This is something I've been wanting to post for awhile now but just haven't. It's honestly exhausting at times, but keeping tabs of where your money is going and understanding why and for what is important.
There are so many little things most people never check in to that they would be surprised just how much cash they are hemorrhaging unwittingly. Some examples off the top of my head:
- $10/month for a cable modem
- Slow-creeping increases to your monthly bills for things you probably don't need and are over paying for
- Unused streaming service subscriptions
- Paying interest on debts you could pay off that you forgot about because they're auto deducted
..and the list goes on. My MiL had been paying $100 to the phone company for 15MB dsl and a phone line before ditching it for 100MB cable internet for $50/month and just using her cellphone. Just because she was used to it. This went on for over a decade for no reason.
Just watching where your money is going should alert you of these changes. Investigating your bills and calling and questioning what charges are can really add up. With so many people using autopay and not tracking their money or budgeting these days I think a lot of people would be shocked just how much money they are losing for things they really do not use.
Submitted July 01, 2019 at 06:35PM by imisstheyoop https://ift.tt/2KOnc44
