According to the latest news, another period of economic instability awaits us soon. Already, prices for food in stores have risen markedly, and the cost of everything else will catch up with them. However, you do not have to deny yourself everything if you approach spending wisely.
Learning to save on food
As a rule, the main item of expenditure in the family budget is food. However, you can save on it and not starve.
So, oatmeal in a plastic bag costs about 20 rubles. for 500 g. Russian-made product in cardboard packaging - from 30 rubles. for 400 g, and imported in the same box - from 70 rubles. for 400 g. Oatmeal is one, but the price is different!
Not everyone is comfortable buying groceries in bulk. Some do not have the opportunity or time to get to the market, while others simply have nowhere to store stocks. However, the same sugar, flour or pasta in a 5 kg package can be purchased at many chain supermarkets that are close to home. For example, 5 kg of flour costs around 90 rubles. Consequently, the price of 1 kg is 18 rubles. At the same time, a package of flour weighing 2 kg costs about 60 rubles, and this is all 30 rubles per 1 kg.
At least give up buying convenience foods, fillets and tenderloins. The fact is that 1 kg of chicken costs about 200 rubles, while a carcass can be bought for 110 rubles. If you want to make your work easier, it is better to buy household appliances with the saved money.
We save on utilities
Do not be lazy to turn off the light when you leave the room, even if you decide to leave it for just a couple of minutes. Do not forget that the ruble protects a penny!
How to save money on medicines
As a rule, such medicines are not laid out on the shelves, but this does not mean that they are not in the pharmacy. Often, doctors prescribe to patients the most expensive and well-known drug possible. For example, the advertised cough syrup costs 200 rubles, while licorice syrup, which has the same effect, costs only 20 rubles. The savings are obvious!
Saving on shoes and clothes
For example, with the arrival of autumn, you can buy summer clothes at very competitive prices, and vice versa. It is better to wait until the end of December with the purchase of winter clothes. During this period, sellers are already beginning to lower prices for the winter range.
How to save money on the phone, TV and the Internet
Many people pay for cable TV, but they do not watch even half of the channels. It might be worth taking a cheaper package. If you rarely use a landline phone, choose a per-minute payment system, and if you like to talk, switch to an unlimited tariff.
Internet providers regularly offer cheaper rates due to competition. In order not to miss information, often look at the website of your provider. Meanwhile, mobile operators can, on the contrary, increase their prices for services, even if you have not changed the tariff. That is why at least once a month, specify how much a minute of conversation and SMS will cost at your tariff. When the price of services rises, switch to more favorable tariffs.
