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When you want to lose weight, often the first thing you think to do is shave a few calories off your daily intake. So why not apply this to your finances? By looking at how you can trim a few expenses here and there, and changing some of your spending habits, you could end up with a significantly healthier looking bank balance. We’ve devised a four-week money makeover plan to get you started…
Week One: Consider your spending habits
Week Two: Cut back on your essential outgoings
You might think it’s impossible to shave money off expenses that are essential (after all, it’s not like you can live without water or electricity). But there are ways of reducing these outgoings:
Week Three: Reduce your weekly spending
Week Four: Sort out your debt – and start paying with cash
FSCS has an easy tool that will help you find out how much money you could save now and for your future. It's completely free and will tell you how you could manage your money better in seconds. FSCS are the people who protect your money for free, from £1 up to £85,000 in UK banks and building societies.
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