How have I been saving?
Cutting out most of the unnecessary spending - You don't realize how much those meal deals add up by the end of the month.
In order to save, you have to look at everything differently, cutting down on a lot can be hard when you're so used to what you have. But sacrificing now means I can do more when I'm in South-east Asia and Australia.
I've cut down on eating out- Having more friends over for dinner or going over friends for dinner is a nice way of seeing each other without it being as expensive as a meal in Pizza Express or that nice Indonesian restaurant I love so much.
Changing my phone contract from £20 to £16.50, which isn't loads but will help.
Cutting down on nights out- I love partying, but I've never been a 'live for the weekend' kind'a girl. I don't know if it's my Asian culture coming through because I know it's a big English thing. I'm more of a 'live for everyday' kind'a girl. But cutting down on when I go out or choosing one night to go out will definitely keep my bank account happy.
Having to cut down on clothes shopping has been the worst. I've tried to direct my attention on researching where I want to go but almost always find myself on a shopping website. I havent bought anything for a while now... so maybe I can next pay day?
Something else that I've been doing is selling stuff on eBay. At one point I got a little addicted to it, then after it all I realized I had sold almost my whole wardrobe, which was not the best thing to do!
Sadly, I am selling my iMac and also very sadly... selling my Bestival ticket. Will be sad to miss out on Bestival this year, with a lot of my friends going, but the cost of the ticket plus getting there and money whilst you're there will be too much.
Never have really saved this much before, so if I can do it, you definitely can.
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