How to cut fixed expenses? 3 steps to help you

in finance •  8 years ago 

One of the biggest questions for those who want to save is: how to cut fixed expenses? Eliminate expenses is important, but there are costs that can not be cut, they just should not get out of the budget and are necessary for life.

Still, it is possible to reduce these costs. Doing so will bring an economy that will make a good difference in finance.

Read now 5 steps to help you to cut fixed costs and save!

  1. Know what your expenses
    It is impossible to cut what we do not know well. So the first thing to do is to know what are the costs. You can divide them into:

Fixed costs: those who never vary, such as rent, health insurance or credit card installments;
semifixed costs are the ones you should always pay, but that may have variable value, such as electricity bills and water or supermarket;
Variable costs: costs which may have values ​​or varying intervals, such as leisure or emergencies.
By knowing what the costs are, you will identify what should be kept, which can be reduced and which to delete. With this, you can still focus on reducing spending even fixed or semifixed.

  1. Review consumer habits
    Habits such as eating out, the pizza of the weekend, the beer with friends and cinema can leave you poorer. And even indoors: the long bath, the lack of attention with lights on unnecessarily or other behaviors leave their tighter budget.

So, look for more economical habits regarding the use of water, electricity and other resources. The more save at home, the lower your expenses, both fixed and semifixed.

  1. Reconsider plans TV, telephone and internet
    Although some facilities become fixed, all are not always used - or are not fully used. The main one is usually the cable TV packages, plus the phone and the internet. Did you watch even all channels of your package? Use your phone often? Consumes all the data offered by the internet? If the answers are negative, it is likely that you are paying more than you need.

Review the plans and choose the one that is closest to your reality. It should suit your needs, but can not offer more than you use, but will be an unnecessary expense. Opt for a package that fits your consumption profile.

What's up? How are your expenses? What do you want to save more?

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