Ready for a challenge? Print out this list and try to cross off one of these items every single day for thirty days straight and see how you do – and if you run out of ones that work for you, write in your own. Good luck!
Note: some of the items are repeated on purpose, since they’re likely to occur more than once.
- Order a free cup of water instead of a drink.
- Order a free cup of water instead of a drink.
- Order a free cup of water instead of a drink.
- Buy the generic store brand instead of the big name brand for 1 item while shopping.
- Buy the generic store brand instead of the big name brand for 1 item while shopping.
- Buy the generic store brand instead of the big name brand for 1 item while shopping.
- Look for a coupon when you’re about to make a purchase (it’s okay if you don’t find one – the key is to just look)!
- Look for a coupon when you’re about to make a purchase.
- Turn off unused lights that are on in your house.
- Turn off unused lights that are on in your house.
- Put $10 into your savings account.
- Put $15 into your savings account.
- Put $20 into your savings account.
- Use your loose coins when making a cash purchase.
- Use your loose coins when making a cash purchase.
- Use your loose coins when making a cash purchase.
- Bring lunch to work.
- Bring lunch to work.
- Bring lunch to work.
- Skip buying the coffee, pretzels or whatever $4 snack it is you spend your money on.
- Skip buying the coffee, pretzels or whatever $4 snack it is you spend your money on.
- Take the shorter-distance route on your way to go somewhere, even if it takes longer (just leave a bit earlier!).
- Take the shorter-distance route on your way to go somewhere, even if it takes longer (just leave a bit earlier!).
- Change your mind about eating out and cook at home.
- Change your mind about eating out and cook at home.
- Order only an entree – no drinks, no appetizers, no dessert!
- Order only an entree – no drinks, no appetizers, no dessert!
- Go grocery shopping based on what’s on sale at the store that week.
- Find and sell an item around your house that you usually don’t use. Try Facebook Marketplace or LetGo!
- Exchange your loose coins at your local bank, or for an Amazon giftcard at your nearest Coinstar.