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and drinking water and work since its free. It doesn't seem like much at first but I was drinking 3 to 5 sodas a day from the vending machine at 65 cents a piece, so I was spending $1.95 to $3.25 a day and $9.75 to $16.25 a week on soft drinks. Some of the smallest purchases really add up when you are trying to really save some money.

2. Going Out To Lunch Everyday.

Eating out everyday can get pretty pricey, not to mention gas driving somewhere to get food and driving back to work at lunch everyday in lunch hour traffic. I started bringing my lunch and eating at work. It is nice to get out of the office sometimes but I wanted to save money more than I wanted to leave the office for an hour at lunch everyday. Even driving home to eat wastes gas that you could save just by eating in your break room.

3. No More Impulse Buying.
This was probably the hardest thing for me to stop doing. When I had a bad day I would go out and buy myself a little something, or a few somethings. I would go buy a new shirt and end up buying pants, shirt, shoes, purse, etc. In order to stop doing this I had to change my habits. Now if I go to the store and see something I want to buy that I don't exactly need I make myself wait a day or two, if I still want it and it seems like a reasonable buy I will go back and get it, but normally if I leave the store without it I forget about it or decide I don't really need it.

I hope these tips were able to help someone out there or at least provide some ideas. I know how hard it can be to save money and make the extra money that most of us need, but with a little effort and motivation it is possible.

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