How to Save Money on Entertainments
Entertainments are one of the major portions of a household expense. You like to drink on the weekend, invite friends for parties, host parties at your house, love to attend concerts, watch movies. Whatever the activity is, the cost is going to be a lot. Sometimes people end up spending on the weekend what they earn during the weekdays. Especially, if you are single and do not have any other source of entertainment i.e. playing any sport or taking part in any other activity, you are likely to spend the weekend into parties.
Instructions
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Plan Your Budget
No matter at what level your earnings are, you should plan your budget. Mark your daily expense, take some amount for enjoyment and spare some amount for the saving. Trend of saving is falling very fast in societies and this is the reason they are worried during time of difficulty. -
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Know Your Compulsion
You better know what you like to do the most on the weekend. It can be drinking, watching films, attending concerts or watching sports. Whatever your compulsion is, think about it seriously. Think of amount that any of these activities is consuming each week from your pocket and then create an urge to slash the entertainment expense. For example, you can reduce the number of football games you watch. -
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Eating At Home
Restaurants visits also cost people a lot of money. If you have been eating out too many times a week or a month, try to cut the number of visits to restaurants. Instead, start preparing your food at home. -
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Change Lifestyle
Change of lifestyle covers almost all aspect of your personal life. If you are too much into music, attend every concert, buy records and spend money through other sources, try to change it. Nowadays you can download all music onto your mobile or media players. So instead of buying records, you can listen to music online within limited costs. You can also change your habit of making excessive expense on other sources of entertainment. If you have been drinking too much on weekends or smoking compulsively, better change this habit. -
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Avoid Opportunist Friends
It is possible that you have been a part of a gang of your friends who too get themselves entertained on your expense. So better avoid those friends.
