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How to Save Money – 2 Simple Steps Everyone Can Take

Published or updated May 9, 2013 by Glen Craig


Step 1

Spend less than you earn.

Step 2

Save the difference.

Thoughts?

Filed Under: Saving Tagged With: how to save, Spend Less Than You Earn

About Glen Craig

Glen Craig is married and the father to four children that he spends the day chasing as a stay-at-home-dad. He took an interest in personal finance when he realized most of his paycheck was going toward credit card bills. Since then he's eliminated his credit card debt and started on a journey towards financial freedom.

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  1. Julia Yurila says

    November 1, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Your tips are simple and compact 🙂 Nice. For those how want to spent less then they’re earning: You should try bartering. It’s so easy on sites like barterquest.com where you can barter almost everything from goods to services and even real estates.

  2. Peter says

    November 1, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Best post EVER.

    • ffb says

      November 1, 2010 at 10:12 pm

      That means a lot coming from you. Thanks!

  3. Jenna says

    November 1, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    So simple, yet so hard at the same time…

    • ffb says

      November 1, 2010 at 10:13 pm

      I think a lot of things in life have simple answers that we somehow make more difficult.

  4. Barb Friedberg says

    November 1, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    That is way too clever! Why didn’t I think of it? You should be able to make some cash off of that idea 🙂

    • ffb says

      November 7, 2010 at 10:07 pm

      If only I could…

  5. Greg McFarlane says

    November 2, 2010 at 1:27 am

    Thanks, but I’m going to keep living beyond my means and buying lottery tickets and penny stocks. Good luck with your “prudence” and “responsibility.”

    • ffb says

      November 7, 2010 at 10:07 pm

      Haha. Feel free to share the wealth when your lottery tix hit!

  6. Kris says

    November 3, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Very clever, and very true! But for many people, easier said than done, unfortunately.

    • ffb says

      November 7, 2010 at 10:05 pm

      Indeed it is easier said than done for many.

  7. Briana @ GBR says

    November 3, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Easier said than done my friend 🙁

    • ffb says

      November 7, 2010 at 10:04 pm

      Yup.

  8. Chris Gagner @ SmartPF says

    November 6, 2010 at 9:58 am

    I think this post was too wordy. I didn’t think I would ever finish reading it. In all seriousness, good post. Straight to the point!

    • ffb says

      November 7, 2010 at 9:51 pm

      Yeah, I know. Sometimes I go off on tangents and I don’t know where to stop. It’s like I keep talking and talking and talking and talking…

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