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y diminishing. And if not, then maybe it’s really important to you and you can consider buying it.</p><h2 id="5b05">Avoid Instant Gratification</h2><figure id="6974"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*t-4SfdVV2SmFZ4iL"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@freestocks?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">freestocks</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="1658">For a not so high-income family, daily life holds very few guarantees, as there might be good food today but may not be tomorrow. If you are one of those, you may relate. You can’t trust the promises of buying something due to financial necessities. So, you grow up preferring immediate satisfaction and avoid waiting for greater rewards, hence greater satisfaction.</p><p id="ef73">On payday, instead of assigning 20–30% of your income to savings, you go out and spend it on new clothes, watching movies in theatres, etc. And there you see, instead of waiting for a bigger reward, you settle for instant gratification and that’s what you need to change.</p><p id="fe03">Even though Warren Buffet crossed the million dollar mark when he was 30, he did not spend it buying luxurious cars and going on expensive vacations, but kept living frugally and that helped his wealth skyrocket due to the power of compounding.</p><p id="9b53">You don’t need to live frugally, but in order to build substantial wealth over time you need to keep aside at least 20% of your income so that you build up a big enough investing portfolio that can generate passive income for you.</p><h2 id="2963">Move to a different city</h2><figure id="51c4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*kmj58KLY22VNwcrx"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@davidmcbee?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">David McBee</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/high-angle-shot-of-suburban-neighborhood-1546168/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><p id="4430">If you can, this method can be a game-changer for your investing journey. The life in downtown has become so expensive that you’l

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These Unconventional Methods Will Help You Save a Lot of Money

You need to save money before you invest.

We all know that we need to invest our money so that its value doesn’t get depreciated by time. But for investing your money you need to save your money and a lot of people around don’t have a proper plan for saving a sufficient amount of money.

So, here we are going to discuss a few simple yet uncommon methods that can save you a lot of money to invest in great assets.

Delay your decisions to buy

Whenever we want to buy something expensive we start convincing ourselves why it is important.

Suppose, you have a car that’s running fine but it’s not up to date, you can buy a new BMW, but you don’t have to, and that’s the point where you start convincing yourself how that new BMW can make your life better. You start thinking that your friends will admire you, you’ll start getting more attention, and so on.

And once you buy that new BMW you get that dopamine spike which makes you realize that you didn’t have to buy it.

There is a simple way to avoid falling into such traps. Before buying something expensive just wait for a few days, if it’s not that important you’ll gradually feel that urge to buy diminishing. And if not, then maybe it’s really important to you and you can consider buying it.

Avoid Instant Gratification

For a not so high-income family, daily life holds very few guarantees, as there might be good food today but may not be tomorrow. If you are one of those, you may relate. You can’t trust the promises of buying something due to financial necessities. So, you grow up preferring immediate satisfaction and avoid waiting for greater rewards, hence greater satisfaction.

On payday, instead of assigning 20–30% of your income to savings, you go out and spend it on new clothes, watching movies in theatres, etc. And there you see, instead of waiting for a bigger reward, you settle for instant gratification and that’s what you need to change.

Even though Warren Buffet crossed the million dollar mark when he was 30, he did not spend it buying luxurious cars and going on expensive vacations, but kept living frugally and that helped his wealth skyrocket due to the power of compounding.

You don’t need to live frugally, but in order to build substantial wealth over time you need to keep aside at least 20% of your income so that you build up a big enough investing portfolio that can generate passive income for you.

Move to a different city

If you can, this method can be a game-changer for your investing journey. The life in downtown has become so expensive that you’ll barely make ends meet. Rent alone will probably eat up at least half of your paycheck. And hence, one of the best ways to save a ton of money is to move to a more affordable city.

Just imagine cutting your expenses to half and investing the saved money. It can make a lot of difference in the long run.

Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are. –James W. Frick

Saving and investing is not a one-night game, rather it’s a long-term process which when executed properly can help you retire early with a substantial amount of passive income being generated continuously. Follow the above steps and you’ll start seeing that savings jar being filled up to the top every time.

Thanks for reading!!

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