Saving money is an essential part of financial management, but it is often the most challenging aspect to accomplish. Without savings, it becomes very difficult to handle unexpected financial issues, and people have ended up with significant amounts of debt due to not having savings on hand for a financial emergency.
To increase their savings, some people have resorted to unconventional methods to save money, achieving impressive results from their efforts. Here are some of the best crazy ways to save money.
Use the Internet to Become a Do-It-Yourself Expert
If you have patience and an internet connection, you can learn how to do just about anything for yourself, saving yourself the substantial sums you would have paid someone else to do it for you.
While some consider these unconventional ways to save money, many people are unaware that the trend of paying others to change or fix things for them is a relatively new phenomenon historically. In the past, many people did their own home improvement projects, fixed their own cars, and made their own furnishings.
The internet has made finding the information on how to perform these tasks simple; YouTube probably has a how-to video for almost anything you want to change.
Grow Your Own Fruits and Vegetables
The cost of fresh fruits and vegetables at the grocery store can take a huge bite out of your grocery budget, but growing what you can at home can considerably reduce the amount that you pay in grocery expenses each month.
For another of the best crazy ways to save money, consider turning part of your backyard into a garden where you can plant easy-to-care-for fruits and vegetables, like strawberries, green beans, cucumbers, and zucchinis. Do some research to find out which fruits and vegetables are native to your area, as these are the easiest to grow with the least amount of care and extra attention.
People living in homes without considerable green space can still grow items like tomatoes and herbs inside their homes in large planters. The more you can grow yourself, the less you will need to buy at the store.
Teach Your Cat to Use the Toilet
If you want more crazy ways to save money, how about teaching your cat to use the toilet? If you think about it, the cost of flushing a toilet is much less than the amount you spend on kitty litter each month, not to mention the time and energy it takes to clean out the litter box.
For between $15 and $30, you can purchase training accessories that will help you teach your cat how to use the toilet instead of the litter box and never have to purchase kitty litter, scooper, or pet waste bags ever again (so the advertisements say).
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