Post Pandemic Recovery Tips
5 min readMar 10, 2021
Here are some ideas to make surviving a tough economy as painless as possible.
Tip #1: Cut back on the extras
Every family has those little extras that add up quickly. I decided to go through my bills and see what we could cut. Here is what I came up with:
- It’s nice to have access to movies and special programs on cable, but is it worth $100+ a month? We cut the cord a few years ago, here’s how we did it.
- I used to love heading out to the bookstore, but these days, I download free Kindle books on Amazon or look for sales. I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, which offers free books and magazines every month.
- Take-out food can take a big bite out of the budget. Aim to cook most nights of the week. Freezer cooking is also a time and money saver.
- Watch out for hidden debits. Here are some of the most common debits . If you are no longer using the service, cancel it!
- Hulu
- Netflix
- Amazon Prime
- beauty box subscriptions
- TIVO
- To save on gasoline, I combine errands and really try not to run the air conditioner, because it eats up so much gasoline. Also, we have a membership at Costco and their gasoline is always…