I've made major changes to keep my costs as much in line as possible.
I eat a lot less meat and a lot more rice and beans. I also practice intermittent fasting and eat only one meal a day most days, with the occasional cheat meal.
I use coupons as much as possible and also buy things on clearance. My experiences growing up in a very large family and learning how to cook nearly everything from scratch have served me well.
I take navy showers now. Basically, I get in, get wet, turn off water. After I lather myself with soap, I turn the water back on and rinse off just my face. Then I turn the water off again and shampoo. Once I'm finished, I turn on the water and rinse off completely. Our water bill had doubled and this action alone has brought it close to where it was previously.
I lowered my Internet costs by reducing my speed from 300 MB/s to 150 MB/s and signing a 2 year agreement that locks in the current rate.
For mobile phone bill, I cancelled T-Mobile after they bought out Sprint and raised our bill. We switched over to a third party carrier that piggybacks off of Verizon service. We pay $60 a month for 2 lines. We paid cash for our phones and own them outright.
Our energy costs have doubled. There's not much I can do there except drive even less than I did before and continue to turn things off when not in use.
I've made major changes to keep my costs as much in line as possible.
I eat a lot less meat and a lot more rice and beans. I also practice intermittent fasting and eat only one meal a day most days, with the occasional cheat meal. I use coupons as much as possible and also buy things on clearance. My experiences growing up in a very large family and learning how to cook nearly everything from scratch have served me well.
I take navy showers now. Basically, I get in, get wet, turn off water. After I lather myself with soap, I turn the water back on and rinse off just my face. Then I turn the water off again and shampoo. Once I'm finished, I turn on the water and rinse off completely. Our water bill had doubled and this action alone has brought it close to where it was previously.
I lowered my Internet costs by reducing my speed from 300 MB/s to 150 MB/s and signing a 2 year agreement that locks in the current rate.
For mobile phone bill, I cancelled T-Mobile after they bought out Sprint and raised our bill. We switched over to a third party carrier that piggybacks off of Verizon service. We pay $60 a month for 2 lines. We paid cash for our phones and own them outright.
Our energy costs have doubled. There's not much I can do there except drive even less than I did before and continue to turn things off when not in use.