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Did you know that 50% of the price of a beer is tax!? A case of craft beer can cost $60-70, whereas if you make it yourself, it will cost $30-35 for all grain, or $15 if you use concentrate. A Coopers homebrew kit is $120, so it will very quickly pay for itself. It is illegal to produce alcohol for personal consumption without being registered to pay alcohol excise tax to the government, however, you can legally buy a still for under $300 (or cheaper on Gumtree).
Buying lunch out every day is a behaviour that will cost you a lot of money over the long term. You can easily save at least $5 a day bringing your lunch, which adds up to $750 per year. In order to do that, you will need a lunch box. Spending $10 on one from Kmart will get you an excellent return on investment.
Take a cheap holiday! For example, camping is awesome, and can be done on a budget. A holiday is important for your mental health and will keep the family happy. Particularly if you are stressed, spending a little money to improve yours and your family’s mood is a great investment. If camping isn’t your thing, you can find a cheap holiday by looking into small locations on AirBnB, VRBO, or Stayz.
Drinking coffee is the new smoking. Some people will regularly by two or three coffees a day. That adds up to $12 per day or $4380 per year. A pod machine with a milk frother is a no-skills-required way of getting an 8.5/10 coffee at a fraction of the price. You can buy a machine and milk frother for $130-$200, and capsules for $0.40 - $0.80 each with about $0.30 of milk in each coffee. That’s a saving of $3,500 per year!
Now you need something to put your coffee in so you don’t buy takeaway coffee! As an added bonus, people will think you’re an environmental warrior for using a reusable cup. A travel mug is worth spending a little money on. Keep Cups are great, and come in countless colour, material, and size combinations.
A slow cooker is a magical appliance that turns cheap cuts of meat into delicious meals. Another other major benefit is that it reduces the amount of takeaway you buy. You can throw a selection or meat and vegetables in the slow cooker before heading out to work, and come home to a delicious meal.
If you drink soda water (and you should because it is delicious, good for you and displaces other more expensive drinks, like booze), a SodaStream will make soda water for only $0.32/L. That’s approximately half the price of buying it in a supermarket!
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