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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Ayoub

The cost of saving: 15 ways to actually save money in everyday life

Illustration of grocery items, a receipt and house with a 'sold' sign
Few of us are immune to the current cost-of-living crisis, with Finder’s consumer sentiment tracker revealing four in five Australians are currently feeling stressed about their financial situation. Composite: Woolworths / State Library of NSW / Alamy / Getty Images

Soaring inflation. Rising interest rates. Rental price hikes. Few of us are immune to the current cost of living crisis, with Finder’s consumer sentiment tracker revealing four in five Australians are feeling stressed about their financial situation.

But what can realistically be done about it? We asked the experts for their most concrete cost-cutting measures across the five biggest areas of household expenditure.

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