With 2010 less than a week away New Year’s Resolutions may be on your mind. What are your goals for the new year? Some of the most common resolutions are to save more, spend less, be more frugal, lose weight, get a better job, get out of debt, and spend more time with the family. You may have one or two of those items on your list or they may all be on your list.
When starting off the new year with your new goals the first step is to gather support. If you want to lose weight you may need to join an online support group, or find a friend who wants to lose weight right along with you. When it comes to spending less you may only need Wwhow to point you to your local deals.
Some goals may come hand in hand with other goals. Spending less may allow you to save more and/or get out of debt. My main goal this year is to spend no more than $200 a month on groceries for my family of 5. We were spending close to $600 a month including fast food and I have been able to cut it down to $300-400 a month including fast food. I want to take it a step farther and cut it down to my new goal of $200 a month. I have it worked out to $40 a week, with an additional $40 a month to cover school lunches for my 6 year old and to allow a cushion in case I slightly go over. Sounds crazy right? Feel free to follow along with my on my grocery blog.
No matter what your goals are this year, here are some simple tips that will help you save money, and hopefully allow you to reach your new goals:
- -Clip coupons and comparison shop (.50 coupons add up fast!)
- -Drive less, only run errands when you have several close by stops to make
- -Take your lunch instead of eating out
- -Downgrade your cable
- -Switch to a cheaper phone plan
- -Set your thermostat a few degrees cooler to save heating costs
- -Use less of everything (cut out 1 can drink a day and you’ll have 7 extra a week)
- -Re-use what you can (print on 2 side of the paper instead of 1)
Hopefully you’ll be able to keep your 2010 goals. Hopefully I will too. You still have a few days, so make a plan that will help you reach your goals and find your support groups. What are you New Year’s Resolutions? I’d love to hear about them! Please leave a comment if you don’t mind sharing.
