15 Ways To Save An Extra $500 Per Month

Saving money is important - we all know that. But sometimes everyone needs some help in coming up with ways to save money. I'm going to break down the exact strategies that I use to save more money each month. If you know me, you know I'm pretty lazy when it comes to this stuff. But these tricks and hacks are simple, and they save a lot of money.

Going back to my frugality equation, all time spent on these saving tricks earns me tons of savings.

We all know the basics - spend less than you earn. But how do you really spend less? You first have to have the right mindset to save, and then you have to take advantage of every trick possible to boost that savings. This already assumes you're tracking your money each month. If you're not, take a look at our picks of the best budgeting apps.

After that, it's mindset. And your mindset need to be this: Each month start with a spending budget at $0. It's easier to just buy nothing than to buy something, and stop budgeting. Every purchase needs to be thought of very intensely. Only spend when you have to.

Finally, it's about leveraging tricks to help you. Here are our top 15 tricks to save money. This list will save you over $590 each month if you follow it diligently and use all of these strategies. That means you could save over $7,000 per year!