1. Eat Less
2. Spend Less
3. Keep Less
1. Eat Less
I have found that the easiest way to control what you are eating and cut calories is by tracking what you are eating. My favorite App is called Lose It. You can find it in the Apple App Store or Google Play. It is extremely easy to use and remember all the food you have logged from previous meals. It also lets you scan bar code to automatically input foods. But, the function I like the most is that it tracks your exercise directly from you Apple Watch or Fitbit and deducts those calories from you daily intake. Give it a try, you will be amazed with the results!
2. Spend Less
Again the key here is to tracking. My favorite tool for this is Mint. Also found in the App Store or Goole Play. This app connects directly to your credit or debit card and tracks all your spending. It then separates it into categories, such as Food & Dining, Auto, Bills & Utilities, Financial, Home, etc. You can set up budgets and even pay bills from the app. There are a few items that get "miscoded", but you are able to go in and change them if they are important enough to worry about. Start tracking and start saving!
2. Keep Less
This is the easiest way to "Get Lean". A lot of people get clothes for the holidays. One of the best ways to clean out your closet is to use the following rule:
For every item of clothing you get received as a gift this year, you have to find three items that no longer fit you, are worn out or you know you will never wear again and either give them away or throw them out. It is amazing how little time it takes do do this. Get in that closet and clean house!
