When I was still working I used to fantasise about just working four days a week. In order to do that, I realised I would have to be able to get by on four-fifths of my income. Could I do it?
“No”, is the short answer, because I couldn’t reduce my mortgage and fixed bills by anything like that amount. I found I could, though, reduce a lot of my everyday spending by a fifth with surprisingly little effort. So, this week, I suggest that whenever you’re about to buy something, stop and consider how you could get at least 20% off.
About to buy a Twix for 58p in your local newsagents? You could get it for 41p in a supermarket (29% off!). Or you could stay where you are but choose a cheaper bar of chocolate instead. Or some liquorice. Or you could just chew on your fingers (100% off! But painful!)
Aiming for twenty percent is very manageable and once you’ve thought how to save that much, you often end up saving even more. And all those twenty percents add up!
Money I’ve raised today: £8.65 (a friend kindly just gave me some stamps to use when selling my books on Amazon for JFQ)
Money I’ve raised so far: £794.56 (see my personal Justgiving pages via the links at the bottom of the sidebar, plus some I accidentally put on the communal pages!)
I offer a new moneysaving tip each week and you donate part of any saving direct to biomedical research charities
Grand total raised is £11,174 as of this week; £7,169 MERUK and £4,005 RRF, including all Justgiving pages and offline donations direct to charities. Keep on giving!
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