- ReachOut Forums
- >
- Wellbeing
- >
- The GR Sessions
- >
- Re: Workin' hard for the money
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money

@EloiseRose yep exactly, sales are awesome!
Remember you're amazing just as you are
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
good point @stonepixie, handing over all that cash makes you think "is it worth it?'
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
I brought a jumper in the middle of summer for $5 when it would normally be $40+
My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go as planned and that's okay. ツ
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
Hey guys!
I'm lucky in that I have always been able to save. I have worked at least one job (at one point 3) since I finished school and I have always had a fairly healthy savings account. I DO still live at home so that helps out a lot (I do pay board and buy my own food). But I have always been very money savvy... Some tips:
1. Cook in bulk and freeze - there are heaps of great cheap recipes online that you can triple or double so you can freeze servings for yourself. Then when you come home from a long day you can get one out of the freezer and eat something healthy instead of buying take away on the way home!
2. Every pay check aim to put away 5% or 10% of your pay into a savings account - you generally won't miss 5 or 10% of your pay. And then at the end of the week if you have any money left over put half of it into the other account too.
3. If you have a credit card, always pay it off as soon as possible - interests SUCKS. I wouldn't recommend getting a credit card if you can't trust yourself... I only got one because I knew I could trust myself!
4. Put away small change into a money box - I collected all my small change over 4 months once and had about $70! So I bought myself something nice.
5. Check the specials on food - wait for things to come up on specials. I've worked in a supermarket for 4 years now and most things come up on special at least once every 4 weeks, so buy in bulk when they come up on special (if you can) and then wait for the next time they come up on special to buy them again.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
Dont you love overtime pay, and hoiday pay!!! makes working retail over christmas that bit easier!!
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
Remember you're amazing just as you are
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
@mischiefmanaged credit cards are the devil. I've never gotten one because I don't trust myself with one haha. I have had a ridiculous amount of loans though :<
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
Remember you're amazing just as you are
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Workin' hard for the money
hey @mischiefmanaged thanks for the awesome advise ill remember that when im shopping next!! every four weeks got it!
Things to check out:
Check out our Weekly Wellbeing: Self-care challenge
Create your own comfy spot to de-stress here
2021 Not Yet What You'd Hoped For? We hear you. Chat about it with us here
We're having a slow-mo GR all about being kind to ourselves!
Seen something awesome on the forums?
User | High Fives Count |
---|---|
6 | |
4 | |
4 | |
3 | |
2 |