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9 tips to help you save money when you have a low income

Ayo Ogunrekun

Even in the best of times, "How You Might Save on a Budget" can be challenging, but when you have a limited income, saving money becomes nearly impossible.

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CONTENTS for 9 tips to help you save money when you have a low income


  1. Cancel your subscriptions and memberships
  2. Save your change
  3. STart selling items you don't need
  4. Automate your savings
  5. Round up your pennies
  6. Change supermarkets
  7. Set a weekly budget
  8. Cut down on home-delivered meals
  9. Cut back on luxuries

1. Cancel your subscriptions and memberships

It's simple to expand the number of services and goods you purchase on a monthly basis. You can save money by lowering them. For instance, if you have a gym membership that you hardly use, cancel it. Today, you can work out for free in the comfort of your own home or outside, whether you're alone or with a loved one, thanks to a plethora of applications and YouTube videos. Most subscriptions and memberships are unnecessary; this is where you must make sacrifices in order to save money.

9 tips to help you save money when you have a low income

2. Save your change.

Put all of your spare change into a jar at the end of each day or week. It'll surprise you how quickly it all adds up! You can use the money saved to purchase larger products or simply to reduce the cost of your weekly shopping.

3. Start selling items you don't need.

Selling any unwanted items in your home is a wonderful method to make some extra cash that you can put towards your savings. It will also assist you in cleaning up your home as a bonus.

4. Automate your savings.

Remembering to move money from your checking account to your savings account each week or month is essential to saving money. However, there are several useful technologies that you may rely on to assist you in doing these tasks.


Automating a modest amount each week or month can be a great strategy to ensure that you save money. This entails setting up an automatic transfer from your checking account to your savings account on the day you are paid. To avoid having to dispose of your savings later in the month, make sure the amount you save is doable. This is an excellent approach to saving because the money is saved as soon as it is paid, leaving no opportunity for excuses. The sum should be invisible to you; it's almost as if it never existed!

5. Round up your pennies

This tool can assist you in rapidly increasing your savings. Your debit card purchases will be rounded up to the nearest peso. You can put the difference in your savings account. Some banks provide this service for free on a regular basis.


If your purchases total $37.05 (or £28), the bank will deposit 95 cents into your savings account. This is simple to accomplish, and it not only adds up, but it's a modest sum that won't make a big difference in your entire bank account.

6. Change supermarkets.

Small changes, such as where you shop for food, can have a major impact on how much money you save. You can also get food and other necessities at a lower cost.


Another approach to save money is to establish a shopping list ahead of time and only buy what's on it. This will not only avoid food waste, but it will also protect you from wasting money.

You can make purchases from the supermarket online in addition to using a list. Many stores, such as Sainsbury's, Asda (now own by Walmart), Superama, and Bodega Aurrera, provide home delivery, which can be beneficial if you are prone to window shopping.

7. Set a weekly budget.

Round up your pennies

To help you manage your money and save as much as possible, sit down and create a weekly budget that is reasonable and practical for you to stick to.


Setting a budget allows you to look at your finances as a whole and manage your funds, which will help you feel more organised and less burdened.

8. Cut down on home-delivered meals

When you can't cook or want to treat yourself, takeout dinners are ideal; nevertheless, ordering too many home-delivered meals can quickly become an unaffordable expense.


Dinners prepared at home are not only less expensive, but they are also healthier. If you don't want to give up takeout entirely, treat yourself to dinner once a month.

9. Cut back on luxuries.

People have various perceptions of what luxury is. Purchasing coffee or meals away from home, purchasing expensive bathroom products, or purchasing new clothes and shoes on a regular basis are examples of luxuries. If you're prepared to give them up completely or switch to generic products, this is where you'll save the most money.

Final thoughts on saving money tips

These suggestions, when combined, are guaranteed to save you money. If you don't think you'll be able to use all of them, pick the ones you think you'll be able to use or the ones that would work best for your family.

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