13 Of The Best Ways To Save For A Wedding
Saving for a wedding can be difficult. Not only do you want to carry on living your life how you enjoy it, but you also need to amass a large amount of money, usually in the thousands of pounds. So what are some of the best ways to save for a wedding?
In this blog we explore 13 money saving tips that you can use when saving for your special day.
1) Making sure you eat breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides your body with energy and prevents you from feeling empty all morning. By ensuring that you eat a healthy, balanced breakfast each day you will save money by stopping the need to snack before lunch.
Some excellent healthy breakfast ideas include:
- Weetabix
- Shredded Wheat
- Yoghurt and frozen fruit
- Porridge
2) Preparing a home-made lunch
If you work in a major city such as London, Chelmsford, or Colchester, it is likely that you are spending over £5 each day for lunch alone. This equates to £25 a week and around £1200 a year. By being organised and preparing a home-made lunch you have the potential to save loads of money on the food you eat each day.
3) Skipping your daily coffee
How you ever had a venti, half-soy, non-fat, organic Frappuccino? If you have not, you should – they are lovely! However, buying a coffee or two each day of the week eventually adds up. Like the calculations above, coffees can set you back over £1000 per year. If you still need your coffee fix, try finding a luxury coffee blend and make them at home yourself.
4) Drinking Tap Water
Drinking tap water is a brilliant way to save some extra cash. Although bottled water is not majorly expensive, constantly drinking it works out to be an expense that is easily avoidable. Try buying your self a reusable water bottle and refilling it with tap water throughout your day.
5) Stop ordering fast food
What is your favourite fast-food option? Personally, for me it is McDonald’s. Unfortunately, fast-food and take away end up adding-up. Instead of spending additional money on your favourite take away it is best to cook planned, home-made dinners. If you are soon to be married, it will also have health and fitness benefits!
6) Cooking meals in batch
If you are cooking home cooked dinners, choosing some options that allow you cook additional food for another meal are perfect for saving money. Dishes such as spaghetti bolognaise, beer chilli or risotto are excellent examples. By cooking additional food, you can freeze and reheat meals on days when you can not be bothered to cook. It also gives you the option of taking it in to work for lunch.
7) Stopping the mid-week alcohol binge sessions
Do you like a wine on a Wednesday night? If you do, cutting out mid-week drinking can drastically help you save for a wedding. Not only does it save money from each purchase but it also leaves you feeling healthier and not craving unhealthy, hungover foods.
8) Stopping attending things, you do not want to do
Nights out and eating out are expensive activities. Although it is great to unwind with friends, be wary of the events you are attending. If you cannot be bothered or do not want to do something, be honest and tell your friends. It is much better saving some money instead attending something you never wanted to attend.
9) Cancelling your gym membership
Gym memberships in the UK can be awfully expensive. If you belong to a leisure club like David Lloyds or Virgin Active you could be paying more than £80 a month, that is £960 a year. To save money, you can cancel your membership and start working out at home or in your local park.
An excellent channel for homework outs is the Body Coach TV channel by Joe Wicks. Why not give one of his HITT sessions a try?
10) Selling old, unwanted clothes
Selling your old, unwanted clothes on eBay or Depop is a brilliant way to earn and save some extra fund for your wedding. If you have not worn something in a while or do not see yourself wearing it in the future, do you really need it taking up space in your wardrobe?
11) Stopping buying unnecessary things online
Since the advancement of the technology, the internet has made buying things online ever so easy. One of the best ways to save a wedding is ensuring you are strict with your self and do not buy unnecessary, and unneeded things online. This includes clothes, make up and gadgets. If you are going to buy something ask yourself (and your partner), do I really need this?
12) Saving your spare change
Saving your spare change is an old-fashioned technique, however it still works like a charm. We advise you get a wedding related savings pot to help motivate you each time you save some money. Good time to save you spare change include after you have bought a coffee, after a night out or after buying your weekly shopping.
If you love technology, there are now some mobile apps such as moneybox that automatically save your spare change after a debit card purchase.
13) Stop spending on your credit card
Credit cards can be extremely dangerous, before you know it, you have spent loads of money that you can not afford to pay back. To ensure you do not get yourself in debt, only use your credit card to book big purchases. This could be buying your wedding dress or a deposit for your wedding venue.
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