Ramit’s IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com Series — Tip #14: Use self-persuasion to share how much you’ve saved so far — NMBankruptcyBlog.com
This is a link to the fourteenth in an ongoing series billed as 30 Day Challenge to save $1,000 by Ramit Sethi at IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, his blog on personal finance (banking, saving, budgeting, and investing) and personal entrepreneurship. His series outlines the various ways we can keep money in our pockets.
Tip #14: Use self-persuasion to share how much you’ve saved so far
Today’s tip is to write down how much you’ve saved so far, AND how you would motivate others to save money.
This may seem odd– but “self-persuasion” here refers to how in figuring out how to persuade others to do something they might not want to do, a lot of people talk themselves into doing it, too. Ramit cites a study based on changing the dietary habits in the United States during World War II.
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For previous tips: Tip #1: Pack lunches for the rest of the week, Tip #2: Turn your thermostat down 3 degrees, Tip #3: Sell something on eBay today, Tip #4: Involve your friends in your savings challenge, Tip #5: Optimize your cellphone bill, Tip #6: Use gas prices to become your own hedge fund, Tip #7: Create a “No Spending” day once a week, Tip #8: Implement the A La Carte Method, Tip #9: Only buy new things when replacing something old, Tip #10: Use the free rewards from your credit card, car insurance, and workplace, Tip #11: Never pay full retail price for clothes (or eyeglasses) again, Tip #12: How I’m saving $2,000 on eating out in 2009, Tip #13: How to negotiate your car insurance
Related posts:
- Ramit’s IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com Series — Tip #20: Change the date of Christmas — NMBankruptcyBlog.com
- Ramit’s IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com Series — Tip #30: How I’m saving $20,000+ in 2009 — NMBankruptcyBlog.com
- Ramit’s IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com Series — Tip #16: Cancel any large purchases this month — NMBankruptcyBlog.com
