07/28/2022
Saving for a down payment can seem daunting โฆ but it doesnโt mean you canโt enjoy life โ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ!
Ask yourself: how much $ do I have now, how much $ do I need, how soon do I want this to happen โฆ and are my daily actions in alignment with that timeline?
1๏ธโฃ Create a weekly budget and only withdraw a certain amount of cash for spending โ hide the cards, disable Apple Pay.
2๏ธโฃ Make your own coffee at home instead of a daily coffee trip.
3๏ธโฃ Dine at restaurants less or go to a BYOB โ plan out your meals and evenings.
4๏ธโฃ Open a separate savings account and create recurring automatic transfers. Pro tip: choose a high yield online savings account unrelated to any other accounts and forget it exists (paperless statements, donโt open).
5๏ธโฃ Work a side gig such as serving, bartending, Instacart, Rover, and explore any other ways you can find extra money by doing what you love in your spare time.
6๏ธโฃ Pay down high-interest credit cards / transfer balances.
๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ (๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐) ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ $๐ญ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
.. do you really need those new pillows and that new blanket from HomeGoods?