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Probably not the answer you were looking for, but I hope this helps.
Public transportation. This was particularly good for me, as my company pays for my orca pass. It was costing me about $600 a month to drive to work and pay for parking (between gas and parking fees) and the commute was about 2 hours long because of traffic. Since then, parking fees have gone up about 40% and gas prices have risen, so it’s probably more. Now I ride the train to work every day and I’m at work in an hour. Doesn’t cost me a dime.
Shop second hand first! Very good for the environment and your pocketbook.
Cancel Amazon Prime.
If you find yourself needing/wanting to order something on Amazon, as you check out it will say something like “do you want a free/$X trial of Amazon for free overnight shipping.” Accept the offer (if it’s less than shipping of course), finish checking out, and immediately go cancel the sub. Cancelling doesn’t interfere with your free shipping.
