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28 ways to save money
1. Automate transfers
By setting up automatic transfers from your checking account to your savings account each month, the money will accumulate over time without any additional work on your part. This technique can be especially useful when your savings accounts are dedicated to specific goals, such as establishing an emergency fund, going on a vacation or building a down payment.
You can also let apps like Digit or Qapital do some of the work for you. After you sign up, they'll transfer small amounts from your checking account to a separate savings account for you. That way, you don’t have to spend time or energy thinking about making a transfer. You can learn more about apps that automate savings and decide if they’re a good fit for you.
2. Count your coins and bills
Another option is saving your change manually by setting it aside each night. After you have a sizable amount, you can deposit it directly into your savings and watch your account grow from there. In fact, when you want to watch your spending, it’s a good idea to use cash instead of credit cards because it can be harder to part with physical money. While this strategy doesn’t build savings overnight, it's a solid approach for slow-and-steady savings growth.
3. Prep for grocery shopping
A little work before you go to the grocery store can go a long way toward helping you save money on groceries. Check your pantry and make a shopping list to avoid impulse buying something you don't need. Learn how to get coupons and join loyalty programs to maximize your savings as you shop. In exchange for sharing your phone number or email address, your local store’s loyalty program might offer additional discounts.
If you use a cash-back credit card, you could earn extra cash back on grocery purchases. Some cards offer as much as 5% or 6% cash back, but you’ll want to be sure to pay off your bill each month to avoid paying interest and fees.
If you shop for groceries at a large retailer like Target, Amazon or Walmart, you can often find additional savings by downloading the store’s app. And apps like Flipp help you sort through sales flyers and coupons from local stores when you enter your ZIP code.
4. Minimize restaurant spending
One of the easiest expenses to cut when you want to save more is restaurant meals, since eating out tends to be pricier than cooking at home. If you do still want to eat at restaurants, try to reduce the frequency and take advantage of credit cards that reward restaurant spending.
You can also opt for appetizers or split an entree with your dining companion to save money when you eat out. Skipping drinks and dessert or indulging in both at home post-dinner can help stretch your budget as well.
5. Get discounts on entertainment
You can take advantage of free days at museums and national parks to save on entertainment costs. Your local community might offer free concerts and other in-person or virtual events; check your local calendar before splurging on pricey tickets to private events. You can also ask about discounts for older adults, students, military members or veterans, first responders and more.
6. Map out major purchases
You can save by timing your purchases of appliances, furniture, cars, electronics and more according to annual sale periods. It’s also worth confirming a deal is actually a deal by tracking prices over time. You can let tools do this step for you; the Camelizer browser extension tracks prices on Amazon and can alert you of price drops. The Honey browser extension pulls in coupon codes and checks for lower prices elsewhere.
When you're shopping in person, make sure you get the best deal by using the ShopSavvy app. It lets you scan bar codes and alerts you of better prices elsewhere.
7. Restrict online shopping
You can make it more difficult to shop online to stop spending money on things you may not need. Instead of saving your billing information, opt to input your shipping address and credit card number each time you order. You’ll probably make fewer impulse purchases because of the extra work involved. You may even consider deleting any shopping apps from your phone for the time being.
8. Delay purchases with the 30-day rule
One way to avoid overspending is to give yourself a cooling-off period between the time an item catches your eye and when you actually make the purchase. If you’re shopping online, consider putting the item in your shopping cart and then walking away until you’ve had more time to think it over. (In some cases, you might even get a coupon code when the retailer notices you abandoned the cart.) If 30 days seems like too long to wait, you can try shorter periods like a 24- or 48-hour delay.
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9. Get creative with gifts
You can save money with affordable gift ideas, like herb gardens and books, or go the do-it-yourself route. Baking cookies, creating art or preparing someone dinner can demonstrate that you care just as much as making an expensive purchase, and perhaps even more so. You can also shower someone with the gift of your time by offering to take them to a local (free) museum or other event.
