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Renting offers a great amount of freedom and generally, you’d have a lot of things taken care of for you. But for many people, renting isn’t the most sustainable option in the long term. Renting isn’t cheap, especially if you’re living in a major city and saving for a house while renting isn’t cheap either! So we’ve outlined some tips and steps to help you along your journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reassess Your Finances & Living Situation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Saving for a house is a big commitment and can take some time depending on your financial position. It’s important to have a good look into your finances and start to shed some costs. If the place you’re living in is pretty expensive due to being in a central location, can you move a bit further out and commute instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saving money on rent is one of the biggest cost savers. Minimizing the amount you pay can put you one step closer to owning a home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pay Yourself First!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paying yourself first means paying a portion of your salary into your savings account as soon as you get paid, before you spend money on anything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to start paying yourself first, move a portion of your income into a savings account on payday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decrease the Little Luxuries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We wouldn’t advise cutting the luxuries that you enjoy out completely, as saving for a house is already hard enough! However, you can decrease the number of luxuries that you enjoy throughout the year in order to save money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can include things such as travel. If you usually travel abroad twice a year, maybe decrease that to once a year or opt for a few domestic trips\/staycations instead. Another example could be eating out, we tend not to think too much of it at the time, but these costs add up very quickly! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you’re all saved up, let’s talk about credit! Read our previous post: Ways to Improve Your Credit<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to learn more about our services and register!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renting offers a great amount of freedom and generally, you’d have a lot of things taken care of for you. But for many people, renting isn’t the most sustainable option in the long term. Renting isn’t cheap, especially if you’re living in a major city and saving for a house while renting isn’t cheap either! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[70,100,102,101],"yoast_head":"\r\nSaving for a House While Renting - PropHub<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saving for a house while renting isn't cheap nor is it easy! 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