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How Can You Save Money When You Don’t Know What You’re Spending?

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saving moneyFixing your finances for your future is something that everybody should take a day, or even a weekend, to do when they get the chance. However, a lot of people put it off and try to ignore it. This is because money is awkward. It’s scary. It’s so crucial to living, but also something that we don’t want to talk or think about, especially when saddled with more debt than we can handle. 

But if you don’t look at your finances, how can you expect t6o save money? What’s more, if you never know how much you’re spending, how can you ever possibly, learn how to budget correctly? Here are some factors which could be affecting your bank balance. 

Interest Fees are Rarely Interesting

Whether it’s credit card payments or quick cash solutions, hidden interest fees will always be something that bites you when you’re not expecting it. Because of these fees, you must do everything you can to minimize your balance. 

Whether you’re looking for the convenience of title loans online or making required payments using your credit card, make sure to pay off any charges as soon as possible. Otherwise, you risk the costs snowballing into something more challenging to manage and stay on top of, meaning you’ll never fix your finances the way you want. 

When Did You Sign Up to That?

Ghost fees are services and apps that you’ve signed up to a long time ago and forgot to cancel. In some cases, these costs are sneaky, and you may have signed up without realizing that you signed up. If you’re not careful, this could cause you to lose hundreds and perhaps thousands of dollars each year. 

Thankfully, it’s one of the easiest things to solve. Go through the last six to twelve months of your statement and identify any payments that don’t look right. Once you’ve done this, chase them up and cancel them or continue them. It could be that some services are under unusual names. You can also keep a record on when certain payments are withdrawn so you can plan. 

Use Cashback Sites

Not spending any money is a great way to save, but in reality we cant just not spend any money, we have bills to pay and sometimes its nice to be able treat ourselves or others. If you have someone’s birthday coming up and you are worried about spending money, then consider using cashback sites. They are a great way to help you find the best deals and get a little kickback making the product you buy in the end cheaper. You can then use that cashback to help you save each time you spend and before you know it you could have a good amount sitting in your online wallet.

Take Advantage Of What You Have 

If you’re young, unemployed, in education, or have any medical needs, you can also explore opportunities that can save you money. Things like discounts for car insurance or at your favorite stores are obvious, but you can even think about getting reduced fees for taxes or utilities.

Often, all you need to do is give the provider a call and explain your situation. They don’t usually care about how you pay as long as you pay it off eventually. If a bill seems like too much for you to pay right now, ask if you can spread the payment, which will make your finances easier to manage and budget. 

Now You Can Start Saving

Once you’ve bitten the bullet and peeked at your bank statement with one eye closed, you can start thinking about how to change your spending habits. As with more significant adult life changes, it’s something that will take discipline, and you can’t expect to have as much fun as you’re used to. However, this will only be temporary, and once you manage to stabilize your finances, you can start to live life the way you want. 

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    very good article

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