Hey, and welcome if it's your first time here
My name is Satya [I] post videos every week the topics include nutrition because I'm a dietitian and nutritionist, and that's totally my Jam
But also other topics like productivity, minimalism and travel welcome to pick up limes
Now I'm always being asked
How did you come up with the money to travel for six months or how do you afford to start your own business?
Well unlike my younger self [I've] learned how to I
Can't believe I just did that I'm sorry so without further ado
I'm going to share with you 30 money-saving hacks that I've learned along the way I categorized them for you into shop
food health and home and minimalism
Let's get started want versus need to learn the difference between them asking yourself to our markets or do
I need this while you're shopping works wonders shop intentionally if you didn't go there to get it you probably don't need it carry cash
Use cash as much as possible instead of cards snap a picture if you're not really sure if you need it
Or if it fit your home, or your style just snap a picture and wait you're finding you still one in a week
You can revisit the picture and reassess compare online don't buy right away
Compared to online shops like Amazon or craigslist and by waiting to you might actually find it don't really need it
Unsubscribe from Channels unsubscribe from those channels that do the hauls the makeup hauls and the clothing hauls
You know the ones that make you feel like you really don't have enough
But you do unsubscribe from media marketing
Unsubscribe from Magazines Fashion blogs or online newsletters that encourage spending go to the library bookstores can be appealing
but if you need to save
Borrow books and even check out your library's audiobook section instead of buying them which also just adds extra clutter to your house
cut your own hair
I literally just heard the gasp through the camera
I've been cutting my own hair for five years, and it's saved me a lot of money
And I learned it by watching some videos on YouTube
If you're willing to give it a try you can start by cutting it very modestly and then if you like how it looks great
And it's not you can always go get it touched up thrift shop need I say more
no-spend days scheduled no spend days on your phone this can be the same day every week and stick to it
This might seem like the hardest thing in the world
But you're going to live and then you're going to realize just how easy it can be learn to say I can't afford it
Now some people just cringed but learning to say this simple sentence will do more for your
finances than any detailed financial plan can keep track of your finances
[don't] underestimate the power of this one make your own coffee or tea at home
It's unbelievable, how much this one can save you and I didn't really put it into practice until I moved to the Netherlands because unlike North America
there aren't coffee shops on every Street corner
Well there are coffee shops just a totally different kind make your own food
I would not be a good dietician if I didn't mention this one, but seriously any money saver right here
Don't shop when you're hungry try to have a snack before you go so that way you can shop Smart and Avoid over buying which
Can be costly and Lead to waste
Local markets try to find the markets or shops in your neighborhoods that are more affordable one tip is to try the ethnic stores
Sometimes those can be cheaper things like Turkish stores Persian Japanese or Chinese shops buy in bulk
Especially the foods that you eat more often for me these are foods like oats rice
beans
Nuts seeds and spices cook in bulk and plan your meals this will save you more money than is reasonable
I've done another video on meal prep that I'll link at the end of this video feed in company eat with others whenever you can
It helps to fill the belly and nourish your soul plus sharing the cost is always cheaper find a hobby we shop when we're bored
You know what I mean ride a bike
Now riding a bike here in the netherlands is super easy where apparently there's more bikes and people
But I was also biking a lot when I was back [in] Vancouver, and I even biked through a couple of countries in southeast
Asia
if it is possible for you to bike it's going to save you a load of money on gas and
It's obviously better for your health and if you can't bike consider public
Transport instead of using a car eat well and stay fit even if you're in a country where health care is free if you take
Care of your health you're going to be spending less [money] on medicare on
Hospital bills or having to pay other people to do things for you find a dual-purpose for thing
This means are going to need to buy less because one item has more than one use for example
I use glass jars to store things in my pantry
[I] use them as [losses] for flowers
And I use them as a carrying devices for my sauces when I need to take a lunch or a smoothie on the go turn
off the heat
If it's winter where you are turn off or [turn] down the heat about an hour before you're going to go to sleep
Your house is still going to be warm
But you really don't need all [of] that excess heat especially when you're going to be warm under the covers and trust me
I really value staying warm
[but] this tip really works do it yourself if you can learn to do it yourself when we moved into this apartment
We painted our own mold put in our own spores and installed our own light fixtures and this saved us a load of money
Homemade cleaner a [one-to-one] solution of water and vinegar makes a wonderful
Multi-Purpose cleaner that will save you money compared to if you bought loads of unnecessary cleaning products that are out there plus
It's less chemical declutter and [organize] you might find that you have enough already [or] actually even too much
Salad well cleaning, did you find something that you haven't used in a really long time?
Can you declutter by selling it well then you just hit two birds with one stone?
subscribe [now] [you] saw the themes that I mentioned in this video which included nutrition and
Minimalism which also happen to be the themes of this channel?
So by subscribing you are going to be continuing to help yourself in your journey towards saving money as I promised before
Right here is the video that
[I] posted previously about how to better meal prep and this is going to also be a huge money saver alright
Thanks for stopping by I'll catch you in the next video