Maximising income, minimising expenditure

We often think of our income and expenditure as something fixed. Many of us just aim to keep our expenditure just shy of our income, but more spend completely beyond their means. This often leads people into spiralling debts beyond their means. The desire to buy often comes from a sense of unhappiness or being unfulfilled.

The same desire often comes in the form of eating. And so we eat, or we spend, we fill ourselves or we obtain the latest object of our desire and for a very short time, we are sated. Yet, not too long after, we are no longer feeling the effects of that temporary fix to our ever-hungry desire. Back in the day, they used to say 'Cut your coat according to your cloth' or in our modern tongue, only spend what you can afford. We can learn something from this.

Being pragmatic about our financial matters is often scary. It requires bravery and a courage that many of us fail to show on a daily basis. We must confront our financial situation, our debts, our credits and work out how to improve our situation.

Minimising our expenditure can be quite simple. For one month, keep all of your receipts and add up where it is that your money goes. The next step is to look at ways to minimize the leaks in your finances. Where do you lose the most money? If a lot of your money goes on domestic costs, can you change supermarket or perhaps use supermarket own brand. Do you need to rent such an expensive apartment? Have you considered getting your power and your gas from the same vendor; this is often the way to reduce the amount.

Pay your bills by direct debit also a way that you can often save a small amount each year. Small amounts always add up to big amounts. Maximizing income is simple, what do you earn? Can you increase it? Can you eBay unused items? Do you have skills that could be put to use outside of your daily job? Just be aware that the more of your time you spend working, the less you can be spending!

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