{"id":94,"date":"2026-04-10T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:59:38","slug":"10-monthly-expenses-americans-should-cut-right-now-to-save-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"10 Monthly Expenses Americans Should Cut Right Now to Save $500+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The average American wastes $500+
every month on these things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. UNUSED SUBSCRIPTIONS:
    Average waste: $50-100\/month
    Check: Rocket Money app finds them all
    Fix: Cancel everything you forgot about<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. CABLE TV:
    Average cost: $100-150\/month
    Fix: Switch to YouTube TV ($73) or
    just Netflix + Amazon Prime ($25 total)
    Savings: $75-125\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. BRAND NAME GROCERIES:
    Average waste: $100-200\/month
    Fix: Switch to store brands
    Taste is identical \u2014 price is 30-40% less!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. GYM MEMBERSHIP YOU DONT USE:
    Average cost: $40-80\/month
    Fix: Cancel and use YouTube workouts free
    Or switch to $10\/month Planet Fitness<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. DAILY STARBUCKS:
    Average cost: $150-200\/month
    Fix: Make coffee at home
    Savings: $100-150\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. EATING LUNCH OUT AT WORK:
    Average cost: $200-300\/month
    Fix: Meal prep Sunday saves $150+\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. PAYING FOR MUSIC:
    Cost: $10-15\/month
    Fix: Use free Spotify or YouTube Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. IMPULSE AMAZON PURCHASES:
    Average waste: $100-200\/month
    Fix: 48 hour rule before any purchase<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. ATM FEES:
    Average cost: $20-50\/month
    Fix: Use your bank’s ATM only
    Or switch to Chime (no ATM fees!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. OVERDRAFT FEES:
    Average cost: $30-35 per incident!
    Fix: Set up low balance alerts
    Or use Chime (no overdraft fees!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $500-1,000\/month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Start cutting these today and
    watch your bank account grow! 💰<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The average American wastes $500+every month on these things! TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $500-1,000\/month! Start cutting these today andwatch your bank account grow! 💰<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-saving-money","grid-sizer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getrichunder30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}