The method of controlling household expenditure is not just about opening up the source flow. The essence of the festival is to start from a small place of life and spend money and time where it really needs it. Kayo, a Japanese 40-year-old, lives with her husband and children, and takes four methods in daily shopping and lifestyle habits. He continues to "not force hard" as the principle, so that money can be accumulated naturally.
1: Once a week, use the ingredients to buy vegetables, meat, fish, flavorings and daily necessities once a week. Kayo buys enough food ingredients to avoid going to the supermarket as much as possible. Because as long as you enter the supermarket, it is easy to buy unnecessary things such as snacks, drinks, desserts, etc. Hobby products are not purchased every day. If you really want to eat them, you will choose the desserts in special stores. Usually, the shopping range is reduced to "necessary items", and the occasional special bonus can actually increase the sense of satisfaction. This arrangement makes the meeting naturally persist.
2: Bring water tanks with your body to avoid getting close to the automatic seller
She is not buying drinks at all because she is burdened with her body and family. When children go out, they only prepare tea or water, so they must carry water. When the water tank is not enough in summer, you will buy a whole box of bottles for water use. Each bottle is only NT$10, which is not only cost-effective, but also serves as a disaster prevention tool. Avoiding the habit of automatically selling machines will naturally become a good action for health and convention. This is not "patience", but "a clever choice".
3: Don't go to convenience stores, the price is too high, and you are easily attracted by new products and buy more things. The consumption of "smooth buying" such as snacks, desserts, coffee, etc. seems to be small in value, but it is a big selling price in accumulative manner. Kayo recalls the office worker's time, he spent about 500 days in the convenience store every morning, and it costs 15,000 days in a month (about NT$3,000). Now, she has not been to convenience stores for many years. She feels that it is better to keep it with her family to eat outside, which can improve her satisfaction in life than to spend money freely. The simplest way to avoid waste is to "don't go", just change the actions, and the family plan will naturally improve.
4: In terms of clothing, Kayo uses second-hand trading platform for clothing, especially the second-hand trading platform. I like to love the brand's clothes because they are familiar with the size and will not buy them wrong. They can often buy new products or tag products at half the original price, which saves money and has a great effect. Most children's clothes are purchased through second-hand platforms, especially for trousers and jackets, they will choose outdoor brands with better quality. When the child can't wear it, it will be put on the shelves and redeems, and part of the purchase cost can also be recycled. In this way, it not only allows you to obtain high-quality clothing at a affordable price, but also allows items to be reused and reused, which is beneficial to your home plan and the environment.