The "Save-O-Meter" is here so we can all enter our individual results and combine them. It is exciting!! As the total climbs we will all be able to say, "Look at that number. I had a part in that. I made a difference!"
How much money have we saved together? Enter your saving successes below to add them to the total.
First look at the habits you have changed since joining SS. What were some of the bad things you used to do that wasted a lot of money? Pick up a pen and notebook and start by writing a list of some of these bad habits that you used to do and no longer do since discovering Simple Savings. Then work out the things you are now doing instead. What is the new habit you have replaced it with?
Eg: Stopping buying processed food at the supermarket and making food from scratch.
Once you have gone through and written down the things you used to do before Simple Savings then go and try and figure out how much you used to spend per week on each of these items and how much you are now spending. When you have worked out a dollar value for all these things. Enter them by clicking 'Add Yours' below.
| Old Habit | Amount | New Habit | Amount | Frequency | Saving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| old car insurance | $52 | new policy | $33 | monthly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| Pay teacher | $ | Pay son to develop skills | $ | weekly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| Shopping at Coles/safeway | $200 | Shop at Aldi | $120 | weekly since May 2013 | $31 | |
| put heater on | $200 | heat packs, blankets | $10 | monthly since May 2013 | $17 | |
| Fast Food | $ | Cook | $ | weekly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| Test | $0 | Test | $0 | weekly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| Blah blah | $2 | Coor coor | $1 | weekly since May 2013 | $2 | |
| Coffee out - me & Husband | $9 | Coffee home | $2 | weekly since May 2013 | $14 | |
| Pizza meal out | $60 | Pizza home | $20 | weekly since May 2013 | $82 | |
| food | $ | still food | $ | weekly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| buying takeway 3 times a week | $100 | having kids help and buying food for freezer to help them | $30 | weekly since May 2013 | $174 | |
| giving son tuckshop twice a week | $ | making his lunch at dinner time and making him responsible to help | $ | weekly since May 2013 | $0 | |
| Buying coffee from cafe | $16 | buying coffee from 7eleven | $5 | weekly since Apr 2013 | $42 | |
| Coffee at work everyday | $18 | Coffee from home everyday | $6 | weekly since Mar 2013 | $125 | |
| No shopping list | $220 | Shopping to a list and menu plan | $100 | weekly since Mar 2013 | $1,351 | |
| Impulse spending | $ | Stick to list | $ | weekly since Mar 2013 | $0 | |
| Waste food | $ | Don't waste | $ | weekly since Mar 2013 | $0 | |
| Buying cold drinks | $ | Take water | $ | weekly since Mar 2013 | $0 | |
| Lunch outside | $10 | bring leftovers from last night | $2 | weekly since Feb 2013 | $107 | |
| Coles and Woollies | $ | Buy gift cards and save 5% across the board | $ | yearly since Feb 2013 | $0 | |
| using credit card | $430 | paying cash for groceries. Writing in credit card amount or bpay amounts every week and sticking to budget | $ | weekly since Feb 2013 | $6,559 | |
| Buy a coffee | $4 | Replace one coffee a week with a glass of water | $0 | weekly since Feb 2013 | $54 | |
| Weekly grocery shop | $ | Bulk buy at Pac n Save on $5 promotion | $ | weekly since Feb 2013 | $0 | |
| Using disposable wipes | $12 | Using homemade reusable wipes | $0 | weekly since Feb 2013 | $187 | |
| Buying Aldi nappies | $16 | Cloth training pants and Aldi nappy as pilcher | $8 | weekly since Jan 2013 | $128 | |
| Buying Aldi nappies | $15 | Toilet train son | $2 | weekly since Jan 2013 | $208 | |
| buying biscuits | $ | baking own | $ | weekly since Jan 2013 | $0 | |
| Shopping at Coles/Woolies | $180 | Shopping at Aldi's | $100 | weekly since Jan 2013 | $1,347 | |
| 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | weekly since Jan 2013 | $0 |
| Description | Saving | |
|---|---|---|
| reallocated 2nd car insurance to car user | $465 | |
| used payment plan rather than from my wage | $100 | |
| found a free version of software | $495 | |
| Bake cake 1x a week for school snacks | $6 | |
| Made a bunch of flowers with patty pans for mothers day | $20 | |
| A serve of stew heading for the bin, put in pastry | $4 | |
| TEST | $0 | |
| yadahyadah | $4 | |
| Made my mothers day gift | $45 | |
| Bought quilt on sale at 40% off | $36 | |
| Bought “Money” magazine from www.magazines4students.com.au at $39.95 instead of from Magshop at $49.95 | $10 | |
| Brought 2nd hand jumper for school | $20 | |
| Only have to pay $1.30 per hour of study at TAFE instead of $6.50 as I have DSP card! 280 hours study x $1.30 = $364.00 | $1,456 | |
| Bought budget porterhouse steak for $5kg at IGA instead of full price at Aldi for $15kg | $10 | |
| Won 6 blocks of Cadbury chocolate! (Normally buy when $3 each) | $18 | |
| Due to fire at Telstra Warrnambool exchange, didn’t have to pay one month’s bill | $23 | |
| Saved $16.45 on electricity bill by paying early | $16 | |
| Saved $7.00 on gas bill by paying early | $7 | |
| Received Innoxa pack of hand wash, body wash, deodorant, and hand cream | $12 | |
| Transferred money to savings to avoid spending it | $ | |
| 10 op shop clothes for $1 each and modified them to suit me | $200 |
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