To plan for costs, create a calendar for all the important gift-giving events for the year. Then create a savings bucket or "sinking fund" specifically for gifts, and buy the items during major sale periods like Independence Day, Labor Day or Black Friday.
10. Lower your car costs
Refinancing your auto loan and taking advantage of lower interest rates could save you considerably over the life of your loan. Shopping around for car insurance regularly can also help you cut costs compared with simply letting your current policy auto-renew. You can cut ongoing car maintenance costs by driving less, removing heavy items from your trunk and avoiding unnecessary rapid acceleration.
11. Reduce your gas usage
You can't control prices at the pump, but you can do several things to cut your gas usage and save money. Try using a gas app to pinch pennies when you do fill up.
12. Bundle cable and internet
You could lower your cable bill by as much as $40 per month by downsizing your cable package. And you could save more than $1,000 over two years by bundling your cable and internet service, depending on your carrier. Another option to consider is cutting cable or at least cutting some of your additional streaming services or premium subscriptions.
13. Switch your cell phone plan
Changing your plan is one way to save money on your cell phone bill, but it’s not the only way. Signing up for autopay and paperless statements can save you an additional $5 to $10 per month, per line. Removing insurance from your plan could save you $80 to $300 per year, depending on your plan. We compared different cell phone plans to help you find the best match.
14. Reduce your electric bill
Big and small changes in your energy usage can help you save hundreds annually on your electric bill. Consider plugging any insulation leaks in your home, using smart power strips, swapping in more energy-efficient appliances and switching to a smart thermostat. Even incremental drops in your monthly electricity usage can add up to big savings in the long term.
15. Lower your student loan payments
Enrolling in income-driven repayment could lower your monthly payments to a manageable level since the amount you pay is tied to your earnings. Other options include refinancing, enrolling in autopay to trigger a discount and making extra payments so you can unload the debt faster, which cuts the overall interest you’ll pay.
16. Cancel unnecessary subscriptions
You might be paying for subscriptions you no longer use or need. Reviewing your credit card or bank statement carefully can help you flag any recurring expenses you can eliminate. And avoid signing up for free trials that require payment information, or at least make a note or set a calendar reminder to cancel before the free period ends.
17. Refinance your mortgage
If you’re able to snag a lower interest rate, refinancing your mortgage can save you several hundred dollars each month. Use our mortgage refinance calculator to find out how much you could save. While refinancing comes with some initial costs upfront, they can be recouped over time, once you start paying less each month.
18. Set savings goals
Set a specific but realistic goal. It may be “save $5,000 in an individual retirement account this year” or “pay off my credit card debt faster.”
Use a savings goal calculator to see how much you’d have to save each month or year to reach your goal.
19. Track spending
Keep track of your monthly cash flow — your income minus your expenditures. This step will also make it easier to mark progress toward your savings goal. Try a budget app that tracks your spending. (NerdWallet has a free app that does just that.) Or you can follow these five steps to help track your monthly expenses.
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20. Pay off high-interest debt
Debt payments can be a huge burden on your overall budget. If you can pay off high-interest debt more quickly through extra payments using the snowball or avalanche methods, you’ll save on total interest paid and free yourself from that burden sooner. Then, start putting the money into savings instead. If you don’t have disposable income to make extra payments, consider picking up a side hustle to make money to put toward your debt.
21. Keep savings in a high-yield savings account
As you work toward your financial goals, make sure to put your accumulating funds in a high-yield online savings account to maximize your money. Some of the best online accounts pay interest rates that are higher than the ones at large traditional banks.
22. Create a 50/30/20 budget
One smart way to manage your money — and hopefully hold on to more of it — is to follow a budget, which means setting priorities for your spending.
At NerdWallet, we recommend the 50/30/20 budget for money management. This approach means devoting 50% of your after-tax income to necessities, 30% to wants and 20% to savings and any debt payments. If one of your allocations exceeds these percentages, you can make some adjustments elsewhere.
