Saving money is all about finding ways to save consistently month after month. Therefore, the best thing to do is to turn your attention to your monthly bills. These bills are payable each month, meaning there will always be money leaving your account. Thus, if you find ways to reduce the cost of these bills, you are going to be spending less money every single month. It's as simple as that, and here are some ideas to help you get started:

How To Reduce Your Monthly Household Bills

Make Smart Sacrafices

Firstly, think about making some sacrifices to cut down on how much money you spend per month. The best example of this is via your entertainment bills. Loads of you probably pay for multiple streaming services per month, and it all adds up. Instead, cancel all of your subscriptions bar one. Typically, Netflix and Hulu are the most well-rounded streaming services you can buy. Now, which is better, Hulu or Netflix? Truthfully, it depends on your tastes and the shows/movies both have on offer. The same goes for music streaming services too; don't pay for numerous ones, choose one and cancel the rest. This will help you slice your bills every month. 
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Run Price Comparisons

It's always a good idea to look at your existing bills and run price comparisons on them. This helps you see how expensive your bills actually are, in comparison to the rest of the world. What tends to happen is you sign up for a contract with, say, a utility company. You stick with them for a few years, pushing the bill to the back of your mind as it's automatically coming out of your account every month. Little do you know that your current bill is now ridiculously inflated compared to what the rest of the market is offering. By running a comparison, you could find a much cheaper deal elsewhere. So, you can cancel your current contract and get put on one that costs less, saving a lot of money. ​

Cancel Unnecessary Subscriptions

This kind of follows the idea laid out in the first point, but with a slight twist. In the initial point, we're talking about consolidating your subscriptions by canceling some and leaving others. Here, it's more to do with looking at your bills and figuring out what you actually need to pay for. For example, you could have a subscription to a magazine that you barely even read anymore. Or, you're paying for an app that you no longer use. Another highly common example is paying for a gym membership but never going to that gym. Look through all of your direct debits and figure out what needs to actually stay. You'll be amazed at how many subscriptions you can cancel without seeing a change in your life. Well, you do see a change - a positive financial one. 

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