Have you got any tips for saving?
Anything you do to try to stop yourself spending whilst at home?
I prioritise. This pevents careless spending, but at the same time I get to buy and do the things that are most important to me.
I used to spend all that I did not absolutely need for daily living on travel. After years of travel, I decided that I want to also have fun while at home, so I started to prioritise, as a way to get travel and the other things I like doing while not travelling.
Have you ever tried to raise money in an unusual way?
When a famiily member asked me what I want for Christmas, birthday... I would name a travel item, or if it was my mother I would ask her if I can have some money. Generally she hated giving me money for travel, because she wanted me to spend a lot more on having a fancy appartment, nice car, looking like an air stewartness and a lot less on tramping around the world with a bagful of old clothes and a Lonely Planet book. If I was going to another country to work, she was generally nice about giving me money and things to help with that trip.
Eating out on special occasions only is normal for me. I have never done it regularly, except for around 5 years that I was working before my daughter was born. Now, there are 3 of us living on one income so we eat out on special occasions only.
Clothers: You might be surprised how inexpensive they are in your own country if you shop in an opportunist way and you are not fussy about labels. I buy what is available at a low price. I buy one and test it out to make sure it is good enough quality(ie does not fall appart when I wear or wash it). I then go back to the shop and buy a bunch of them if they are still available. I have jeans that cost 3 to 5 Euros each. I bought a t-shirt yesterday for 50 cents... And the clothes are nice too. You dont necessarily need to be unfashionable to be inexpensive. Try out the cheap store. I dont know which ones they are where you are, but here in Germany they are ones like KiK and Teddi.
I only occasionally buy clothes while travelling, because with the way I shop in Germany, the clothes in less expensive countries are not generally less expensive than the ones I buy at home.
The way I save, I stopped drinking alcohol as often,..
I never became much of a drinker. Probably because I started travelling soon after I left high school, and with the travel expenses, there was not much money left for bars.
I cannot remember the last time I bought anything in the UK, all the essentials ie underwear, socks etc are usually xmas presents from family lol.
This is probably too much detail, but a few weeks ago, I bought a whole lot of underwear. The shop was getting rid of it for 10 cents each. Now I have lots of new knickers.
I take food to work rather than spending an obscene amount of money in a cafe in Central London.
I am quite a good cook, because besides travelling cooking is my other major hobby. Cooking in an opportunist way also saves a lot of money. I have been doing it so long now, that I can make something from what is available inexpensively or on special offer at any time.
I often get called boring by my friends because I don't go out much...
Dont you hate that! When I first left school and moved to London with a school friend, she constantly told me I am boring and stingy. And she told it to other people too, while I was listening. Well, even at 19 I wanted more than going to clubs, Mc Donalds, the Pizza Hut, clothes shops, and getting it involved making an effort to save significant amounts of money. I used to do a lot of overtime when I lived in London. I also did a lot of overtime everywhere I lived and worked, until I became a mother, which is 24/7 anyway.
I want to travel the world!
ME TOO!
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