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The One Money-Saving Hack That Nobody Talks About

Spend money now to save money down the road

Jon Peters

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Who wants to have a little extra cash in the bank at the end of the month?

Most of us probably, considering that 21% of Americans don’t save any of their annual income, and roughly half of those who do only save 10% or less of what they earn, with many citing that the cost of living is too high to enable them to save.

Luckily for us, the internet is filled with tips on how to save our hard-earned cash. Many websites advise ditching expenses like your morning Starbucks, Netflix subscription and gym membership if you don’t use them, but there are other ways as well. Today, I’d like to talk about one money-saving hack I swear by, one that has nothing to sacrificing your morning cappuccino, and everything to do with the smartphone in your hand.

An iPhone costs how much?

If you’d have told me twenty years ago that one day you’d be able to buy a phone that costs over £1,000, I’d have told you to lay off the Kool-Aid. But then Steve Jobs went ahead and invented the iPhone and everyone lost their minds for it.

But for those of us who don’t have a spare £1,000 lying around for when the newest smartphone comes out, what’s the solution? Simple, in the same…

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Jon Peters
Jon Peters

Written by Jon Peters

I write about writing, self-help, personal finance. Pretty much anything that tickles my pickle. Sometimes I even know what I'm talking about.

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