Can I save 70% income monthly?

Dec. 16, 2018

Introduction

It is very hard for me to work with expenses, specially on food expenses. I like to brainstorm the ideas for me to cut down the expense, how to save 70% income monthly?

My 30 minutes research

I like to do it just for one month.

The idea is to cut down the food expenses monthly to $200 dollars. No clothing purchase, no road trip besides Costco, work and church.

I will only choose to purchase milk, bread, potato, chicken, and carrots, once a month I will buy some green leaf vegetables.

I need to spend time to study all my auto maintenance history. I will like to change engine oil only once a year, and do not go for the auto shop who does on purpose create problems on my car. I need to be willing to pay Canadian tire service for an oil change, but politely decline extra service.

I need to say no to any vacation idea, and I have to study my problem as an impulsive shopping, push myself to learn how to do good booking, calculate how much it costs me as a home owner in Florida, a renter in the city of Vancouver. I will spend time to do research on real estate market near my home.

Those research I choose to do is to help myself to handle irregular expenses like auto maintenance, and other things like vacation, immigration project, tutoring service.