Working out a budget, learning ways to save, hustling harder, all of it can be a bit dry or boring. So how can you make it more fun?

Gamify It - You'll notice many things are gamified now from language apps such as DuoLingo through to finances e.g. Up Bank has the most gamified app we have ever seen. Making money a game instead of a chore makes it much more interesting.

Make it Visual - Get debt payment charts or savings charts to stick up so you can actively colour them in and see how you are progressing. We have an incredible bundle for $4.39 with loads of different trackers and PDF's to help you.
It includes:
Daily to do lists for every day of the week
12 months of savings trackers to save $10,000
28 day, 30 day and a 31 day blank savings tracker to set your own goals
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Use traditions and rituals - this can be done both practically and spiritually. Have a date night, even if you are single, where you go over your budget but you do it with a nice meal or something. Try some of the spiritual wealth rituals such as blowing cinnamon in the door on the 1st December, using Feng Shui in your home, oranges in a bowl, things like that. While there might not be science behind some of those, getting your mind focused on money can help your mind be more open to ways to make and save it.

Create savings challenges - we have 9 listed here if you want to try a new challenge.

Set a timer - if you have to pay some bills, are doing a full financial review or need to compare a few things, fill out paperwork, anything you find super boring, set a timer. Once the timer goes off, you get a break and can come back to it later.

Body double - do the boring money matters with someone else. Team up with a friend and both sit down to either do your budgets, pay bills, compare your bills, see who can save the most.

Get lazy - read the tips on how to automate your money/be lazy with it and still come out on top. For many, the less they have to think about it, the better.

Use WeMoney - apps such as WeMoney can make it much easier to manage.

Our Meal Plan

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This week, our meals are pretty simple, based on what we got on clearance yesterday. They might not be the cheapest but might give you some ideas.
​Honey Soy Chicken Kebabs with salad. They were $4 and a salad bag reduced to $2 with wraps on sale for $3.
​Chicken Drumsticks ($3 for 1kg) with mashed potato and veggies.
​Chickpea Curry - Curry paste $1 with coconut milk powder I got for $2 that is enough for multiple meals, vegetables sourced for under $3kg on clearance and 1 cup chickpeas (I use dried as they are the cheapest) served with rice.
​Pizza - I got some bases reduced to clear ($2 and put them in the freezer). We will be using ham, cheese and pineapple, all of which I have.
​Spaghetti bolognese - from sauce in our freezer I made previously in a bulk batch.
​Chicken and leek casserole - gifted from the neighbour and can be frozen.
​Zucchini Bake - reduced to $5 at the shops. We have never tried it so we will see.

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