy.
Great job and you make it fun.
Simple things but they give You a lot in the long run😊Lovely, information- packed video ❤️
I USE TO BUY MY TEA EVERYDAY IT COST ABOUT $1.60 SO NOW I BUY IT AT THE GROCERY STORE (BOX OF 20) FOR ABOUT $3.50 AND FIX IT AT HOME BEFORE I LEAVE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH THAT ADDS UP IN ONE MONTH SO THATS ONE WAY TO SAVE. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO YOUR A SMART MAN.
Love these tips! And i already completely agree with so many of these! Thanks ❤
Why are you crouching? Is it because of a rocky mountain high altitude lower oxygen issue? 😆 Once again, great stuff. Keep it up.
Wisw words , listening and will action!❤️
you can cut cable and just use the old rabbit ear antenna on your tv and get about 40 channels, you dont even need one of those 40 dollar digital antennas that they try and sell you, rabbit ears are 8 bucks. youtube has free movies and tv shows and music. spotify and google home have music, costs nothing, car stereo, all free entertainment. got basic internet service, bought my own router and modem and have wifi through out my house that runs about 4 items at one time, but i am not an action gamer, that would require a faster speed, but everything else works great. alot of good advice here. one more thing, incorporate in season veggies with your menu and cook at your place, better food, more of it, much cheaper and you dont have to run out and get it or pay a lazy fee for someone to bring it to you.
Frugality is the best way for me to save money. Best things are always free. I just can't understand why most people think, and said for me and you, that we are being cheap this way. I enjoy life just as much as they do, without spend, spend and spend. I call these people consumers and us livers. We live when they consume. You talked about spa in your other video, and I realised even 4 time a year it adds up. I budget and do not work for a year now. Live on savings. I use cheap deals on food shops, there is 60 % off for going old food products and I freeze these deals.
Spa I wanted to go even this month too, but instead I visited village and swimmed in a lake alone without any clothes on me. It was freeing and everyone else was working when no one else.
I even stopped using buses that much, especially at summer, when I can just cycle myself for free to the food shop.
I am really more than grateful to discover your youtube channel. Thank you so much Austin, greetings from Medan Indonesia.
I'm in Tokyo, and I consider myself extremely fortunate in that I can save money. No need for a car since public transport (Trains) are so cheap, efficient (I can go from one end of Tokyo to the other for only $2). Just got my teeth professionally cleaned for $20, and do so four times a year (which is almost unheard of in the US). Rents here never go up. Nope. While rents in USA are increasing 20% to 50% a year, I am paying exactly what I paid back in 2005 when I first moved into my apartment (around $680). Had an MRI done four months ago, $80, I pay 30% State pays 70%). My cell phone is around $35/monthly.
Compared to my friends back the US, I am able to save an absolute mint.
I don't believe it
I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you!
I'm glad, Jessica! Thanks for watching!
I do pretty much all of these things you mentioned. The only thing is I don't buy used clothed, but I never buy anything brand named. All kids clothes and shoes are brand new, but I got them on clearance, some shoes were even $1 (I buy off season, for example I shop in Jan-March for next winter). I have Tracfone (data is disabled), magicJack for long calls, got rid of the cable in 2015 and even streaming things like Netflix, free gym, pool. About owning your own Internet router, I've done that for many years (since 2013) with 3 different providers. Every single time they require you to have their router. The first provider did not sell their own router and I got it new from eBay, huge problems and time wasted to have them add it and be able to use it. With the other 2 providers, I purchased the router from them when starting the service, both times it was $200, so that money would be paid off in 13-14 months ($15 rent per month). So, now I have 3 different routers, lol, 2 not in use because the Internet companies flat out refuse to use anything that is not theirs (rented or bought from them). The big thing is having the bills fixed at the same amount each month. One of the reason for switching one Internet provider was because my bill went up unexpectedly from $50/month to $95/month "because they had to do upgrades to the 5G network", so the customers have to foot the bill. Now my Internet is fixed at $49/month, 30Mbps, and it is DSL. I grew up with really frugal minimalist parents (Europe) and learned from them a lot, the most important is not to throw money away for anything you don't need or use; so you save money and have money for: 1) emergencies; and 2) for times you want to spoil yourself or the kids. When you stop using something, stop paying for it. By the way I love how you have plants, they really add so much color and life. Keep up the good videos and thank you!
Internet companies are the worst! They know that you can't go anywhere else. Thanks for the comments and I love my plants!
So many good tips! Thank you!
Get to bed when sun goes down. This has some benefits for you:
- You get enough and better sleep.
- You consume less electricity.
- You eat less because you're less active.
- You're more energized and deliver more output in your job which leads to an salary increase eventually.
- Your body has more time to recover which mitigates or even prevents deseases.
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Great advice Austin, love your channel 👍
Thanks!
Hey Austin just discovered your Channel... binge watching your videos... you think just like me and my friends that's the way we have survived in Southern California..BY THINKING !!... thank you so much for all your great content I subscribed and so did two of my friends
A group of friends watching me? ME? Wow! Thanks for watching!
I'm a huge fan of Austin's channel! His content consistently stands out for its creativity, depth, and the unique way he engages with his audience. Every video not only entertains but also provides valuable insights, making each upload something I eagerly anticipate. Keep up the fantastic work, Austin!
Love your vids, Austin. Cheers from Hong Kong!
Glad you like them!
I love watching your videos! It's like we have the same ideas about of saving money! 😄 Sounds like common sense but as we've seen, it isnt as common as it once used to be.
All great points. #4 is spot on (don't underestimate the power of saving one dollar) and so TRUE!!! Wow, so many great ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I'm late to the party but for anyone who watches this vid later on here are a few extra tips I use:
1. I Google discounts. You'd be surprised what you can get 10% off, especially if you're a student.
2. I ask for gift cards for birthdays and christmas.
3. Put it in the online cart and sit on it until it goes on sale. 9/10 the cart will be much smaller by the time you actually checkout.
4. Don't DIY stuff like skincare, haircare, craft things, etc. There is a reason Etsy stuff is so damn expensive.
5. Don't be brand loyal. Whoever offers the best price gets my money. That includes car insurance, phones, utilities, etc. Whenever a bill or a contract renewal is due, have a look around and see if you can get better.
Love all the tips. Fortunately, we have efficient public transportation in Europe. Driving a car is not a must. Therefore, we don't need to buy a car and all the costs associated with it (insurance, gas, maintenance, etc etc etc). And we mostly walk or cycle to get from point A to B. Just to add you will save a lot if you have solar panels and if you grow your own food. Cheers❤❤❤
El Agustín can you please make a video on how to create an excel sheet to track expenses? 🤩 please please! 🙏🏼
Also from Georgia and living in Colorado. Your AC bit cracked me up. Great video
I like your content and quick thorough descriptions of each point.
Thanks!
I love your videos! I can't get enough!
Awesome!
Thank you to All for these great ideas!