With interest rates, consumer prices and other everyday expenses rising, many have found ways to save money that make all the difference at the end of the month.
We asked our Facebook followers if they’ve found a particularly smart way to save money that most people don’t know regarding.
Here are some of your tips.
1- Café
It sounds silly, but coffee in the morning $4 ×5 mornings $80 per month! -Atemyze
2- Lunches
I always make lunches for work…$10 restaurant per day x 20 days = $200 savings per month! -lucia
3- Application d’Hydro
Hydro-Québec’s Flex D rate, which allows significant savings in winter. -Nicole
4- Less dryer
Reduce my electricity consumption. Less dryer. No more hanging clothes (I saved $12/month just with that). -Louis-Charles
5- Credit cards
Pay everything with your credit card. You must pay it as soon as possible to avoid interest. Several cards allow cash or RRSP rebates. I make $500 in RRSPs every year because I pay with my credit card. -Ludovick
6- Repair instead of buy
I will try to fix something that is broken before buying another one. 9 times out of 10 I succeed by watching tutorials on YouTube. Recently I repaired the soles of my leather shoes myself. The material only cost me $20. – Mario
7- Negotiate your salary
Negotiate his salary. With the labor shortage, employers do not wish to lose their good employees. When you negotiate, you always have a chance of winning something, even if it’s not exactly what you wanted. -Amelie
8- No impulse purchases
I postpone impulse purchases. If I want to buy something, I wait a week. If I still want to buy it a week later, I buy it. -Denis
9- Cook
I cook I make my own food, and my bread. I avoid restaurants. I save a lot of money. -Karine
10- Grocery
I never go grocery shopping when I’m hungry. -Suzanne
11- Buy in bulk
I buy in bulk and what’s on sale, shampoo, laundry detergent, dish soap. I then put the products in the smaller containers for daily use. It costs me regarding 50% less. – Cynthia
12- Cigarette
Quitting smoking saves me $4000/year. -Samuel
In a humorous tone
-I steal the change that my girlfriend leaves in her car. -Michael
-I spend five months in Asia every winter and save a lot. Just on the phone every 1G of data = 0.87$ lol -Vi
– Self-service checkouts, several Internet users have told us, but we don’t know why.
We let you discover the rest by reading the comments here.
