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How to be frugal: Easy money-saving hacks from people who’ve mastered cutting back

Always wishing you could save a bit more money?

Over half (52%) of consumers cut back on non-essential spending during the first quarter of the year – in particular eating out – a new survey by KPMG Consumer Pulse suggests.

In fact, only 3% of people said they could afford to spend more on non-essentials so far this year, according to the findings. While dining out was the most common thing cut back on (by 72% of respondents), buying clothes (62%) and takeaways (58%) were also high on the list.

Being frugal seems to be the way

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