The latest pandemic, Coronavirus, has put many lives into uncertainties. From working the same hours with less pay, working fewer hours with less pay, or even job loss. Many young people go back to live with their parents as they can’t afford the rent. But what about those who already have family or living overseas? There’s no other choice than just to survive and be as frugal as possible. Here are 10 tips on how to live in a survival mode.
Category: Saving Money
15 Kitchen Must-Haves for Frugal Living
When it comes to frugal living, the general rule is preparing your own meals, desserts, snacks, and coffee. You save heaps of money when you make your own food compared to buying from takeaways or eating out at a cafe or a restaurant. This means there are must-have items in your kitchen to make your food preparation easier and safer:
10 Tips on How to Reduce Your Electricity Bill
We should use less electricity, not just for the sake of saving money, but also help the environment.
Below are 10 tips on how to use less electricity, thus, reduce your electricity bill and save the environment:
10 Everyday Items You Can Repurpose
It’s good to be a minimalist and want to get rid of everything ‘unnecessary’ in order to be free from clutter. But there are some items that can be repurposed, which in the end, not only help the environment by reducing unnecessary wastes but also help us save money to buy gifts, new storage, etc. Here are 10 everyday items you can repurpose:
7 Frugal Living Tips During Coronavirus Lockdown
While there are still savings and government aid to help ease the financial burden of living costs, we often feel it’s not enough and many of us end up borrowing money from financial institutions hoping this loan can be quickly paid off when we go back to ‘normal’. If it’s possible, don’t borrow at all and adjust the living expenses to whatever available income at the moment.
Money Saving Tips for Full Time Students
Living as a full-time student, away from parents, with limited money and a lot of needs is not an easy task. There are unlimited ways to spend money to have fun, buy books and stationery but the money you have as a full-time student is never enough. Unless you have a job or investment that pays you well regularly, as a full-time student you will have to manage your money carefully. Here are some tips on how to save money as a full-time student:
10 Bad Financial Habits That Need to Go
Many bad financial habits make people go further and further into debts or simply to a stagnant state where nothing is worse but nothing is better either. Here are the top 10 bad financial habits. You may want to check if you’re doing one or any of them because if you are, it’s time to change and take control of your financial health.
Are Eggs Really Cheaper Than Chicken?
Recently I came across some frugal websites that recommend eating eggs as a cheaper alternative to get protein than meat. Are eggs really a cheaper alternative? Let’s calculate.
False Frugality: When Cheap Things Are Not Actually Cheap
When people are trying to save money, they tend to focus on one side only: saving money. While that works most of the time, there are things that you need to look more closely when it comes to saving money because sometimes they may actually cost you more in the long run.
Reverse Budgeting
Reverse budgeting, also known as ‘pay yourself first’, is whatever percentage or amount you want to save will go to your savings before you spend any of your income when the income arrives, and then spend the remaining amount accordingly.