Getting More Frugal With Your Expenses

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There are plenty of obvious ways to save money that most of us have heard of and many of us try - eating out less often, cutting down on fuel costs by leaving the car at home, and planning meals and shopping for groceries off a list. But if you’re already doing all this and still finding it hard to make ends meet, try a few more money-saving tips from Girls Just Wanna Have Funds:

• Cut down even more on fuel costs by avoiding all unnecessary driving. For example, if you normally drive home while your child is at sports training for an hour, take a book to read or something to keep you busy and sit in the car and wait.
• Negotiate lower prices with as many of your service providers as possible. Talk to your cell phone or internet service provider and ask for reduced rates. The worst thing that can happen is they will say no, but very often there will be a way to reduce your bills.
• Scale back your cable TV package and reduce how many pay per view movies you watch.
• Buy everything you can in bulk - tea, coffee, sugar - but double-check that the bulk version is definitely cheaper. Some shops try to trick you on that!