Tips on Saving Money before your wedding

Getting married can be extremely expensive! The financial burden can cause stress to the bride, groom and even family members.

Here is some advice on saving money and budgeting to help ease the financial burden.

1.) Set a budget and stick to it. Don’t be tempted into over spending because a dollar per person times 150 guests equates to $150 in savings instead of in debt.

2.) If you have a line of credit, don’t be tempted to use it just because it is there. Instead, make an attempt to always pay it off. For example, if your credit card is due on the 15th of the month and it is $1000, put $1000 on your line of credit for 15 days and then move it onto your credit card on the 15th. That is 2 weeks of interest that you can save on your line of credit. If you move your entire pay check onto the line of credit, anything you don’t spend will remain and you will pay it off faster. Be sure that you don’t take more than you put in!

3.) Leading up to the wedding make small lifestyle changes to save here and there: use coupons, make coffee at home, bring your lunch to work, make a point of decreasing the number of times you eat out.

4.) Cancel your tv. Spend the time with your fiancé or planning your wedding instead!

5.) Take books and CDs out from the library instead of buying them.

6.) I recommend buying generic or store brand products instead of brand name.

In another article I will discuss saving money on wedding expenses specifically.