{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5cd31efb995459133c97ab7d/5fbd661044beab3af6ffca2e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Money Talks: Cutting Expenses","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5cd31efb995459133c97ab7d/1606247404650-5a7c9b4978ae13fd838a29fc6538fdd4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our experts from New Perspectives discuss with our MPB host ways to cut expenses from your life.</p><p><br></p><p>First: start by tracking your spending habits.</p><p>Next, get on a budget.</p><p>When looking to cut expense, re-evaluate your subscriptions.</p><p>Utility and specifically electric use are large portions of the average household budget. </p><p>The food budget is usually a pretty big part of a budget. </p><p>If you’re looking to cut expenses, make it harder to spend money.</p><p><br></p><p>( didn’t get to: </p><p>Your insurance payments may be taking up more of your budget than needed.</p><p>Sometimes cutting expenses means more drastic measures.</p><p>Look at housing costs</p><p>Sometimes vices or bad habits are putting a drain on your wallet.</p><p>A very drastic measure to save money might be have a family member live somewhere else – such as a pet. </p><p>Also look at gift giving options, organized children’s activities, and personal grooming.)</p><p><br></p><p>Websites to look at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.debt.org/blog/how-to-cut-expenses/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.debt.org/blog/how-to-cut-expenses/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thesimpledollar.com/save-money/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thesimpledollar.com/save-money/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}