How To Trick Yourself Into Saving Money

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Use these tips for how to trick yourself into saving money to build your savings account. Learn more

How To Trick Yourself Into Saving Money

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Saving money is very hard to do when you either have a spending habit or a very small budget to work with, or a combination of the two. Learn more

Saving change is an amazing way to save money that will not even be noticeable to your day to day spending. It can really add up quickly, too! My family has a family piggy bank jar that we all toss money into.

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While this is ideal to start at the beginning of the year, you can join in at any time and it still matters. Just save the number of dollars that is the same week of the year.

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Penny Challenge

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