23. Shop consignment and thrift stores
Shopping at thrift or consignment stores is a way to save money. Consignment stores sell items for you, giving you a cut of the money, whereas at thrift stores you shop used items. Platforms like ThredUp, an online consignment and thrift store, do both. You can buy used clothes as well as donate old clothes you don’t want and earn money or shopping credits.
Whether buying at a consignment or thrift store, compare prices to ensure you’re getting a reasonable discount.
Consider buying hobby supplies at a thrift store. That way, if you decide you want to drop the hobby, you haven’t spent tons on equipment.
24. Join initiatives to get free items
Initiatives like The Freecycle Network and Buy Nothing groups make it possible to get items you need for free. You can exchange items locally for free with the goal of reducing waste and helping the environment. If you're looking for free clothing, check out community swap events.
25. Use car sharing services
If you need to rent a car, consider nontraditional car-sharing services like Turo or Getaround. Look at these services as the Airbnbs of cars. Do your homework to see if car-sharing services work out cheaper than large, well-known rental services. If you don’t drive much because you work remotely or just choose not to have a car, you may also find using car-sharing services works out cheaper than owning a car or using taxis.
26. Stock up on household supplies when they’re cheap
It can feel like you’re constantly buying items like dishwashing soap, paper towels or toiletries. Track your inventory of household supplies and consider buying these items in bulk when they’re on sale. It may work out cheaper than rushing to buy them last-minute when they’re selling at full price. Amazon’s Subscribe & Save program can also be a way to get regular shipments of household supplies at a discount.
27. Enjoy community events
Getting out and having new experiences can be expensive. Find low-cost or free events in your community by checking listings at libraries, churches and websites like Eventbrite. Or enter your city and "events" in a search engine to find some things to do.
Community events can be an inexpensive way to keep kids engaged and spend quality time together. For outdoor events, pack snacks and water to minimize the amount you spend on food.
28. Cash in on your birthday
Once a year, set aside extra money by getting freebies and discounts on your birthday. You could get free food or rewards to redeem on clothing purchases. We compiled a list of dozens of companies that offer birthday freebies.
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Are you tired of paying a costly cable or satellite TV bill each month? You may be able to cut the cord and start saving money in 2024!
If you’re paying $100 or more per month for your cable television service, there’s a good chance that streaming TV can help you save hundreds of dollars each year without losing access to the content that matters most to you.
And in the process, you may find that you don’t miss the cable channels you’ve been paying to hold onto for so long!
In this article, I’ll outline strategies for saving money on your television budget by switching to streaming. I’ll also give you tips for the most cost-effective way to switch from cable to streaming TV.
This article was updated in April 2024 and I review it every three months. Detailed notes on all updates can be found here.
Thanks to advances in the streaming TV world over the last few years, your options for saving money by ditching cable TV are plentiful. And it’s never been easier.
Even a move as simple as switching your monthly $100 cable bill to a $70 streaming bill will save you $360 per year!
In this article, I’ll answer all the questions you might have about making the switch by walking you through this process step-by-step.
If you already know the answer to some of these questions for your household, feel free to skip ahead.
The first thing to consider when dipping your toes into the streaming world is whether or not your internet service can support cutting the cord.
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You need a high-speed network in your home that’s capable of streaming your live and on-demand content in addition to your regular internet use. Unlike with cable and satellite TV, streaming is going to cause a strain on your connection.
Each streaming service has its own minimum internet speed for optimal high-definition viewing, but Team Clark has landed on 10 Mbps as the minimum speed you need to feel comfortable that you’ll get a quality stream.
You can read more about the internet speed requirements for streaming services here.
In the early days of streaming TV, a good internet connection was a big hurdle for people on limited budgets and those who live in rural areas.
But as internet speeds increase across the country, the access to service fast enough to stream television has become much better. And many potential cord-cutters are already paying for some sort of high-speed internet.
If you’re willing to watch content on your wireless phone, you may also find that the expanding 5G connections available on many networks provide internet speeds adequate for high-definition viewing.
