How to spend less
Ways to reduce outgoings (and be healthier and happier). Please send us more ideas.
Give up (or cut down on): |
Take up (or do more): |
| cigarettes | exercise |
| paying to watch sport | playing sport |
| commuting by car | walking or cycling to work; working from home |
| branded clothes shopping | second-hand shopping; knitting; sewing; making clothes |
| buying booze | making beer, wine or cider |
| supermarket food shopping | growing veg; planting fruit trees & bushes; keeping chickens or bees; growing herbs; join or start a food co-op |
| buying jewellery | making jewellery |
| employing tradespeople | DIY |
| buying furniture | making furniture |
| air conditioning | opening the window |
| buying cleaning products | making cleaning products |
| bottled water | tap water |
| sunbeds and spray tans | sunbathing |
| leisure time in shopping centres | leisure time in nature |
| gambling | baking bread (or just anything but gambling) |
| buying soaps & skincare products | making soaps & skincare products |
| buying art | making art |
| buying music | making music |
| X-factor | singing |
| reality TV | reality |
| TV | reading & socialising |
| theme park or package overseas holidays | camping holidays in real nature, or WWOOFing |
| hotels | couchsurfing |
| electric toothbrushes | toothbrushes |
| golf | walking |
| ready meals & processed food | cooking & juicing or raw food |
| gadgets | energy saving |
| driving | cycling |
| flying | not flying |
| computer games | sports |
| credit card | credit union |
| tumble dryers | hanging washing out |
| buying xmas & birthday presents | making xmas & birthday presents |
| ironing | not ironing |
| proprietary software | free / open source software |
| bank charges | mutual credit |
