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A while ago, we watched a YouTube video called "The Worst Financial Mistake You Can Make." This video really hit us hard. According to video, the worst mistake you can make is getting caught up in lifestyle inflation, which is when your cost of living increases as your salary increases. In other words, you spend what you earn over and over again, which makes it extremely difficult to save for retirement or even just live comfortably. The craziest thing about lifestyle inflation is that almost everyone you know is living paycheck to paycheck, regardless of their income.
Lifestyle inflation can manifest itself in different ways. For us, it was not taking the time to research the best products. Many times we just assumed that the more expensive brand was nicer than the cheaper brand. Take Plant Therapy for example. We had always used Doterra essential oils and just assumed it was the best essential oil brand, especially since everyone we know uses it. However, one day we stumbled across Plant Therapy, which is significantly cheaper than Doterra. To this day, we couldn't be happier with the quality and savings that Plant Therapy affords us. For us, making small lifestyle changes like this one gives us the opportunity to invest a little extra each month without sacrificing anything at all.
Lifestyle inflation can manifest itself in different ways. For us, it was not taking the time to research the best products. Many times we just assumed that the more expensive brand was nicer than the cheaper brand. Take Plant Therapy for example. We had always used Doterra essential oils and just assumed it was the best essential oil brand, especially since everyone we know uses it. However, one day we stumbled across Plant Therapy, which is significantly cheaper than Doterra. To this day, we couldn't be happier with the quality and savings that Plant Therapy affords us. For us, making small lifestyle changes like this one gives us the opportunity to invest a little extra each month without sacrificing anything at all.
#1 plant therapy
we have nothing but good things to say about plant therapy. they make essential oils and holistic wellness accessible to everyone by offering extremely low prices on quality products (fractions of doterra's wholesale prices,) plus fast and free shipping. if you're just starting to build your essential oil stash, grab some lemon oil. it's very inexpensive and has endless uses in your home, health, and beauty routines. another favorite of ours is the tummy all better roll-on blend. it works like a charm every time!
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#2 blackbird coffee
we're huge coffee drinkers. to be honest, we really struggle with going out for coffee when we should just make it at home. if you can manage to just cut back a little, you can end up saving a lot of extra money over the course of a year. blackbird is the local coffee shop from our college town, and we thought this would be a good place to promote it.
if you don't have a way to make coffee at home or your coffee maker is getting old, you can click here to see the best value coffee pot on amazon in our opinion. and if fancy starbucks drinks are your vice, you should definitely invest in a ninja coffee bar to easily make specialty drinks at home. (typed with second latte of the day in-hand) |
#3 aldi
we do most of our grocery shopping and aldi for a few reasons
1. aldi prices are up to 50% lower than other grocery stores'. 2. aldi's selection can feel limiting to some people. to us, it offers consistent, reasonable prices on whole, simple foods. this encourages us to put together low-maintenance, healthy meals. 3. as a family of two adults and one toddler, aldi offers us the perfect level of bulk buying on produce to maximize cost effectiveness and minimize food waste. |