Top ways to waste your money
- 1/16
Paying ATM fees
- 2/16
Paying for things you don’t use
- 3/16
Paying full retail price
- 4/16
Leaving your money in a low interest account
- 5/16
Sticking with the same service provider
- 6/16
Overspending on petrol
- 7/16
Buying insurance you don’t need
- 8/16
Coupons for the sake of couponing
- 9/16
Keeping unhealthy habits
- 10/16
Carrying a balance
- 11/16
Buying brand-name instead of generic
- 12/16
Paying late fees and missing deadlines
- 13/16
Paying for warranties
- 14/16
Not pulling the plug on electronics
- 15/16
Buying new instead of used
- 16/16
Not planning weekly meals
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Nearly everyone has holes in their budgets. And as with other kinds of leaks, you may have hardly noticed some of them. But those small drips can quickly add up to big bucks. The trick is to find the holes and plug them so you can keep more money in your pocket. That extra cash could be the ticket to finally being able to save, invest or break your cycle of living from paycheck to paycheck. Here’s the top 16 ways people waste money.
Source: Kiplinger