Once you’re sure that your internet service is sufficient, your next big decision is how you’ll consume the streaming content once you cut the cord.
If you’re looking to replicate the cable experience on your living room television, then you’ll need a way to connect that TV to your streaming subscriptions. Think of it as needing access to a cable box without paying that pesky monthly fee to get one.
There generally are two options for this: You can either use a smart TV that has streaming apps built into the menu, or you can make a one-time purchase of a streaming device to connect to your TV.
Though many of you may be perfectly happy with the way your smart TV performs, we generally suggest that streamers pick a streaming device (such as Roku or Amazon Fire TV).
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There are a few reasons why having a streaming device could be advantageous:
If you need access to your local channels without cable, such as ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX or PBS, you’ll likely have to sign up for a streaming service that provides them or try to get those channels for free with an antenna.
Live TV streaming services like YouTube TV provide access to local channels, but less expensive live TV services, such as Philo, do not.
Antennas are relatively cost-effective and provide free access to local channels broadcasting in your area.
The quality of access to these channels is directly correlated to the power of your antenna and your distance from the towers of your local TV stations. If you live relatively near those towers, you may need an antenna that reaches only 20-50 miles.
Mohu, which is one of the top-rated antenna brands for cord-cutters, offers a “metro” antenna for under $25. It has a 30-mile range. However, you may require a more powerful and costly antenna if you live in a rural setting.
Before you go wild signing up for new subscription streaming services, I recommend that you take a little time to research some of the free options available to you.
The free streaming market has thousands of hours of TV shows and movies available, and you can jump in and out of these services without signing up for accounts or handing over your credit card.
After watching these services for a few weeks, you might be surprised at just how little you miss the hundreds of channels you were paying for — but not actually watching — with your cable subscription.
Team Clark has done extensive research on the free streaming market, so be sure to check out our guide to the best free streaming services.
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But if you’re in a hurry to get started, here are a few free services that I recommend you try first:
Also, don’t be afraid to check out non-traditional free streaming TV options such as YouTube and Twitch. They have growing libraries of original content that may catch your eye.
Many cord-cutters stress over the potential of losing access to the channels they love watching on cable.
The good news is that almost every channel, sporting event, movie or TV show available on cable is also streamed nowadays.
Team Clark has developed a tool to help you find the right live TV streaming services based on the channels that you watch the most.
All you have to do is type in the names of the channels you like (add as many as you want!), and our tool will help you figure out which service carries them and how much the packages with that service cost.
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There are three basic types of streaming services that you can use to replace your cable TV experience:
Depending on the type of content you like to watch and your monthly budget, your best choice may range from sticking to one of those exclusively to using some combination of all three.
Don’t lose sight of the fact that you’re cutting the cord in an effort to save money.
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You can gain an understanding of what each type of streaming service offers by clicking on the links above. But here’s a quick rundown of what each offers and what you can expect to pay for access.
When it comes to paying for services, make sure you evaluate the savings potential by recognizing seasonal changes in your consumption.
For example, if you’re a football fan who pays for cable primarily to watch games in the fall, perhaps you’re a good candidate to pay for a live TV streaming service for 4-5 months out of the year and then cancel it. That move alone could save you hundreds of dollars per year.
Or maybe you subscribe to Netflix just to binge-watch one or two shows. Do you really need to hand Netflix up to $20 per month for the 9-10 months per year that your favorite shows aren’t releasing new episodes? That’s upwards of $200 that could stay in your pocket each year.
Do you like to travel in the warm weather months? You could consider shutting off your streaming subscriptions while you’re out and about during the summer.
Thanks to the ability to cancel streaming services without penalties, these are money-saving options most cable subscribers have never enjoyed!
Are you ready to ditch that cable bill forever?
Great! I hope you are inspired to save money and excited to try all the great streaming services available to you.
Here are a few things to remember as you go forward on your quest to cut the cord:
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