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[quote=Anonymous]You have to go hard core if you want to save. Try it for a month, and see how much of a cushion you can build. -No eating out. Period. -Cut back at the grocery store. Try limiting meat/chicken to once a week. Eggs are cheap protein. Ramen noodles are filling--add a couple eggs for protein. -No booze, beer or wine. -No online shopping. No trips to Target or the mall. -Cut off the A/C. Try hard core and see what kind of savings you can identify. Do not purchase anything unless it's a necessity like food or gas. Write down ALL expenses for the month (keep all receipts). The goal is to barely spend money and to track everything. Honestly, doing this for 2-3 months is best so you have time to accurately track monthly expenses. It's ridiculously harder than it sounds, but it can be an eye opening experience. If you truly stick to it, you'll see where you are blowing your money. [/quote]
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