BUY LESS: How to manage your money wisely and smarter

For someone that want to live a relaxed life without worry too much, need to understand very what money is and how to take care of it what i mean take care, i refering to how to manage it.

Last year, I watched a Netflix Documentary called "Buy Now" and it showed me a lot of things that does happened in the world right now that involves the impact of consumerism and how it used the brands to keep the customers buying more and keep consuming. And that's the main issue with people spending their money on things with no reason and also trying to comparing themselves to others of what they had, this is a cycle right now that we need to break free.

"Buy Less, Choose well, Make it last"

This is a famous phrase from Viviene Westwood, a British fashion designer, it say that it encourages people to consume more consciously and less wastefully. Her motto and philosophy of choose wisely are something that we should follow so we could have a good and healthier life. We should not buy anything that's not our interests even if is a new brand or that others are buying it with no reason at all.

If you want to start saving money so you won't have any financial problems in the future, let me tell you how to do it:

Create a Budget
Avoid Impulse Buys
Ask why before you buy
Cancel subscriptions that you don't need
Avoid Overbuying
Be wise to advertising
Quality over quantity
Assess your needs
Don't go shopping for fun
Know how you will use it

and here are ways to how to manage money smarter:

Set financial goals
Create a budget you can stick to
Reducing money stress
use credit wisely
Start investing in the future
Avoid debt
Track your spending
Save for emergency
Live below your means
Understand your income and expenses
Save before you spend

Manage your money wisely is not complicated, it will help you control your finances and your financial health, this will help you to break the cycle of consumption. Don't let money and brands get the best of you.

If you want to view money as tool, here's my other blog so you could read about it:

https://financialwisely.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-to-view-money-as-tool-and-never-let.html

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