Where do I start?

One check, 14 calculators and 54 articles are not a choice on a first visit, they are a wall. Here is the order we would take ourselves.

If rent or food is the problem right now, do not start here. A yearly number is no help then – a phone number someone picks up today is. If things are truly tight

1. 1

   Get the one number

   Eight questions, three minutes, no account. Then you have what these eight items cost you per year – and which single move to start with.

   Continue with Leak check

2. 2

   Check your budget and individual bills

   Check what remains after fixed bills, everyday spending and reserves. List subscriptions one by one, then calculate what switching a contract returns.

   Continue with Budget Calculator: What Is Left Each Month?Subscription Cost Calculator: Monthly and Yearly TotalSwitching Savings Calculator: Is Switching Worth It?

3. 3

   Read up on why

   The price list ranks every calculated yearly figure by amount. Where one surprises you, the article sits next to it – with the arithmetic, the source and the date it was retrieved.

   Continue with The price listAll articles

Or straight to a topic

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Six sections, each with its own rule about what an article there has to bring.

• The Money Burner
• Broke Because …
• Compare and Switch
• Cheap Life, Good Life
• The Math
• From Zero to Not Broke

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